Vivid non‑REM dreams can make sleep feel deeper — when that signal is helpful
New data from the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca suggest a counterintuitive condition: when non‑REM stage 2 sleep contains…
Prunes vs Figs for Constipation: When to Start, How Much, and What to Watch
Clinical trials give prunes the edge for relieving constipation, with about eight prunes a day improving stool frequency and consistency…
In Lyme-endemic areas: what Pfizer–Valneva’s VALOR results mean for vaccine decisions
Pfizer and Valneva’s Phase 3 VALOR trial of the Lyme vaccine candidate PF-07307405 produced a mixed but important result: the…
Insulin pills may soon replace daily injections
Kumamoto University researchers have developed a DNP peptide platform that, in diabetic mice, enabled oral insulin with pharmacological bioavailability roughly…
Stanford flags heat-damaged DNA in grilled and fried animal foods as a preliminary genetic risk — dose and long-term effects still unknown
Recent work from researchers at Stanford University reports that DNA altered by high cooking temperatures shows genetic effects in laboratory…
Retatrutide Phase 3 (TRANSCEND‑T2D‑1) cut A1C up to 2.0% and body weight up to 16.8% after 40 weeks
Eli Lilly’s investigational triple agonist retatrutide produced large reductions in both A1C and body weight in TRANSCEND‑T2D‑1, a 537‑person Phase…
Semaglutide linked to significantly lower psychiatric risks in large Sweden and Australia studies
Two recent registry analyses from Sweden and Australia — together following nearly 100,000 adults, including more than 20,000 people who…
Whole diets vs. single superfoods: an evidence-based anti-inflammatory eating plan you can test in 2–3 weeks
An anti-inflammatory approach works best as a pattern—think Mediterranean, DASH, or the MIND hybrid—rather than searching for a miracle “superfood.”…
Lecanemab: Fc-Driven Microglial Plaque Clearance vs. Modest Clinical Gain and ARIA Risk
Lecanemab’s main action depends on its Fc fragment calling microglia into action: recent work from VIB and KU Leuven shows…