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The prevalence of long COVID is more than a hundred times greater than the definition of a rare disease – yet there are no specific health services or support.

Depression in older adults may significantly increase the risk of dementia, with new research showing a strong link to...

More than 35,000 men in the United States die from prostate cancer each year. Now, a new study reveals the immune cell weaponry we might use to save lives.

This review argues that gut microbes and the metabolites they produce, especially SCFAs and TMAO, may shape how the heart responds to myocardial infarction through epigenetic pathways such as DNA methylation, histone modification, and non-coding RNAs. It also outlines potential intervention routes, including diet, probiotics, postbiotics, and metabolite-targeted therapies, while noting that much of the evidence remains translational and not yet clinically definitive.

Liquid diet, most commonly in the forms of juice mocktails and clear broth, has become one of the most popular fads over the years, claiming to detoxify the body and promote weight loss.

Research behind the skin cancer prevention campaign "If You Could See UV" has found that evoking fear of ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure—through a visually striking metaphor—helped motivate young adults to protect their skin. By visualizing UV as something immediate and ever-present, the campaign aimed to prompt young adults to think and feel differently about everyday sun exposure, and to take practical steps to protect themselves.

While it is understandable for teens not to talk about their bodies, a stigma around periods can lead to silence, shame, or misinformation

DHAKA — Bangladesh on Sunday launched an emergency measles-rubella vaccination campaign targeting more than 1 million children in the country's worst-affected areas, following a fast-spreading outbreak that has killed about 100 children and caused more than 7,500 suspected infections nationwide, official data showed.

Bangladesh has launched an emergency vaccination campaign after a fast-spreading measles outbreak is suspected of killing more than 100 people, mostly

When your stomach is full, how does your brain know to stop eating?For years, scientists believed the answer centered almost entirely on neurons, the