High-resolution 3D image showing how the 5-HT1A receptor connects with internal signaling proteins (G proteins). The highlighted areas reveal key contact points between the receptor and two different types of…
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Some probiotics could feed, rather than fend off, infections
Probiotics aren’t universally gut-friendly, a study in mice suggests. At least one type of usually beneficial gut bacteria may invite an unwanted guest. A single dose of Lactobacillus acidophilus bacteria,…
Texas advocates were prepared to seize the moment
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Federal health authorities, headed now by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are embracing vaccine hesitancy in a way they never have before. In the…
Study reveals spinning could reduce NHS waiting lists for physiotherapy treatments in the UK
Group CHAIN Spinning Class at BH Live Littledown Centre, Bournemouth. Credit: BH Live A new study by Bournemouth University (BU) and University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) has revealed the benefits of…
Function behind mysterious variants for gene linked to colon cancer identified
Graphical abstract Credit: The American Journal of Human Genetics (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2025.07.005 Genes get passed down from parents, determining traits such as eye color and height as well as risk…
Long-term exercise may help restore brain connections in Parkinson’s disease
For each session, participants were required to pedal up to a speed of 80 rpm. The adaptive, motorized bike assisted them in attaining that level but also added and reduced…
Study finds animal-based fats fuel tumor growth in obese mice, plant fats do not
High fat diet causes obesity and impairs systemic metabolism, regardless of dietary fat source. Credit: Nature Metabolism (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42255-025-01330-w Obesity elevates the risk of at least 13 major cancers,…
Black Death offers window into how childhood malnutrition affects adult health
Credit: Aaron Johnson from Pexels The Black Death arrived on the shores of England in May 1348 and, in less than two years, spread throughout the country, killing an estimated…
California looked to them to close health disparities, then it backpedaled
by Vanessa G. Sánchez Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Fortina Hernández is called “the one who knows it all.” For more than two decades, the community health worker has supported hundreds…
Higher ultra processed food intake linked to increased lung cancer risk
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A higher intake of ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to an increased risk of lung cancer, suggests research published online in the journal Thorax. Further research…
