Health
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27Aging muscles may be losing strength for a reason scientists missed
A newly identified breakdown in communication between nerves and muscles could help explain why people lose strength as they age. Researchers were...
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28More REM sleep linked to lower risk of 83 diseases
A large study tracking more than 95,000 people suggests that how you sleep may be linked to your risk of developing dozens...
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31GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes drugs linked to nutritional deficiencies in nearly 1 in 6 children
Children taking GLP-1 medications (such as Victoza, Saxenda, Trulicity, and Ozempic) for weight loss, prediabetes, or type 2 diabetes may face an...
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40This new drug could break cancer’s resistance to treatment
A new experimental drug called CS18 may help break through cancer drug resistance by disabling several of the defenses tumors use to...
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36Stopping Ozempic may raise heart attack and stroke risk
A large study suggests the cardiovascular benefits of GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound can disappear surprisingly quickly when...
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30Chronic stress may be quietly reshaping your heart
Chronic inflammation tied to stress, lifestyle, mental health, and socioeconomic conditions may silently change the heart for years before any symptoms appear....
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30Stanford scientists discover the human brain may actually be two separate organs
Scientists have found that the human brain develops from two distinct cellular systems, suggesting that evolution fused together two ancient nervous systems...
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33Millions take calcium and vitamin D for bone health. A major review finds little benefit
A sweeping review of more than 153,000 adults found that calcium and vitamin D supplements, alone or together, do little to prevent...
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31Ancient DNA reveals how plague kept returning for 400 years after the Black Death
Ancient DNA reveals that plague repeatedly returned to Europe for more than 400 years after the Black Death, evolving into new lineages...
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35Scientists find that “perfect” systems may be surprisingly fragile
Complex systems may work better when their parts are not perfectly alike. Northwestern physicists found that carefully balanced variation, or “disorder,” can...
