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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Nutrition Science

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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Creatine’s Performance Benefits Are Clearer Than Its Inflammation Claims

A review of human clinical trials found little evidence that creatine meaningfully lowers common inflammatory markers, even though the supplement remains well supported for some exercise-related benefits.

May 20, 2026

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Food-Based Learning May Help Preschoolers Build Vocabulary

A classroom program that used fruits, vegetables and hands-on food activities helped preschoolers improve science knowledge and vocabulary while giving them low-pressure exposure to nutritious foods.

May 20, 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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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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3 min read

Free School Meals May Be Linked to Fewer Student Suspensions

A new policy analysis found universal free school meal programs were associated with fewer out-of-school suspensions, especially in schools where fewer students previously qualified for free or reduced-price meals.

May 23, 2026

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Free School Meals May Be Linked to Fewer Student Suspensions

Gut Microbes May Shift Quickly After Limited Medical Exposure

May 22, 2026

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2 min read

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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2 min read

Healthy Habits May Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk, Even with Genetic Risk

A large UK Biobank study found that lifestyle patterns were strongly linked to type 2 diabetes risk across genetic risk groups, though the findings should not be read as proof that diabetes is always preventable.

May 21, 2026

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Healthy Habits May Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk, Even with Genetic Risk

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Gut Microbes May Shift Quickly After Limited Medical Exposure

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

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

Creatine’s Performance Benefits Are Clearer Than Its Inflammation Claims

Food-Based Learning May Help Preschoolers Build Vocabulary

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

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

Free School Meals May Be Linked to Fewer Student Suspensions

Gut Microbes May Shift Quickly After Limited Medical Exposure

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

Healthy Habits May Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk, Even with Genetic Risk

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