Vitamin D3 concentrations are lowered by a common vitamin D supplement
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Taking vitamin D2 might lower the body’s levels of the more efficient form of…
Buddhist perspectives to address digital anxieties
Buddhist perspectives to address digital anxieties. Credit: KyotoU Online platforms promise connection, yet the social comparison, digital surveillance,…
Cocoa extract supplement reduces key marker of inflammation and aging, study finds
COSMOS Trial study pills pack. Credit: Mars Edge Could cocoa extract supplements rich in cocoa flavanols reduce inflammation…
Study identifies genetic loci that link brain structure and various psychiatric disorders
Genetic overlap of psychiatric disorders with the regional brain structure and its association with anatomical hierarchy. Credit: Nature…
Understanding how dietary fiber improves metabolic health
Researchers found that inulin stimulates the breakdown of dietary fructose by small intestinal gut bacteria, reducing fructose spillover…
New study sheds light on how exercise helps lose weight
Rabies tracing from Lac-Phe-activated PVH neurons. Credit: Nature Metabolism (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42255-025-01377-9 Researchers have provided new insights into…
Muscle-building response to weight training differs among high-protein animal foods, study reveals
Graduate student Žan Zupančič, left, health and kinesiology professor Nicholas Burd and their colleagues found that processing high-protein…
Cannabis use associated with quadrupled risk of developing type 2 diabetes, finds study of over 4 million adults
Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels Cannabis use is linked to an almost quadrupling in the risk of developing…
Govt recognises opioid danger to our elderly
Comment: Opioids often make headlines usually for the wrong reasons, linked to words such as epidemic, addiction, dependence,…
Junk food diet can quickly disrupt memory circuits in the brain, study finds
Graphical abstract. Credit: Neuron (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2025.08.016 A new study from UNC School of Medicine researchers, published this…
Medications leave lasting mark on gut microbiome, even years after use
Credit: Karl-Erik Piirimees. Medications taken years ago can continue to shape the human gut microbiome, according to a…
Customized gene-editing technology shows potential to treat lethal pediatric disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome (MSMDS) is a rare condition associated with stroke, aortic…