Category: 6. Health

Peanuts are widely recognised as a nutritious and affordable source of plant-based protein, dietary fibre, and healthy unsaturated fats. They play a key role in many global diets and are often associated with improved heart health, metabolic…

We all know the fundamentals. Vaping is dangerous, drinking is dangerous, stress is the silent killer, but when a heart surgeon puts them in order of just how dangerous he believes they are, coming from what he sees in the operating theatre, it…

Researchers have discovered that people exposed to brighter light at night face up to 50% higher risks of heart disease, while daytime light may protect the heart by reinforcing healthy circadian rhythms.

Study: Light Exposure at…

We structured this section in five parts. First, we describe the observational data source. Next, we specify the protocol for a hypothetical pragmatic trial (“target trial”) that would answer our causal question regarding sustained adherence…

A treatment that simultaneously targets two age-related pathways in frail adult mice has been shown to extend their lifespan by up to 73 percent in a study by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley.

Curiously, the effect was…

The NHS is trialling a rapid blood test to help diagnose life-threatening conditions in children.

The 15-minute blood test can speed up the diagnosis of illnesses such as sepsis or meningitis by telling medical practitioners whether a patient is…

A rare “natural experiment” from 1950s UK sugar rationing reveals that lower sugar exposure in the first 1,000 days of life may lead to healthier hearts and fewer cardiovascular events decades later.

Research: Exposure to sugar…

The Israel Ministry of Health reported Sunday on an additional measles death in the country.

A two-and-a-half-year-old toddler who was not vaccinated against measles has died from the disease. This is the eighth death from measles since the…

New findings from the landmark SELECT trial reveal that semaglutide’s cardiovascular benefits are only partly explained by reductions in waist size, suggesting broader protective effects beyond fat loss.

Study: Semaglutide and…