Waist circumference is a superior predictor of metabolic liver diseases, outperforming BMI and other body metrics in assessing MASLD, MASH, and liver stiffness risks.
A large pooled analysis across continents confirms a linear, dose-dependent association between alcohol consumption and pancreatic cancer risk—independent of smoking status and with significant public health implications.
A new meta-analysis finds that the average time from dementia symptom onset to diagnosis is 3.5 years, with even longer delays in younger patients and those with frontotemporal dementia.
Long COVID is keeping millions of workers out of the workforce, with significant barriers to compensation and treatment. Standardized diagnostics, validated therapies, and regulatory reforms are urgently needed to support affected individuals and the healthcare system.
A pioneering study demonstrates that visual cues of infection in virtual reality can trigger real immune activation, revealing a rapid neural-immune interface with potential implications for medicine, psychology, and vaccine development.
A single session of resistance or high-intensity interval training boosts anti-cancer myokines in breast cancer survivors, significantly suppressing cancer cell growth in vitro.
A prospective study shows split-virion vaccines offer significantly higher protection against influenza than subunit vaccines in adults 50 and older, highlighting the importance of vaccine selection.
A systematic review and meta-analysis reveals that paternal perinatal depression, anxiety, and stress are associated with adverse developmental outcomes in children, highlighting the need for targeted interventions for fathers during the perinatal period.
Research links insufficient sleep and late bedtimes to higher risks of central precocious puberty in girls, with notable sleep issues appearing years before puberty onset.
Despite recommendations for early allergen introduction, peanut intake among US infants remains low, with significant disparities by age and ethnicity. Tree nut and egg consumption trends also reveal notable demographic and temporal differences.
Emerging research reveals a compelling connection between common herpes viruses and dementia risk, with vaccination and antiviral treatments showing promise for prevention.
Emerging research reveals a compelling connection between common herpes viruses and dementia risk, with vaccination and antiviral treatments showing promise for prevention.
A large Taiwanese cohort study links higher PM2.5 exposure to a more than threefold increased risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus, underscoring the need for air quality policy interventions.