In mice, olive oil given before glucose blunted the early blood sugar rise by slowing the stomach and recruiting glucagon, GLP-1 and the vagus nerve. Here is what that does and does not tell us.
A Science study of 1,543 human milk samples from Canada, Pakistan and Burkina Faso finds shared molecular patterns that tie maternal nutrition, mammary gland function and infant growth together, and points to seven candidate biomarkers.
A 12-week Texas A&M trial in adults aged 45 to 65 found that daily creatine added lean tissue and strength, with or without a structured exercise program.
A pilot study of 20 people with depression found that swapping ultra-processed food for a healthier diet was linked to clear improvements in symptoms within weeks. The results are preliminary, but they set up a larger trial.
Pollen has always looked like the perfect food for bees, but according to a new study led by the University of Oxford, that assumption doesn't quite hold up. It turns out pollen isn't really "for" bees at all: it's a... Continue Reading →
Gut bacteria need to eat, and if you don't feed them, they'll find something else to feed on, including you. Two new studies from the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research's Princeton branch, led by Jenna AbuSalim and Joshua Rabinowitz, dig... Continue Reading →
Ozempic and its siblings have dominated medical headlines for years first for diabetes, then for weight loss, then for heart health. This week, two new studies push the story even further, in very different directions. GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction... Continue Reading →
New Harvard-affiliated research published in Nature reveals the thymus — long thought irrelevant in adults — may be a critical predictor of longevity, cardiovascular health, and cancer immunotherapy response.
We all know the feeling: a bad night's sleep leaves you foggy, irritable, and struggling to remember where you put your keys. But new research published in Neuropsychopharmacology suggests that sleep deprivation does something more specific and more troubling than... Continue Reading →