When we think of cholesterol, it’s usually our arteries that come to mind. We picture a physiological fatberg slowly building up from all the cheeseburgers and processed food in our diets. So, it...

In a long-term trial, weight-loss surgery led to more type 2 diabetes remissions than intensive medical and lifestyle management, while patients’ disease histories offered clues to who might benefit...

In the self-reported survey, 54.1% of at-risk drinkers said they drank less after starting the medication

The preprint found stronger associations for beer and liquor than for wine, but it did not establish cause

Researchers found no overall health benefit at any drinking level, a result that could reshape federal dietary guidance

The in vitro study pointed to cardiovascular effects independent of ethanol without showing that drinking red wine improves health

A large study tracking more than 316,000 adults for up to 15 years suggests that a routine blood test may reveal important clues about future dementia risk. A standard blood test taken during a...

The preprint found stronger associations for beer and liquor than for wine, but it did not establish cause

Researchers tracked 1,558 postmenopausal women in an observational analysis that addressed survival after diagnosis rather than cancer risk

The patient-reported findings suggest an association rather than proof that the drugs reduced alcohol use.

The patient-reported findings suggest an association rather than proof that the drugs reduced alcohol use.

A large study found that people who are overweight or obese when diagnosed with dementia have a significantly lower risk of death than those at a normal weight.

In preclinical models, keeping the protein in the nucleus reduced liver damage, making the organ less hospitable to colorectal metastases.

Researchers in the United Kingdom are launching a major study to understand why bowel cancer is increasingly being diagnosed in younger adults. Scientists from King's College London, in partnership with health science company Zoe, are seeking to recruit 250,000 adults aged 18 and over from across the UK to take part in the trial, known as Prospect-UK. Bowel cancer was once considered predominantly a disease of older adults, but figures show cases are rising among people under 50. According to Cancer Research UK, there are approximately 48,200 new bowel cancer cases in the UK each year, with around 2,900 occurring in those aged 25 to 49. Incidence rates in this younger age group have risen by more than 60 per cent since the early 1990s. The Prospect-UK trial will track participants over an extended period, analysing diet, lifestyle, environmental factors and health data. Volunteers will complete online questionnaires covering their eating habits, daily routines, environment and medical history. Researchers will also ask for permission to link this information to participants' electronic health records, enabling them to monitor any future cancer diagnoses. A smaller subgroup of volunteers will be invited to keep detailed diet diaries and provide blood and stool samples for more in-depth analysis. The study is funded through Cancer Grand Challenges, with support from Cancer Research UK, the Bowelbabe Fund (established in memory of Sun columnist Dame Deborah James), the US National Cancer Institute and the French National Cancer Institute. Dr David Scott, director of Cancer Grand Challenges, said the global team is working to understand what is driving the rise in younger people and ultimately identify new ways to prevent bowel cancer. Those interested in participating can sign up via the study's website.

A three-week placebo-controlled trial linked regular intake to improved cardiometabolic markers, but the public summary omitted methods and effect sizes.

SINGAPORE — A person’s grip strength could provide doctors with an inexpensive way to identify older adults who may be showing early changes in heart function even though they have no symptoms of cardiovascular disease, according to research from the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS). The study found an association between weaker handgrip strength and …

Public Works asked the board to ratify a $150,000, 100% reimbursable Department of Health agreement for a consolidation feasibility study and to initiate a CRP for local road projects, beginning with sidewalk and ADA improvements on Dyckman Road.

The Ascension Parish School Board voted to permit up to 20 volunteer high-school athletes to take part in an LSU study of heat effects, but required legal protections and parental administration of ingestible thermometers as conditions of approval.

A ketogenic diet outperformed both the Mediterranean and a low-fat, plant-forward diet on several measures of metabolic health in a new clinical trial involving people with obesity, prediabetes, and f...

Researchers will test whether Salacia reticulata or acetic acid bacteria extract helps adults process alcohol after sake.

An Oregon State study found frequent cannabis users wake up with higher cortisol, the body’s stress hormone. Here is what that might mean for the "cannabis relieves stress" idea.