Scientists Find a Troubling Effect of Sitting That Exercise Couldn’t Prevent
A workout habit may not fully counter what happens inside the arteries during long periods of sitting. New…
Digital registry strategy doubles heart failure treatment uptake
A registry-based digital strategy that identified untreated patients and invited them to a telephone consultation more than doubled implementation of an effective type of heart failure…
Ex-7NEWS presenter Kay McGrath reveals warning signs she wished she noticed before fiancé Richard Moore’s heart attack in India
For 40 years, Kay McGrath delivered the news to Queenslanders. But in India, on a holiday with her…
Viagra users report weird side-effects such as deafness, blindness, baldness and drooling
Viagra users have reported going deaf, losing their sight and even drooling after taking the famous little blue…
Sunlight, blood sugar and diabetes: a new study finds an intriguing connection
From winter UVA levels to long-term sun-seeking habits, a large UK Biobank study explores how different patterns of…
Dentist clinic call on reinforcements to support some of WA’s most vulnerable in new permanent home
A new community dental clinic in West Leederville that provides free and low-cost dental treatment to vulnerable West…
NIH grants support research on whether PFAS exposure increases risk of liver and endometrial cancers
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center have received two…
Loneliness can reprogram the brain to increase alcohol use
Loneliness can reprogram the brain in ways that push alcohol consumption, reports a new preclinical study led by…
Resistant malaria parasites become increasingly prevalent across Ethiopia
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, the…
Integration of consumer AI into healthcare pathways
Consumer-facing AI can improve public health—but more evidence is needed. Nat. Health 1, 159 (2026). Plantin, J. -C.,…
Blood protein biomarkers predict future disability risk in very old adults
Japan has one of the world’s fastest-aging populations, but maintaining independence into very old age remains a growing…
Lil Nas X’s bipolar diagnosis and mental health treatment| STAT
When Lil Nas X recently disclosed that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, one part of his…