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Early warning for diabetes: AI model identifies prediabetes risk with high accuracy A Scientific Reports study developed a pattern neural network that integrates total antioxidant status with clinical and metabolic markers to predict prediabetes in Indian adults. The model achieved v...

🤖🔬 Can AI + a simple antioxidant test revolutionize early prediabetes detection? A new model hits 98% accuracy - could this mean targeted prevention is closer than ever? Read more: www.news-medical.net/news/2025121... #Diabetes #AI #Medicine

How High-Heat Cooking Creates Carcinogens in Food Understanding how heat transforms everyday foods into sources of carcinogenic compounds reveals practical ways to cook safer, eat smarter, and dramatically reduce long-term cancer risks.

🔥 Did you know high-heat cooking can create carcinogens in your food? Learn how small changes in cooking methods and marinades can slash your cancer risk. 🍗🥦 Read more: www.news-medical.net/health/How-H... #FoodSafety #CancerPrevention #CookingTips

National study maps where food additives come from in children’s and adults’ diets By analysing nationally representative diet data, researchers show that food additives rarely occur alone, with children and teenagers experiencing the highest exposure to complex additive mixtures la...

Children and teens face the highest exposure to complex food additive mixtures - mainly from ultra-processed foods. 🍪🍭 What does this mean for health? Dive into the findings: www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #UltraProcessedFoods #PublicHealth

Sterilized fermented beverage targets obesity and type 2 diabetes pathways in computational study Researchers profiled a terminally sterilized probiotic-fermented MFH beverage and identified aporphine alkaloids and flavonoids with favorable predicted ADMET properties. Integrated network pharmacolo...

Can a plant-based, sterilized fermented drink help fight obesity and type 2 diabetes? 🧪 Researchers found key bioactives that may target insulin, lipid, and inflammation pathways - all in a daily beverage. www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #Obesity #Type2Diabetes

Nanoflower-treated stem cells deliver healthier mitochondria to stressed cells This study shows that vacancy-engineered MoS₂ nanoflowers drive mitochondrial biogenesis in human mesenchymal stem cells by activating SIRT1–PGC-1α signaling and reducing oxidative stress. These treat...

Stem cells supercharged with nanoflowers deliver healthier mitochondria to stressed cells, repairing energy failures at the source ⚡🧬

Could this be the future of treating mitochondrial diseases?

www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #Mitochondria #Nanotechnology #CellTherapy @pnas.org

Gut microbe metabolite TMA improves blood sugar by shutting down a key inflammatory switch Researchers identified trimethylamine (TMA) as a gut microbe–derived metabolite that directly inhibits IRAK4 to reduce metabolic inflammation and improve glycaemic control in high-fat-diet-fed mice. C...

A gut microbe metabolite once seen as a health risk now turns the tables: TMA can actually improve blood sugar by switching off a key inflammatory pathway! 🦠💡
www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #GutHealth #Metabolism #Diabetes @natmetabolism.nature.com

Study explains why mpox cases can appear weeks after exposure Mpox virus clade Ib shows a longer and more variable incubation period than previously characterized clades, with symptom onset extending well beyond 21 days in a substantial minority of cases. Incuba...

🦠 New research: Mpox clade Ib may develop symptoms weeks after exposure - longer than previously thought. Are current monitoring periods enough to stop the spread? Details: www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #PublicHealth #MPOX @annalsofim.bsky.social

A massive mid-14th-century volcanic eruption likely triggered the spread of the "Black Death" A large volcanic eruption or cluster of eruptions in the mid-1340s triggered severe climate anomalies that drove harvest failures across parts of Europe. These shocks reshaped Mediterranean grain trad...

🌋 Did a volcanic eruption spark the Black Death? New research links mid-14th-century cooling to grain trade shifts that brought the pandemic to Europe. History reshaped by climate! Read more: www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #Pandemics #Climate #History @commsearth.nature.com

Routine blood test may flag hidden osteoporosis risk, study finds A large hospital-based cross-sectional study examined whether routinely measured serum alkaline phosphatase can indicate osteoporosis risk in adults undergoing health checks. Higher ALP levels, even w...

A common blood test could reveal hidden osteoporosis risk long before fractures occur 🩸🦴. Elevated alkaline phosphatase may signal when to act sooner! Find out more: www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #Osteoporosis #BoneHealth #Medical @frontiersin.bsky.social

Supportive marriages may shape appetite control through oxytocin and the brain–gut axis Supportive marital relationships are associated with lower BMI, fewer food addiction symptoms, higher oxytocin, stronger frontal brain responses to food cues, and favorable gut tryptophan metabolites....

Can a supportive marriage actually help you control your appetite? 🧠💑 New research suggests emotional support boosts oxytocin and brain-gut health, shaping how we eat and manage weight. Curious? Read more: www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #BrainGutAxis #Health

Hotter days and nights are already stealing sleep across the U.S. Rising nighttime and daytime temperatures are associated with reduced sleep duration, poorer sleep continuity, delayed sleep onset, and altered sleep stages in a large U.S. cohort tracked with wearabl...

😴 Hotter nights are already cutting into Americans' sleep - and future warming could make it much worse, with the greatest impact on vulnerable groups. How much sleep are we losing? Find out: www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #ClimateChange #Sleep

Everyday PFAS exposure alters placental function in early pregnancy This study measured real-life PFAS concentrations in first-trimester human placentas and used these data to create a pregnancy-relevant PFAS mixture. In 3D trophoblast spheroid models, the mixture alt...

Even low, everyday PFAS exposure can alter key placental hormones and gene pathways early in pregnancy - real-world chemical mixtures, real impact on development. Learn more: www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... 🧬🤰 #PFAS #PlacentalHealth #Pregnancy

A 36-week screening strategy safely reduces pre-eclampsia at term Screening pregnant women at 36 weeks using a validated risk model and offering risk-stratified planned early-term birth reduced the incidence of term pre-eclampsia by about 30 percent without increasi...

A breakthrough for pregnancy care: A 36-week risk screening plus planned birth cuts pre-eclampsia cases by 30% without added complications. Could this change guidelines for high-risk mothers? 👶📊 www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #Pregnancy #PreEclampsia #WomensHealth @thelancet.com

Early RSV infection turns maternal allergy into a powerful driver of childhood asthma Early-life RSV infection and parental allergy interact to substantially increase childhood asthma risk, supported by population data from more than 1.5 million children and mechanistic mouse experimen...

New research reveals how RSV infection in infancy hijacks maternal antibodies, boosting asthma risk in kids with allergic moms 🦠🤱 Could early RSV prevention reshape the future of childhood asthma? Read more: www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #Asthma #Immunology #RSV

Laughing gas shows fast antidepressant effects in early clinical trials A systematic review and meta-analysis in eBioMedicine shows that nitrous oxide can rapidly reduce depressive symptoms within hours, particularly at higher doses, but effects are short-lived after sing...

Could laughing gas be the next breakthrough in depression treatment? 🌬️🧠 New trials show rapid relief within hours, especially with repeated sessions. www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #MentalHealth #Depression #NitrousOxide @ebiomedicine.bsky.social

Industrial and farm chemicals quietly alter the balance of gut microbes This study systematically screened over 1,000 agricultural and industrial chemicals and found that many can inhibit human gut bacteria in vitro. Beyond antimicrobial effects, these chemicals act as se...

Industrial and farm chemicals aren’t just pollutants - they can reshape your gut microbiome, altering which bacteria thrive or vanish. What does this mean for health and antibiotic resistance? 🦠⚠️
www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #GutHealth #ChemicalExposure @natmicrobiol.nature.com

Lubiprostone shows signs of slowing kidney function decline in chronic kidney disease In adults with stage IIIb–IV chronic kidney disease, the constipation drug lubiprostone did not reduce gut-derived uremic toxins but preserved creatinine-based kidney function over 24 weeks. The benef...

A constipation drug might do more than you think: Lubiprostone could help slow kidney decline in CKD by reshaping the gut microbiome and boosting mitochondrial health. 🚀🦠 Curious? Read more: www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #ChronicKidneyDisease #Lubiprostone

Why female athletes need injury prevention rules built for women, not men This International Olympic Committee consensus synthesised evidence from over 600 studies to develop 56 injury prevention recommendations tailored to female, woman and girl athletes. It concludes that...

Why are female athletes still facing higher injury risks? 🏃‍♀️🦵 A landmark IOC roadmap urges sports to adopt female-specific injury prevention, not just tweak men's rules. www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #WomenInSports #InjuryPrevention #SportsMedicine @bmjmedicine.bsky.social

Poor dietary iron weakens lung memory T cells after flu infection Dietary iron deficiency in mice alters lung T cell activation during influenza infection and leads to memory T cells that are present in normal or increased numbers but have impaired antiviral cytokin...

🦠 Not all immune memory is equal: Poor dietary iron leaves lung T cells too weak to fight the flu, even after infection. Nutrition shapes long-term immunity more than we think. Read more: www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #Immunology #Nutrition #Flu

Study reveals the hidden toll of sudden cardiac death in type 1 and type 2 diabetes A Danish nationwide study found that people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes have markedly higher rates of sudden cardiac death than the general population, especially at younger ages. At age 30, peopl...

Hidden danger for diabetes patients: Sudden cardiac death risk is far higher than for others, cutting years off lives. Early action could save lives. 🚨💔
www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #Diabetes #Cardiology #Heart @escardio.bsky.social

Noninvasive Raman device tracks blood glucose accurately in under a minute MIT researchers developed a compact band-pass Raman spectroscopy device that noninvasively tracks glucose through the skin in under a minute using physically interpretable optical signals. In a pilot ...

A new optical device measures blood glucose with just light through your skin in under a minute - no needles, no implants. Is this the end of finger-prick tests? 🩸💡
www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #DiabetesCare #MedicalInnovation #WearableTech @pubs.acs.org

Young Australians are staying on antidepressants for longer than ever Long-term antidepressant use in Australia increased steadily between 2014 and 2023, with the largest relative rise seen among adolescents and young adults aged 10 to 24 years. Treatment duration also ...

Young Australians are spending more time on antidepressants than ever before - up 110% in ages 10-24 since 2014. Why are we seeing such a dramatic rise, and what does it mean for mental health care? 🧑‍⚕️💊 #MentalHealth #Antidepressants #Australia www.news-medical.net/news/2025120...

Kiwifruit intake boosts vitamin C in skin and supports dermal structure Study shows that increasing dietary vitamin C intake with kiwifruit raises vitamin C levels in both the dermis and epidermis through active transport from the bloodstream. Higher skin vitamin C levels...

🍋 Can eating #kiwifruit really improve your skin? New research shows boosting vitamin C with diet directly raises skin levels and enhances dermal structure - but has limits for UV protection. www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #VitaminC #SkinHealth #Nutrition @thejidjournal.bsky.social

Shingles vaccination is linked to fewer dementia diagnoses and deaths in older adults A large quasi-experimental study in Wales shows that eligibility for shingles vaccination is linked to fewer new mild cognitive impairment diagnoses and lower dementia-related mortality. Benefits appe...

A recent study reveals shingles vaccination may lower dementia risk and deaths in older adults. Could a simple shot protect your brain? 🧠💉 Find out more: www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #Dementia #ShinglesVaccine @cp-cell.bsky.social

Parental leniency toward binge drinking is tied to heavier alcohol use in Greek students Parental permissiveness toward heavy episodic drinking is higher among Greek-affiliated students and their parents during the transition from high school to college. Students who perceive greater pare...

Parents who are lenient about binge drinking may unwittingly fuel heavier alcohol use in Greek-affiliated college students. 🏛️🚨 See how parental attitudes shape campus drinking patterns: www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #College #BingeDrinking

Calcium supplements do not prevent pre-eclampsia, large trials show no meaningful benefit Despite long-standing recommendations, a major updated Cochrane review finds that calcium supplementation during pregnancy does not meaningfully reduce pre-eclampsia risk, prompting a rethink of how b...

💡 New evidence challenges the use of calcium supplements to prevent pre-eclampsia. Large trials show little to no benefit for maternal or newborn health. Read the latest findings: www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #Pregnancy #Health #PreEclampsia @suhealthsci.bsky.social

Human researchers still outperform AI when it comes to writing trustworthy systematic reviews Human researchers outperformed large language models across all major stages of systematic review preparation, particularly in study selection, synthesis, and final manuscript drafting. While LLMs dem...

Despite all the AI hype, humans still write more trustworthy systematic reviews than large language models. 🤖🧑‍🔬 Curious why AI can't fully replace human expertise yet? Find out: www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #AI # #Medical #AIvsHumans

Walking speed before surgery predicts who thrives after hip replacement This study shows that preoperative gait speed is a strong predictor of patient-reported pain relief, function, and joint awareness after total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis. A walking speed of a...

How fast you walk before hip surgery can predict how well you'll recover. A simple 10-meter test could set the path for a smoother comeback! 🚶‍♂️🦵 #HipReplacement #WalkingSpeed www.news-medical.net/news/2025120...

Early exposure to fat-related food smells increases lifelong obesity risk Early exposure to fat-related food odors during development alters central sensory processing and metabolic regulation, independently of maternal obesity or nutrient intake. These sensory cues program...

👃 Did you know? Early-life exposure to the smell of fatty foods can rewire the brain and boost lifelong obesity risk - even without overeating or maternal obesity. Find out how food scents shape health: www.news-medical.net/news/2025120... #Obesity #Neuroscience @natmetabolism.nature.com

Smartphone motor tests can predict dopamine deficiency in Parkinson’s disease without brain scans Researchers explore the use of smartphones coupled with clinical scores to evaluate motor function and predict dopamine deficiency.

Your smartphone could help spot dopamine deficiency in Parkinson's - no brain scans needed. 📱✨ Early, radiation-free screening may be on the horizon. #ParkinsonsDisease #DigitalHealth #Parkinsons www.news-medical.net/news/2025120...