Humans may not have the heart for space travel to Mars
Male rats exposed to simulated cosmic radiation had roughly twice as much collagen around heart blood vessels at…
Using a vibration plate: What it can — and can’t — do for your body
Watching someone step onto a vibration plate is mesmerizing: within seconds, their whole body begins to tremble, a…
Quantum sensor breakthrough could finally map proteins and other biomolecules
Waterloo physicists kept molecular sensor spins coherent for about 400 microseconds, roughly 60 times longer than a standard…
Why big dogs die younger: DNA study points to changes around jumping genes
Larger dogs showed stronger age-related DNA methylation changes, particularly around genetic elements known as LINE1s.An analysis of 894…
Don’t Trust AI For Blood Pressure Monitor Recommendations, Study Warns
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Want to buy an accurate blood pressure…
Australian trial offers new hope for preventing Parkinson’s disease
An Australian-led clinical trial has shown promising results for an experimental drug that could help delay or even…
UAE drive to cut sugar, salt and fat in food to make healthy choices easier, experts say
The UAE’s new limits on salt, sugar and fat in packaged foods are an important shift towards changing…
Move to limit sugar, salt and fat in food is latest step in UAE drive to boost nation’s health
The move to cut the amount of sodium, sugar and fat in packaged foods is the latest in…
For sleep apnea, a dental device may be as effective as CPAP
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the best-known treatment for sleep apnea, a disorder that raises the risk…
Blood test detects breast cancer more than a year before scans
A personalized blood test called Pathlight detected circulating tumor DNA a median of 13.8 months before metastatic breast…
Can GLP-1s cause vision loss? Drugmakers are being sued by patients who claim they have
Two pharmaceutical giants that produce GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are facing lawsuits filed by people who claim their vision…
Genetic ‘barcodes’ could explain why chromosomes recognize one another
Repetitive satellite DNA in fruit flies appears to act like a chromosome-specific barcode, helping matching chromosome pairs find…