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The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Gastrointestinal Cancer Development

From bacterial genotoxins to immune checkpoint modulation, this comprehensive synthesis reveals how gut microbes shape the molecular and immunologic landscape of gastrointestinal cancers—offering new insight into prevention, diagnosis, and precision treatment strategies.

19 Feb 2026

Why Are Respiratory Infections More Common in Winter?

Respiratory infection risk increases during winter due to a combination of environmental factors, seasonal immune changes, viral transmission dynamics, and behavioral shifts that collectively favor viral survival and spread. Understanding these interacting mechanisms enables more precise public health preparedness, vaccination timing, and preventive strategies.

18 Feb 2026

Seasonal Patterns in Autoimmune Diseases: What the Science Shows

From birth-month signatures to global climate gradients, emerging evidence indicates that seasonal light, temperature, and immune rhythms may recalibrate autoimmune risk and disease activity.

18 Feb 2026

Ovarian Aging Explained: Biological Age, Fertility, and Epigenetic Markers

Discover how emerging epigenetic clock models are reshaping our understanding of ovarian aging and revealing both the promise and current limits of predicting fertility outcomes through biological age science.

17 Feb 2026

How Heat Stress Affects the Human Body at the Cellular Level

From molecular chaperones to mitochondrial failure, discover how heat reshapes the human transcriptome and drives the biological cascade that links rising temperatures to organ injury and public health risk.

16 Feb 2026

Diet and the Reprogramming of Innate Immune Memory

This article explains how trained immunity reprograms innate immune cells through epigenetic and metabolic mechanisms and examines how dietary β-glucans from cereals and mushrooms may influence this process. It evaluates mechanistic evidence linking diet, immunometabolism, and bone marrow reprogramming while clarifying current translational limitations.

15 Feb 2026

Postpartum Hair Loss: Causes, Timeline, and When to Worry

Postpartum hair loss can feel alarming, learn what the evidence says about when shedding peaks, what may prolong it, and when it could be signaling a treatable underlying hair loss condition.

10 Feb 2026

Maternal Diet After Childbirth And Its Role In Postpartum Recovery

Adequate and healthy nutrition is important during the postpartum time to support wound healing, hormone balance, energy, sleep quality, and stress resilience.

3 Feb 2026

Chrono-Cardiology and Chrononutrition: Integrating Circadian Biology Into Cardiometabolic Care

This article explores how optimizing meal timing supports chrono-cardiology to lower blood pressure, control blood sugar levels, and improve metabolism.

9 Feb 2026

How the Menstrual Cycle Affects Appetite, Metabolism, and Nutrition

How subtle shifts in estrogen and progesterone reshape appetite, metabolism, and nutrition needs—and why flexibility, not rigid food rules, best reflects the science.

8 Feb 2026

Bioactive Peptides in Culinary Spices and Their Potential Health Benefits

From the spice rack to the lab bench, emerging proteomic insights reveal how hidden peptide fragments in everyday spices may shape the next generation of functional foods.

5 Feb 2026

What Are Annatto Seeds? Uses, Health Effects, and Scientific Evidence

From natural colorant to bioactive resource, annatto seeds offer intriguing scientific promise—tempered by clear limits that only rigorous human research can resolve.

5 Feb 2026

Edible Insects as Food: Nutritional Benefits, Safety, and Environmental Impact

How insects are reshaping nutrition science by combining high-quality nutrients with environmental efficiency and what the evidence really shows so far.

29 Jan 2026

Camel Milk Nutrition Facts and Potential Health Benefits Explained

How camel milk’s unique proteins and bioactive compounds are reshaping scientific understanding of dairy nutrition, while revealing where the evidence is strong and where more research is still needed.

27 Jan 2026

Health Benefits and Nutritional Value of Mamey Sapote

Mamey sapote is a lesser-consumed tropical fruit with a distinctive phytochemical profile rich in dietary fiber, carotenoids, and polyphenols that support antioxidant activity and provitamin A intake. Current evidence highlights bioavailability and compositional strengths while underscoring the need for long-term human studies to substantiate metabolic and anti-inflammatory health claims.

25 Jan 2026

Kokum Fruit: Nutrition, Health Benefits, and Scientific Evidence

From traditional cooling drinks of coastal India to modern functional food research, kokum reveals how ancient dietary practices intersect with emerging nutritional science.

26 Jan 2026

Can Edible Cactus Improve Blood Sugar and Cholesterol? A Scientific Review

Edible cacti, especially Opuntia cladodes, show consistent short-term benefits for postprandial blood glucose and modest improvements in lipid biomarkers, largely driven by soluble fiber and bioactive compounds. Human evidence for gut microbiota modulation and long-term cardiometabolic outcomes remains preliminary, supporting cactus as a complementary dietary strategy rather than a therapeutic intervention.

22 Jan 2026

The Safest Way for Beginners to Start Exercising, According to Science

This article synthesizes current evidence to show how beginners can initiate exercise safely by prioritizing movement quality, gradual progression, and sustainable training loads. It highlights how combining aerobic, resistance, and behavioral strategies reduces injury risk while maximizing long-term health benefits.

21 Jan 2026

Essential Baseline Lab Tests for Preventive Health Assessment

This encyclopedic article outlines evidence-based laboratory tests that are most useful for establishing individualized health baselines while avoiding unnecessary screening. It emphasizes biological variation, risk-based testing, and longitudinal interpretation to improve clinical relevance and reduce overdiagnosis.

20 Jan 2026