How high‑quality friendship supports teen well-being Are friends important to teens' lives? Absolutely. Sep 3, 2026 0 4
The higher costs of a healthier option: New study lifts the lid on why no/lo alcohol beer drinkers feel out of pocket Research from the University of Sheffield's Addictions Research Group reveals how marketing practices mean people get fewer savings on so-called no/lo drinks compared with their regular-strength counterparts. Sep 3, 2026 0 4
Study highlights fragmented dementia care across health and social care systems A new University of Liverpool–led study has highlighted widespread fragmentation between health care and social services for people living with dementia and their unpaid caregivers across eight European countries. Sep 3, 2026 0 5
Routine clinical data help AI predict rapid Parkinson's decline three to five years in advance For patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, one of the greatest uncertainties is what comes next. Some people experience relatively mild symptoms for years. Others face a much steeper course marked by worsening movement ... Sep 3, 2026 0 13
T cell protein could unlock new treatment for the most-feared joint replacement complication Bone and joint infections cause significant health problems for patients and lead to millions of dollars in added health costs per year, but clinicians lack reliable tools to predict which patients will develop severe or ... Sep 3, 2026 0 9
Cerebral palsy might be a collection of symptoms, not its own disease Historically, cerebral palsy (CP) was linked largely to events at birth, including prematurity or temporary loss of oxygen to the brain, but research over the past decade has suggested that genetic factors contribute to CP ... Sep 3, 2026 0 17
The blueprint for taste: Scientists map the neural circuitry behind feeding decisions in fruit flies Everything you eat passes one checkpoint before it enters your body: taste. In a fraction of a second, it decides what gets swallowed and what gets rejected, a judgment call critical to survival. Now, for the first time, ... Sep 3, 2026 0 5
How meal timing programs the liver's daily rhythms Deep inside the brain, a master clock synchronizes thousands of molecular clocks scattered throughout the body, and together, they anticipate signals such as the rising sun, the coming night and the daily rhythms of life. ... Sep 3, 2026 0 53
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency may raise preterm birth risk, genetic analysis suggests Researchers at the University of Oulu have identified alpha-1 antitrypsin as a potential target for preventing spontaneous preterm birth. In a large genetic study of more than 200,000 mothers, a variant in the SERPINA1 gene, ... Sep 3, 2026 0 6
Stopping chronic pain before it starts: Surprising biological pathway may play key role Chronic pain is one of medicine's most stubborn puzzles. A sprained back, a surgical incision or a pinched nerve heals—and yet, for millions of people, the pain never fully goes away. Why some injuries fade into memory while ... Sep 3, 2026 0 17
