Category: 6. Health

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.

Maternal…

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…

Sleep Traits and Epilepsy Risk

INSOMNIA appears to causally increase generalized epilepsy risk, underscoring sleep traits as modifiable targets in epilepsy care. In this Mendelian randomization study, investigators examined shared genetic…

Sweeteners such as aspartame, found in Equal packets, sucralose (Splenda), or sugar alcohols are often seen as healthier alternatives to food with refined sugar (glucose).

But that assumption is being challenged with new scientific research,…