Graphical abstract. Credit: American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology (2025). DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00040.2025 With colorectal cancer on the rise in people under 50, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign…
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Exercise linked to decreased mortality, heart events in those with new type 2 diabetes but no previous heart disease
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research to be presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15-19 September) shows…
British Bronze Age sickle unearthed in Lower Seine Valley
Archaeologists from the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) have announced the discovery of a Bronze Age sickle in France’s Lower Seine Valley. According to experts, the sickly has…
How to protect yourself and your pets
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Pet owners, beware: Flea-borne typhus is on the rise in parts of Southern California. The good news is there are several common-sense ways to protect your…
Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementia
Over the past two centuries, vaccines have been critical for preventing infectious diseases. The World Health Organization estimates that vaccination prevents between 3 million and 5 million deaths annually from…
A toxicologist’s guide to poison ivy’s itch and bee stings’ burning pain – 2 examples of nature’s chemical warfare
Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature’s less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals. As toxicologists at the University of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Poison Center, we see many…
New York City Legionnaires’ disease outbreak death toll climbs to 3; 67 ill
Legionella pneumophila. Credit: public domain The deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem continues to spread, forcing residents to be hyper-vigilant and on the look-out for the flu-like symptoms associated with…
Walking further and faster linked to reduced risk of cardiovascular events in people with high blood pressure
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An analysis of over 36,000 people with high blood pressure has shown that taking more steps, even below the recommended daily target of 10,000 steps, and…
Thracian warrior tomb discovered in Bulgaria
A Thracian warrior tomb has been discovered in Bulgaria’s Topolovgrad region, which archaeologists have described as the country’s richest example from the Hellenistic-era. The Thracians were an Indo-European people that…
Intranasal stem cell treatment offers hope for newborns with brain damage
Cora Nijboer and Manon Benders at the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, part of the UMC Utrecht in The Netherlands. Credit: Hersenstichting/Ilco Kemmere Oxygen deprivation around birth can lead to brain damage…
