Study challenges the popular belief about fish oil and the brain — and the clearest message is that any benefits may depend on context Few supplements have built as strong a reputation as fish oil when it comes to the brain. For years, the idea has b...
Continue readingA molecular map could open new routes for treating heart and lung disease — but the real advance is in target discovery, not an immediate cure Heart and lung diseases are often described by their most visible effects: shortness of breath, exercise in...
Continue readingPredicting heart disease within diabetes subgroups is an important goal — but the new headline still needs caution For many years, diabetes was treated as a fairly uniform cardiovascular risk category. Once a person had the diagnosis, the assumption...
Continue readingCAR-T can treat some cancers that once had few options — and new strategies aim to make it accessible to more patients Few recent cancer treatments have generated as much excitement as CAR-T cell therapy. In some patients with relapsed or refractory...
Continue readingA new study suggests a missing piece in how the brain regulates appetite — but the biology of hunger was already more complex than it sounds Few bodily functions seem as intuitive as eating. We get hungry, we eat, and then we feel full. But that simp...
Continue readingA new AI model could help spot lung cancer earlier — but its real value may be in sorting risky nodules more accurately Lung cancer remains one of the diseases where timing changes almost everything. Found late, it often leaves fewer treatment option...
Continue readingChronic inflammation may leave a ‘memory’ in gut stem cells — and that could help explain colorectal cancer risk For a long time, inflammation was treated mostly as a present-tense problem: irritated tissue, activated immune cells, inflammatory molec...
Continue readingWhat psychedelics do to the brain: imaging studies show cortical networks losing boundaries and reorganising consciousness For decades, psychedelics have been described in two almost incompatible languages. One is cultural and experiential, filled wi...
Continue readingAffirming racial and gender identity may strengthen mental health — but the effect depends on belonging, support, and context Mental health discussions often focus on risk: risk of depression, anxiety, isolation, self-harm, or suicidality. But there...
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