Woman cycling on a stationary bike at home in the evening with a bed visible nearby. A 30-Minute Evening Workout Improved Memory Performance After a Short Night of Sleep - Key Takeaways In a randomized laboratory experiment involving 88 healthy adults ages 18 to 35, people who exercised before a…

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Woman measuring her waist with a tape measure at home. Where You Carry Body Fat May Matter for Cancer and Longevity, Study Suggests - Key Takeaways A prospective study of 94,139 adults in northern China found that a higher waist-to-hip ratio was associated with…
Older woman completing a memory assessment on a smartphone at home. Smartphone Memory Tests Picked Up Subtle Differences Linked to Alzheimer’s Brain Changes - Key Takeaways A study of 123 adults aged 65 and older tested whether repeated smartphone assessments could capture cognitive differences…
Yemeni men traditionally chewing khat during a social gathering. Khat Chewing Linked to Larger Reactive Oral Lesions in Yemeni Dental Study - Key Takeaways A cross-sectional study of 1,197 dental patients in Yemen found that habitual khat chewing was associated with smoking,…
Woman sitting on a sofa holding her lower abdomen while experiencing pelvic pain. Endometriosis Menstrual Pain Dropped to Minimal or No Pain After a Median of 8 Weeks With Relugolix Therapy - Endometriosis Menstrual Pain Fell to Minimal Levels Within a Median of 8 Weeks in Treatment Study Key Takeaways In an…
Woman wearing over-ear headphones on a busy city street near traffic and road construction. Louder Everyday Noise and Headphone Sound Linked to Lower Heart Rate Variability - Key Takeaways Higher environmental and headphone sound levels were associated with lower heart rate variability in adults participating in the…
Postoperative AP radiograph following total knee replacement, illustrating implant position. Functional vs Mechanical Alignment in Robotic Knee Replacement: What the New Evidence Actually Shows - Key Takeaways A new 2026 meta-analysis comparing functional alignment with mechanical alignment in robotic primary total knee arthroplasty suggests that…
Probiotic supplement, capsule and glass of water beside a kidney model and chronic kidney disease information booklet. Probiotic Improved Kidney Function Measures in Small Randomized Trial of People With CKD - Key Takeaways In a randomized, double-blind trial of 72 adults with stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease, six months…
Ophthalmologist examining a woman's eye with a slit lamp in an eye clinic. Experimental Vitamin A Therapy Slowed Retinal Atrophy in People With Stargardt Disease - Key Takeaways An experimental oral drug called gildeuretinol acetate slowed the expansion of retinal atrophic lesions in a phase 2…
Woman receiving ongoing cancer treatment sits with a supportive caregiver, illustrating the long-term physical and emotional needs of people living with advanced cancer. People Are Living Longer With Advanced Cancer, but Support Has Not Kept Pace, Canadian Research Suggests - Key Takeaways Some people with advanced cancer are living longer while continuing treatment, creating supportive-care needs that may last for…
The same middle-aged man eating breakfast at 7:30 on Monday and 11:00 on Saturday. Changing Your Mealtimes on Weekends May Affect Heart Health, Especially in Men - Key takeaways Researchers followed 104,806 French adults for a median of 8.1 years to investigate “eating jet lag”—differences between weekday…
Older woman performing a chair-stand test while an exercise physiologist observes her performance. A Common Gene Variant May Change How Older Women Respond to Exercise - Key Takeaways A study of 682 adults aged 65 and older found that greater physical activity was generally associated with…
Pregnant woman sitting at home, representing research on sedentary time and hypertensive disorders during pregnancy. Sitting More Than 10 Hours a Day During Pregnancy Was Linked to Higher Blood Pressure Risk - Pregnant women who spent more than 10 hours a day sedentary had a sharply higher predicted risk of developing hypertensive…

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  2. Woman receiving ongoing cancer treatment sits with a supportive caregiver, illustrating the long-term physical and emotional needs of people living with advanced cancer. People Are Living Longer With Advanced Cancer, but Support Has Not Kept Pace, Canadian Research Suggests
  3. The same middle-aged man eating breakfast at 7:30 on Monday and 11:00 on Saturday. Changing Your Mealtimes on Weekends May Affect Heart Health, Especially in Men
  4. Older woman performing a chair-stand test while an exercise physiologist observes her performance. A Common Gene Variant May Change How Older Women Respond to Exercise
  5. Human and artificial intelligence comparing a guaranteed reward with a riskier choice, illustrating research on differences between AI and human risk preferences. ChatGPT and Gemini Don’t Take Risks Like Humans, and They Don’t Even Agree With Each Other
  6. Older man moving his arms while asleep in bed, representing dream-enacting behavior associated with REM sleep behavior disorder. Thousands of Older Adults Screened Positive for a Sleep Disorder Linked to Parkinson’s, but Most Were Not Confirmed

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