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…
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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…
Low rates of isolated locoregional recurrence seen in young women with breast cancer
For women diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40 years or younger, the risk for isolated locoregional recurrence (LRR) is relatively low, according to a study published online July 23…
Medicaid cuts are likely to worsen mental health care in rural America
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Across the nation, Medicaid is the single largest payer for mental health care, and in rural America, residents disproportionately rely on the public insurance program. But…
Offering self-collection kits at GP appointments could prevent 1,000 women a year from developing cervical cancer
Credit: Anna Tarazevich from Pexels Women who are overdue for cervical cancer screening are most likely to participate in screening when a self-sampling kit is offered by a health care…
