Alcohol can take a serious toll on your health, sometimes in ways you might not expect. From immediate effects like headaches and anxiety to long-term risks such as cancer, its impact can be wide-ranging. If you’re considering a break from drinking, you’ll likely notice both short-term improvements and lasting health benefits. But how soon can […]
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Instead of flooding the brain as once thought, dopamine is released in precise, ultra-rapid bursts that target specific neurons. This breakthrough overturns a century-old understanding of dopamine and could revolutionize treatments for conditions like ADHD and Parkinson’s disease. Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus discovered, while studying dopamine transmission, that the neurotransmitter
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We’re moving closer to operating rooms where we’re the only humans present, thanks to the world’s first surgery carried out by a robot that could respond and learn in real time. Its precision and expertise were on par with that of veteran surgeons. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University trained a robot using surgical videos, then
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During menopause, just 20% of women achieve ideal scores on the American Heart Association’s health-assessment tool, Life’s Essential 8 (LE8). Of its eight key health metrics, four—blood sugar, blood pressure, sleep quality, and nicotine use—play a major role in predicting future heart risks. Among them, sleep stands out as especially important for long-term cardiovascular health.
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A new study suggests that your waistline may offer more insight into your brain health than the number on the scale—particularly for older men. When assessing dementia risk, where body fat is stored seems to matter more than how much there is. New research led by Monash University seeks to clarify conflicting findings from earlier
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If you’re hoping to fit in more exercise tomorrow, going to bed earlier tonight might make a difference, according to a new study that explored how bedtime habits relate to physical activity the next day. Conducted by researchers at Monash University in Australia, the study doesn’t claim that earlier bedtimes directly cause increased exercise, but it
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A new drug developed by California-based pharmaceutical company Amgen has shown strong potential as an effective obesity treatment. In a completed phase II trial, participants receiving a once-monthly injection of the drug—called MariTide—lost up to 16% of their body weight within a year. That level of weight loss is similar to the average results seen
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A new immune-modulating therapy has demonstrated encouraging outcomes in treating moderate to severe eczema, offering rapid itch relief and clearer skin for many participants in a clinical trial—without the typical side effects linked to existing treatments. For some individuals, managing atopic dermatitis—the most prevalent and widely recognized form of eczema—can be difficult, particularly when it
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France’s national blood agency has confirmed that a woman from Guadeloupe, a French Caribbean island, carries the newly identified blood type ‘Gwada negative’—the only known case in the world. The French Blood Establishment (EFS) revealed on Friday that this discovery comes 15 years after scientists first received her blood sample during standard pre-surgery testing. “We’ve
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If you’re dealing with an upset stomach, vomiting, and diarrhoea, it’s common to chalk it up to a “tummy bug” or something you ate. But what’s really behind it—gastro or food poisoning? And is there even a difference? What Exactly Is Gastroenteritis? Gastroenteritis—often called “gastro” is an infection of the gut triggered by a virus,
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