It turns out the Dark Ages weren’t all that dark! According to new research, medieval medicine was way more sophisticated than previously thought, and some of its remedies are trending today on TikTok.
A new international research project…
Category: 5. Health
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No, shaken baby syndrome has not been discredited
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S.K. Narang et al. Abusive head trauma in infants and children: Technical report. Pediatrics. Published online February 24, 2025. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-070457.
J.M. Leventhal, AG. Asnes and G.J. Otterman. How antiscience creates…
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Two Female Venture Capitalists Bet Big On Women’s Health And Sports
Left to right: Muse Capital co-founders Assia Grazioli-Venier and Rachel Springate.
From femtech to…
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New study cracks the “tissue code” — just five rules shape organs
Every day, your body replaces billions of cells — and yet, your tissues stay perfectly organized. How is that possible?
A team of researchers at ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute and the University of Delaware…
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Six-hour ‘undo’ button: GAI-17 rewinds stroke damage and may beat Alzheimer’s
Stroke is said to be the second leading cause of death worldwide after heart disease. To prevent the death of neurons in the brain, a research group led by Osaka Metropolitan University Associate Professor Hidemitsu Nakajima of the Graduate…
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Protein signatures may one day tell brain diseases apart before symptoms
A large-scale study of proteins in blood and cerebrospinal fluid could pave the way for improved blood tests to diagnose multiple brain diseases — and potential early warning signs of disease risk — researchers report July 15 in…
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Organ age, not just your birthday, may determine your health risks
You could be 45 on paper but 60 in your kidneys.
Turns out, your organs have birthdays of their own — and how well they’re faring may set the pace for your health, researchers report July 9 in Nature Medicine. Using data from…
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Fasting twice a week could be a game-changer for type 2 diabetes
Intermittent energy restriction, time-restricted eating and continuous energy restriction can all improve blood sugar levels and body weight in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes, according to a study presented at ENDO 2025, the Endocrine…
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How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034
The big tax and spending package President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, will cut government spending on health care by more than US$1 trillion over the next decade.
Because the final version of the legislation moved swiftly…
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Semaglutide melts fat—but may quietly strip away your strength
Women and older adults taking the anti-obesity drug semaglutide may be at higher risk for muscle loss, but higher protein intake may help prevent muscle loss in these patients, according to a small study presented at ENDO 2025, the Endocrine…
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