“Tanfluencers” on TikTok and Instagram are encouraging “tanmaxxing” via suntanning longer, using tanning beds and accelerators and even foregoing sunscreen to maximize the amount, depth and darkness of tans. (Photo: Getty)
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You could call this “sun” kind of a “dark” trend. After years…
The brain has its own built in immune defenses that help detect threats and protect nerve cells. But growing evidence suggests that in Alzheimer’s disease, these immune cells become stuck in a state of chronic activation. Instead of helping, they trigger ongoing inflammation that can damage the…
Cancer becomes more common with age and is often harder to treat in older adults. Yet most cancer studies in mice do not reflect that reality. Fewer than 10% of mouse experiments use aged animals, with researchers typically relying on mice that roughly correspond to humans in their early 20s.
Daraxonrasib, which nearly doubled patients’ survival time, fights the disease in a new way. It bear-hugs a cancer protein that drives cell growth.
More than one billion people worldwide now live with obesity, a condition that raises the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and several types of cancer. Yet losing weight and keeping it off can be extremely difficult. The body does not simply respond to fewer calories in a…
Fish oil may have a surprising role in the fight against insulin resistance, especially in a form of type 2 diabetes that is often overlooked. A Brazilian study published in Nutrients found that omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil reduced glucose intolerance and weakened insulin resistance in rats…
A correspondence to The Lancet described how over a three-year period, 4,046 references in 2,810 published scientific journal articles had been completely fabricated, presumably hallucinations by AI. (Photo: Getty)
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The use of artificial intelligence or AI by researchers to write their…
It’s increasingly common to see headlines and social media conversations about the rise in colorectal cancer among younger adults. In fact, the growing incidence of colorectal cancer in people under age 50 helped drive the American Cancer Society’s 2018 decision to recommend lowering…
Cup of coffee being poured
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I am a regular coffee drinker. I have also been interested in stories about beneficial health effects of coffee, such as recent articles documenting a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease and of dementia.
Another recent paper highlights beneficial effects of…
Melatonin supplements may help the body repair DNA damage linked to night shift work, according to a small clinical trial published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
The findings point to a possible way to counter one of the hidden biological effects of working through the night….