Tracking more than 10,000 adults for up to two decades, researchers found active people were 30 to 50 percent more likely to feel younger…
Aug 3, 2026
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ETH Zurich handheld breath sensor detects fat-burning marker acetone nearly as accurately as lab mass spectrometry
Jul 23, 2026
A cheap generic antidepressant just outperformed placebo for long COVID fatigue with 99% confidence
Jul 22, 2026
Nearly 7,000 Americans have now been sickened by a microscopic parasite hiding in fresh produce, and the vinegar soak or commercial…
Jul 18, 2026
Preliminary evidence suggests ADHD symptoms and perceived stimulant effectiveness can vary across the menstrual cycle
Jul 14, 2026
We tend to think longevity is mostly written in your genes, but a landmark study of 2,872 Danish twin pairs found DNA explained only about…
Jul 14, 2026
Researchers followed 147,374 people for up to 30 years and found that 90 to 119 minutes of strength training a week
Jul 14, 2026
A University of Basel study found that around the full moon, participants took longer to fall asleep, slept less deeply and produced less…
Jul 12, 2026
Columbia researchers combed through 9,000 patient records and found a link between the most prescribed antidepressants and faster-failing…
Jul 12, 2026
Scientists have found that every time you tighten your abdominal muscles, even slightly, your brain gently sways inside your skull
Jul 12, 2026
Dick Van Dyke turned 100 on 13 December 2025 after telling an interviewer, “I never wake up in a bad mood”—and a major 2019 US study found…
Jul 11, 2026
During pregnancy, some of a fetus’s cells cross into the mother and can remain there for decades, a phenomenon called fetal microchimerism
Jul 10, 2026