New preliminary research suggests that a combination of higher atmospheric CO2 and hotter temperatures contribute to a reduction in nutritional quality in food crops, with serious implications for human health and wellbeing.
Most research into…
Category: 5. Health
-
This muscle supplement could rewire the brain—and now scientists can deliver it
Creatine is popularly known as a muscle-building supplement, but its influence on human muscle function can be a matter of life or death.
“Creatine is very crucial for energy-consuming cells in skeletal muscle throughout the body, but also in the…
Continue Reading
-
Doctors say we’ve been misled about weight and health
Focusing solely on achieving weight loss for people with a high body mass index (BMI) may do more harm than good, argue experts in The BMJ.
Dr Juan Franco and colleagues say, on average, people with high weight will not be able to sustain a…
Continue Reading
-
Four Keys To Successfully Launching AI In Life Sciences
A photo taken on February 22, 2024 shows the logo of the Artificial Intelligence chat application on … More
Continue Reading
-
The Secretive Company Hawking Bad Health Advice On Facebook
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at Immuneering’s slow-and-steady approach to cancer fighting, litigation over vaccine limits, venture funding for digital health, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.
Illustration…
Continue Reading
-
CDC Bird Flu Response Cuts Could Lead To Another Pandemic
TOWNSEND, DE – NOVEMBER 14: Bill Powers checks on his flock of white turkeys, which have been kept … More
Continue Reading
-
Here’s What Every Woman Should Know About Their Risk Of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer surgery scars by partial mastectomy.
Breast cancer rates are rising across the United States, with most diagnoses occurring without a clear, predictable explanation. An estimated 85–90% of cases are sporadic, meaning they…
Continue Reading
-
Matching your workouts to your personality could make exercising more enjoyable and give you better results
Finding motivation to exercise can be the greatest challenge in working out. This might be part of the reason why less than a quarter of people achieve the activity goals recommended by the World Health Organization.
But what if working out could…
Continue Reading
-
The sleep-heart link doctors are urging women over 45 to know
During the menopause transition, only 1 in 5 women have optimal scores using the American Heart Association’s health-assessment tool, known as Life’s Essential 8 (LE8). Among the tool’s eight components, four of them — blood glucose, blood…
Continue Reading
-
The First Generation Without AIDS Is Within Reach If We Refuse To Settle
This isn’t about managing the AIDS pandemic. It’s about ending it — and letting a new generation grow and thrive free of its threat.
Lenacapavir, developed by Gilead Sciences, is a twice-yearly injectable for HIV prevention.
Continue Reading