Why living to 100 may depend on far more than diet and exercise
From diet and exercise to social ties and genetics, researchers examined why the habits linked to healthier aging…
Living by the Sea May Not Be As Healthy as It Seems
Coastal living may not be as healthy as it seems. New research suggests that deprivation and migration may…
Singapore Has the World’s Longest, Healthiest Lives – but It Comes With a Hidden Cost
A sweeping global analysis finds that Singapore’s success in extending life has created a new scientific challenge: healthspan…
Genetic trade-offs in fertility and longevity explain the maintenance of disease-associated alleles in humans
Welter, D. et al. The NHGRI GWAS Catalog, a curated resource of SNP-trait associations. Nucleic Acids Res. 42,…
Younger Generations Are Aging Faster – and It May Be Fueling a Surge in Cancer
By analyzing health data from more than 160,000 people in the U.K. and U.S., researchers found that people…
Patterns of medication use across society from national primary care dispensing data
Between 1 November 2019 and 31 December 2024, we identified 5.8 billion prevalent medications dispensed to a population…
Why are so many young people getting cancer? What researchers do and don’t know
A woman receives chemotherapy.Credit: Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post/Getty Researchers around the world are grappling with a vexing problem:…
Does the PSA test for prostate cancer save lives? New data reverse gold-standard findings
Prostate cancer (cells, artificially coloured) affected 1.5 million people worldwide in 2022.Credit: Dr Gopal Murti/Science Photo Library Does…
Obesity has risen in all countries — but at a faster pace in poorer ones
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Nature 653, 510–518 (2026). Article Google Scholar Magkos, F. et al. Nature Metab.…
Impact of daylight saving time on physical activity patterns
Rep. Buchanan, V. R-F.-16. 119th Congress (2025–2026). H.R.139: Sunshine Protection Act of 2025. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/139 (2025). De Lange, M.…
A bat coronavirus can enter human cells through a previously unknown gateway – Nature
A bat coronavirus can enter human cells through a previously unknown gateway NatureHeart-nosed bat alphacoronaviruses use human CEACAM6 to…
Economic burden of falls for 190 countries and territories from 2020 to 2050 based on health-augmented macroeconomic modelling
GBD 2021 Demographics Collaborators. Global age–sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and…