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Medical Xpress / Regular aerobic exercise may slow brain aging in midlife, study finds
Caring for your brain is a lifelong journey—and new research from the AdventHealth Research Institute offers hopeful news. A simple, steady exercise routine may help your brain stay biologically younger, supporting clearer ...
Medical Xpress / Asthma-related depression may be biologically distinct from primary depression
Researchers from Hiroshima University in Japan and collaborating institutions have found that adults with asthma who experience symptoms of depression have elevated blood levels of a protein called brain-derived neurotrophic ...
Phys.org / Opinion: China's new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country's declining fertility rate
Once the world's most populous nation, China is now among the many Asian countries struggling with anemic fertility rates. In an attempt to double the country's rate of 1.0 children per woman, Beijing is reaching for a new ...
Phys.org / Will unseasonably hot weather dash Southern California's hopes for a 2026 superbloom?
Wildflower expert Naomi Fraga was excited about the prospect of an extraordinary bloom this spring, after a winter of near record rainfall, but this week's unseasonably hot, dry weather has dimmed her hopes for a superbloom ...
Medical Xpress / Focus on exercise and diet after retirement, say experts
A new South Australian study has found little change in most people's diet and exercise after retirement—pointing to the need for positive lifestyle choices during your working life to maximize long-term health outcomes.
Medical Xpress / Q&A: When it comes to health care, how can AI help—or hurt—patients?
OpenAI recently introduced ChatGPT Health, "a dedicated experience in ChatGPT designed for health and wellness," as a response to the millions of people who ask ChatGPT a health care-related question every day, the company ...
Medical Xpress / Plentiful, affordable, healthy food: Does your grocery store measure up?
At a time of growing food insecurity, a Canadian research team has created a new instrument for determining how plentiful, affordable and healthy the food sold in grocery stores is.
Medical Xpress / What to know about heavy metals in food
Even healthy foods can contain trace amounts of elements such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic. These "heavy metals" are part of Earth's crust and can enter the food supply naturally through soil and water. Industrial ...
Phys.org / Sinking boreal trees in the deep Arctic Ocean could remove billions of tons of carbon each year
Global efforts to reduce pollution will not be enough to mitigate the worst effects of climate change, scientists say. We will also need to extract over 10 gigatons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year for the ...
Tech Xplore / Tesla granted more time in US investigation into its self-driving tech
U.S. regulators have granted a five-week extension for Tesla to respond to allegations that its vehicles have broken traffic laws while operating in what the electric automaker calls "full self-driving" mode.
Medical Xpress / Measles cases jump again in South Carolina, rising to more than 550
Reported measles cases in South Carolina surged by almost 30% in the last few days, state health officials said Friday.
Phys.org / Researchers solve mystery of universe's 'little red dots'
Since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) went into operation, red dots in its images have puzzled researchers around the world. Now, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have explained these enigmatic findings, ...