Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements May Not Prevent Falls or Fractures

A large BMJ review found routine supplements offered little to no meaningful benefit for most older adults, but the findings do not mean calcium and vitamin D are unimportant.

May 24, 2026

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Low Vitamin D Tied to More Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery

A prospective observational study found vitamin D deficiency was associated with more moderate postoperative pain and greater opioid use, but it cannot prove supplements would reduce pain.

May 24, 2026

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Some Food Preservatives Tied to Higher Blood Pressure Risk

A large French study found higher intake of certain preservative additives from processed foods was associated with higher risks of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

May 25, 2026

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Gut Microbes May Shift Quickly After Limited Medical Exposure

A new observational study in remote Amazonian Indigenous communities found that gut microbial diversity changed after medical visits, but the findings do not mean lifesaving treatment should be avoided.

May 22, 2026

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What Vitamin C May Do When Nitrates and Nitrites Reach the Gut

A mathematical modeling study suggests vitamin C may reduce certain cancer-linked chemical reactions during digestion, but it does not prove that supplements prevent cancer.

May 22, 2026

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Higher Egg Intake Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s Risk in Long-Term Study

A large observational study of older adults found that people who ate eggs more often were less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease over time, though researchers cannot say eggs themselves were the cause.

May 6, 2026

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Eating More Beans, Soy Linked to Reduced Risk of High Blood Pressure

A major review of long-term studies found people who ate more legumes and soy foods were less likely to develop high blood pressure, though the research cannot prove these foods alone were responsible.

May 10, 2026

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Can a Month of Diet Changes Really Make You ‘Biologically Younger?’

A small randomized trial in older adults found that four weeks of dietary changes improved some biomarkers tied to biological age, but that does not mean aging itself was reversed.

May 12, 2026

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Some Food Preservatives Tied to Higher Blood Pressure Risk

A large French study found higher intake of certain preservative additives from processed foods was associated with higher risks of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

May 25, 2026

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3 min read

Weight Loss Did Not Ease AFib Symptoms in Older Adults

A randomized clinical trial found a low-calorie diet program helped older adults with overweight lose weight safely, but it did not improve persistent atrial fibrillation symptoms or rhythm outcomes.

May 25, 2026

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Weight Loss Did Not Ease AFib Symptoms in Older Adults

Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements May Not Prevent Falls or Fractures

A large BMJ review found routine supplements offered little to no meaningful benefit for most older adults, but the findings do not mean calcium and vitamin D are unimportant.

May 24, 2026

•

2 min read

Low Vitamin D Tied to More Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery

A prospective observational study found vitamin D deficiency was associated with more moderate postoperative pain and greater opioid use, but it cannot prove supplements would reduce pain.

May 24, 2026

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2 min read

AI Mouse Atlas Reveals Obesity’s Wider Effects on the Body

A Nature study found obesity-related nerve and immune changes across the bodies of mice, with some matching molecular signals in human tissue.

May 23, 2026

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AI Mouse Atlas Reveals Obesity’s Wider Effects on the Body

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Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements May Not Prevent Falls or Fractures

Low Vitamin D Tied to More Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery

Some Food Preservatives Tied to Higher Blood Pressure Risk

Gut Microbes May Shift Quickly After Limited Medical Exposure

What Vitamin C May Do When Nitrates and Nitrites Reach the Gut

Most Popular

Higher Egg Intake Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s Risk in Long-Term Study

Eating More Beans, Soy Linked to Reduced Risk of High Blood Pressure

Can a Month of Diet Changes Really Make You ‘Biologically Younger?’

Latest Posts

Some Food Preservatives Tied to Higher Blood Pressure Risk

Weight Loss Did Not Ease AFib Symptoms in Older Adults

Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements May Not Prevent Falls or Fractures

Low Vitamin D Tied to More Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery

AI Mouse Atlas Reveals Obesity’s Wider Effects on the Body

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