HRT linked to lower dementia risk, but timing and menopause type matter
A large UK Biobank analysis reveals how menopause type, estrogen exposure, genetics, and the timing of HRT may…
A childhood shaped by sugar rationing was linked to mental health more than 50 years later
A postwar rationing experiment offered researchers a rare window into how sugar exposure during the earliest stages of…
Cold-exposed mothers pass metabolic protection to male rat offspring through milk
Cold exposure during early pregnancy altered breast milk bile acids and microbial metabolism, providing male rat offspring with…
Tonsillectomy Doesn’t Lead To Illness, But Tonsillitis Just Might
Tonsil infections continue to be a common illness in children. getty A new study reports that individuals with…
How poor sleep can increase dementia risk and what to know about the links
This is the 85th instalment in a series on dementia, including the research into its causes and treatment,…
Genome sequencing data reveals new insights into Epstein-Barr virus immunity
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can cause certain types of cancer or autoimmune diseases, but how the body controls…
Eating more plant-based foods may lower breast cancer risk, major international study indicates
Large international cohort data suggest plant-forward eating patterns and certain micronutrients may be linked to lower breast cancer…
Following the EAT-Lancet diet lowers chronic kidney disease risk
Large-scale UK Biobank data show that the EAT-Lancet planetary health diet is associated with lower CKD risk, with…
Early-life nutrition | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research in Context November 25, 2025 Exposures in the womb can affect lifelong health Nutrition matters, and what young,…
Scientists inch closer to pinprick blood test to detect diseases 10 years before symptoms appear
New data released on Thursday from the world’s largest study of blood molecules from thousands of volunteers could…
What Britain’s post-war sugar rationing teaches us about long-term heart health
A rare “natural experiment” from 1950s UK sugar rationing reveals that lower sugar exposure in the first 1,000…
Genetic inflammatory signature defines depression subtypes and treatment response
Researchers led by Prof. Alessandro Serretti at Kore University of Enna have identified a genetic inflammatory signature that…