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MPXV virus lingers on hospital surfaces after patient stays

Researchers in the UK found that patients with clade Ib mpox can contaminate their hospital environments with monkeypox virus, including infectious particles. However, the risk of environmental transmission remains unclear and depends on cleaning practices and disease severity.

19 May 2025

Skipping breakfast and losing sleep: Are US girls sacrificing health to slim down?

More than half of US adolescent girls want to lose weight, even those with a healthy BMI. Many pursue weight loss while adopting habits like skipping breakfast, poor sleep, and increased screen time, highlighting a need for better health interventions.

18 May 2025

Midlife carbohydrate quality linked to healthier aging in women

Intakes of dietary fiber, high-quality and total carbohydrates in midlife were favorably linked to healthy aging and other positive health outcomes in older women, according to a new study by researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

16 May 2025

Innovative technology offers non-invasive way to observe blood clotting

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found a way to observe clotting activity in blood as it happens - without needing invasive procedures.

15 May 2025

Black tea kombucha reduces harmful gut microbes linked to obesity

Regular consumption of black tea kombucha for eight weeks beneficially shifted gut microbiota composition in both normal-weight and obese adults.

14 May 2025

Flavonoid-rich foods lower risk of frailty and mental decline in older adults

A large US cohort study found that higher intakes of flavonoid-rich foods, such as tea, apples, berries, citrus, and red wine, were linked to modestly lower risks of frailty, poor mental health, and impaired physical function in older adults.

14 May 2025

School dinners may help picky eaters expand their diet

Having school dinners rather than packed lunches could encourage picky eating 13-year-olds to eat a wider variety of foods, according to a new University of Bristol-led study.

14 May 2025

GLP-1 weight loss drugs leave users low on key nutrients, study finds

This study assessed nutrient intake in adults using GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and found widespread deficiencies in essential vitamins and minerals. Despite appetite suppression and weight loss benefits, most participants exceeded fat intake recommendations and failed to meet protein and micronutrient needs.

14 May 2025

Can diet ease IBS? A low-FODMAP plan cut symptoms but raised nutrient concerns

A 10-week low-FODMAP diet significantly reduced symptom severity in Saudi adults with IBS, with most shifting from severe to moderate symptoms. However, the restrictive diet also led to declines in several essential nutrients, highlighting the need for professional guidance.

14 May 2025

Portfolio diet delays heart risk and lowers cholesterol in young adults

A University of Toronto study found that higher adherence to the plant-based Portfolio Diet was associated with lower LDL cholesterol and improved cardiovascular risk markers in young adults. Modeling suggests the diet may delay cardiovascular risk onset by up to 13 years.

14 May 2025

Cardiac MRI could help detect lamin heart disease

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable clinicians to better predict which patients are most at risk, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

14 May 2025

Rural preschoolers face higher risk of overweight and abdominal obesity

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Malaga, Spain (11-14 May), reveals that 3- to 4- year olds in rural areas are more likely to be living with overweight and abdominal obesity (excess fat around waist), and spend more time on screens than their urban counterparts.

13 May 2025

New insights into how the brain creates a unified visual experience

People have a lot of misconceptions about what the brain's left and right hemispheres do, but one well-known aspect of this division may be even more true than people realize: The brain not only splits up visual spatial perception-processing what's on our left in the right hemisphere and what's on our right in the left hemisphere-it takes cognitive advantage of that.

13 May 2025

More screen time, less happiness? New study links phones to poorer child and adolescent health

Smartphone use and symptoms of problematic smartphone use (PSU) have increased among children and adolescents between 2018 and 2024. The study links this trend to a decline in quality of life, particularly in girls and younger children, though causality remains unclear.

13 May 2025

Just a few plant-based swaps a week could make a difference to your heart

Replacing small weekly amounts of red or processed meat with plant-based foods was linked to modest reductions in cardiovascular disease risk in a large Finnish cohort study. The benefits varied by gender and food type, with the most consistent improvements seen when processed meat was replaced with vegetables.

13 May 2025

Cultural comfort: How pasta became Italy’s edible happiness ritual

A multi-method study of over 1,500 Italians found that pasta consumption is consistently associated with increased happiness, especially when eaten socially. Psychological traits like mindfulness and lower stress enhanced these positive emotional effects.

11 May 2025

New AI tool predicts viral mutations to help future-proof COVID vaccines

A novel AI-driven method helps scientists stay ahead of viral evolution by engineering synthetic spike proteins that anticipate future SARS-CoV-2 escape mutations, offering a powerful tool to test and strengthen next-generation vaccines.

11 May 2025

Antibiotic use in infancy raises early puberty risk in girls, study finds

Girls exposed to antibiotics in the first three months of life are significantly more likely to enter puberty early, according to a large South Korean study. The risk increases with earlier exposure and a greater number of antibiotic classes, with no similar effect seen in boys.

10 May 2025

Advancing noninvasive EEG with high spatiotemporal resolution through focused ultrasound

A research paper by scientists from Tianjin University proposed a noninvasive method for locating and decoding intracranial endogenous signals with high spatiotemporal resolution.

10 May 2025

Most of today’s children could endure historic heatwaves as planet warms

A Nature study projects that millions born after 1960 will face unprecedented lifetime exposure (ULE) to climate extremes, such as heatwaves, droughts, and floods. The risks grow with global warming and disproportionately impact socioeconomically vulnerable populations.

8 May 2025