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Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) now supply nearly 60% of the calories consumed by adults in the United States and about 70% of those …

Moses Sansiman taps into cold whole milk at his milk bar. Some milk bars offer a variety of flavors but Sansiman says …

Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, despite the soggy weather hovering over the …

Study design and data source We used EHR data from the TriNetX US Collaborative Network covering approximately 60 healthcare organizations (HCOs) and …

If your teenager reaches for an energy drink before school, grabs coffee with friends on weekends, or games late into the night …

Reducing calorie intake has extended lifespan in animals including mice, rhesus monkeys, and fruit flies. In some studies, the animals also remained …

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Two people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have died of measles, marking the first measles-related deaths in the United States this year. Neither …

Iron is essential. Our cells need it to produce energy, carry oxygen throughout the body, and power countless chemical reactions that sustain …

LBC1936 Cognitive data and brain samples were obtained from LBC1936 (Medical Research Council Brain Bank, The University of Edinburgh), with ethics permission …

Older adults who received a shingles vaccine after entering a skilled nursing facility were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over …

A Pennsylvania summer camp helps children who have survived brain injuries. But the future of federal funding for brain injury research, and …

Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) has drastically reduced cervical cancer rates among women who got the vaccine. But as doctors celebrate that …

Implementation of a patient referral and rWGS workflow We established a cross-institutional referral network within Dubai Health to enable the implementation of …

Medications can influence the community of microbes living in the human gut long after a person stops taking them, according to a …

Zack Morgan plays keyboard for a number of bands in Austin, Texas. He’s been a full-time musician since 2015. Ysa Mendoza/KUT News …

When Lil Nas X recently disclosed that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, one part of his story stood out to …

Millions of people carry APOE4, the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. New research suggests the gene variant may begin …

Xavier Becerra campaigns to be governor of California in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo on August 18. He faces Republican Steve Hilton in …

A cure for HIV would be one of the greatest medical achievements in modern history. But the day a cure is celebrated …

Brain and clinical data collection Brain tissue was obtained with approval from the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) of the New York State …

Daily peppermint oil may offer a simple way to reduce mildly elevated blood pressure, according to new research. Researchers at the University …

NPR’s David Folkenflik talks with Don Schaffner, a food microbiology specialist and distinguished professor at Rutgers University, about this summer’s foodborne illnesses …

And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, …

In 2010, researchers at Purdue University and the University of New South Wales began an investigation into a macabre question: What’s the …

The USS Abraham Lincoln conducts U.S. blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz on April 16 in the Arabian Sea. The …

Data curation and analysis pipeline We constructed a robust and standardized analysis pipeline for curating and analyzing a large database of interventions …

Knee pain is a familiar problem for many people, particularly as they get older. Although persistent knee discomfort can have many causes, …

Environmental health expert Bob Custard spent four decades working with local governments on things like clean water, rabies prevention and food safety. …

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