Month: May 2026
Redesigning Hospitals for an Ageing Population
Public hospitals play a vital role in caring for aging populations, yet many operate under financial strain and…
More Than an Energy Drink: National Study Shows Kratom Use Is Increasing
A national study examining kratom use in the United States has found that the substance is becoming increasingly…
Spending Time Outdoors Linked to Higher Life Satisfaction
A major international study has found that spending time in nature is linked to greater life satisfaction, with…
Exercise Could Play a Key Role in Helping People Stop Smoking
Exercise could provide smokers with a simple and accessible extra tool to help them quit, according to a…
The Tiny Cellular Framework Behind Brain Development
A tiny and largely overlooked structure inside human cells may hold important clues to how the brain develops,…
āForever Chemicalsā Found in Nearly Entire US Study Population, Researchers Report
Artificial āforever chemicalsā have been detected in 98.8% of blood samples analysed in a major new US study…
Healthy Hearts May Still Face the Risk of Alzheimerās Disease
A new clinical trial suggests that improving cardiovascular health alone may not be enough to protect older adults…
Artificial Intelligence Offers Promise in Identifying Advanced Heart Failure
Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) approach that may help doctors identify patients with advanced heart…
Cardiac Structural Impairment Linked to Increased Risk of Long-Term Adverse Health Events and Mortality
Higher left atrial end-systolic dimension (LASD), a measure of the size of the heartās left upper chamber, and…
Hospital-Related Delirium Could Be an Early Warning Sign of Dementia
Older adults who experience delirium during a hospital admission may face a substantially increased risk of developing dementia…
Falling Temperatures Drive Up Heart-Related Mortality Rates
Following one of the coldest winters in recent memory across large parts of the country, new research is…
Ageing and the Breakdown of Proper Cellular Responses
Some of the changes we associate with ageing begin deep inside our cells, particularly in the nucleus where…