Category: 6. Health

Cases of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, are the highest they’ve been in almost a decade.

Between September 6 and November 14, 1,443 avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) viruses were detected in wild birds across 26 European countries.

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Inhaling xenon does not improve mountain-climbing performance, according to a recent scientific review in the journal High Altitude Medicine and Biology. The authors found no evidence that inhaling the gas before high-altitude expeditions — a…

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Fellow writer/runner Amber Sayer and I sat in a room with other writer/runners back in July. We were both part of a media gathering to kick off a few months of training for the Santa Barbara Half Marathon. When…

Women with persistent thyroid hormone imbalance across pregnancy may be at an increased risk of having children with autism, according to a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

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A new research paper was published in Volume 17, Issue 10 of Aging-US on October 13, 2025, titled “Hospitalization with infections and risk of Dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.”

This large-scale meta-analysis, led…

Individuals with coronary artery disease (CAD) – a constricting or blocking of blood vessels feeding the heart – face increased risks of strokes, cognitive impairment and dementia. However, the link between CAD and cognitive function is not…

An international research team led by scientists from Bern and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has identified a previously unknown function of the intestinal nervous system. The study reveals that the intestinal nervous…