Long-Term Yogurt Consumption Tied to Decreased Incidence of Certain Types of Colorectal Cancer

▫️Yogurt, Which Contains Live Strains of Bacteria, Is Thought to Protect Against Many Types of Diseases, With Some Reports Indicating It Could Reduce Risk of Colorectal Cancer.
▫️A New Study Led by Investigators From Mass General Brigham Finds That Yogurt Consumption Over Time May Protect Against Colorectal Cancer Through Changes in The Gut Microbiome.
▫️The Study Published in Gut Microbes.

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Mother's High-Fat Diet Could Affect Liver Health in Fetus

▫️When Mothers Eat A Diet High in Fat And Sugars, Their Unborn Babies Can Develop Liver Stress That Continues Into Early Life. A New Study Published in The Journal Liver International Sheds Light On Changes to The Fetus's Bile Acid, Which Affects How Liver Disease Develops And Progresses.

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Genetic Mutation Could Be Basis for Novel Arthritis Treatment

▫️Research Led by York University’s Faculty of Health Reveals How A Specific Mutation in A Protein Called TRAF1 Can Shut Down An Overactive Immune Response, Dramatically Reducing Inflammation In Mice.
▫️The Study Is Now Available Online And Will Be Published in The March Issue of Journal of Autoimmunity.

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Lower LDL of ‘Critical Importance’ in Reducing Dementia Risk

▫️A Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) Level Below 70 mg/dL Was Associated With A 26% Reduced Risk of All-Cause Dementia And A 28% Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementia (ADRD), With Statin Use Further Decreasing That Risk, A New Study Suggests.
▫️The Study Was Published Online April 1 in The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

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Heart Failure Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline

▫️The Researchers Found Heart Failure Is Associated With A Significant Decrease in Cognition at The Time of Diagnosis, A Study Suggests.
▫️The Research Team, Led by Michigan Medicine, Examined The Cognitive Abilities of Nearly 30,000 Adults Over Time, Comparing Those Who Did And Did Not Develop Heart Failure.
▫️The Results Are Published in Circulation: Heart Failure.

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Cold Temperatures Increase Neural Connections in Fly Brains

▫️A New Study From Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) Has Demonstrated That Temperature During Early Development Influences Brain Connectivity in Fruit Flies (Drosophila Melanogaster), With Lower Temperatures Leading to The Formation of More Neural Connections.
▫️Previous Studies Have Shown That Temperature Affects Synapse Formation in The Drosophila Visual System, But The New Research Expands This Understanding to The Olfactory System.

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Low Vitamin K Intake May Adversely Affect Cognition As People Get Older

▫️A new study from researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University is shedding light on how insufficient consumption of Vitamin K may adversely affect cognition as people get older.
▫️The study, conducted in middle-aged rodents, suggests that a lack of vitamin K may increase inflammation and hamper proliferation of neural cells in the hippocampus, a portion of the brain that is capable of generating new cells and is central to functions such as learning and memory.

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Study Strengthens Link Between Maternal Diabetes And Autism

▫️A Large New Study Adds to Evidence That Diabetes During Pregnancy Is Linked With An Increased Risk of Brain And Nervous System Problems in Children, Including Autism, Researchers Say.
▫️Diabetes Diagnosed Before Pregnancy Appeared to Confer A 39% Higher Risk For One or More of These Neurodevelopmental Disorders Compared With Gestational Diabetes That Begins in Pregnancy And Often Resolves Afterward, The Researchers Reported in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

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Natural Compound Found in Common Fruits and Vegetables Could Slow Dementia

▫️A Natural Compound Commonly Found in Fruits And Vegetables May Help Protect Nerve Cells And Shows Potential As A Treatment For ALS And Dementia, According to New Research From The University of Missouri.
▫️The Compound, Kaempferol, Is A Natural Antioxidant Present in Foods Like Kale, Berries, And Endives. Researchers Found That It May Support The Health of Nerve Cells And Could Offer Therapeutic Benefits For ALS.

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Healthy Sleep Patterns Decrease The Risk of Being Hospitalized For Infections, Study Finds

▫️Researchers at the Southern Medical University in China recently carried out a study aimed at further exploring the connection between sleep and infections, by analyzing data from a well-known health database, the UK Biobank.
▫️Their findings, published in Translational Psychiatry, suggest that healthy sleep patterns decrease the risk of being hospitalized for infections.

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Eating Over 60g of Almonds A Day May Protect DNA And Cut Oxidative Damage

▫️In A Recent Systematic Review Published in The Journal Scientific Reports, Scientists Say High-dose Almond Intake Could Help Shield Your Cells From Oxidative Harm While Enhancing Your Body’s Natural Defense Systems, But The Benefits Depend On The dose And How The Nuts Are Prepared.

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Long Daytime Naps And Less Nighttime Sleep Signal High AF Risk

▫️Individuals Who Took Extended Daytime Naps or Had Inadequate Nighttime Sleep Faced A Significantly Increased Risk For Incident Atrial Fibrillation (AF), With A Threefold Increased Risk Among Those With Both Factors.
▫️It Was Published Online on July 24, 2025, in The European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

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World's Most Common Pain Relief Drug May Induce Risky Behavior, Research Suggests

▫️The Most Commonly Taken Analgesic Worldwide - And One of The Most Consumed Drugs in The US - Could Be Doing A Lot More Than Just Pain Relief.
▫️Acetaminophen, Also Known As Paracetamol And Sold Widely Under The Brand Names Tylenol And Panadol, May Also Increase Risk-Taking, According to Research From 2020 That Measured Changes in People's Behavior When Under The Influence of The Medication.
▫️The Findings Add to A Growing Body of Research Suggesting That Acetaminophen's Effects On Pain Reduction Also Extend to Various Psychological Processes, Lowering People's Receptivity to Hurt Feelings, Experiencing Reduced Empathy, And Even Blunting Cognitive Functions.
▫️The Findings Were Reported in Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience.

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Common Painkillers Like Advil And Tylenol Supercharge Antibiotic Resistance

▫️Painkillers we often trust - Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen - may be quietly accelerating one of the world’s greatest health crises: antibiotic resistance.
▫️▫️In The First Study of Its Kind, Researchers discovered that these drugs not only fuel bacterial resistance on their own but make it far worse when combined with antibiotics.

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Brain Cancer Can Dissolve Parts of The Skull

▫️It Sounds Like Something From A Horror Movie: A Disease That Eats Through Bone, Dissolving The Fused Plates of The Skull Like Bubbling Acid.
▫️But A Type of Brain Cancer Called Glioblastoma Actually Does Something Similar, Triggering The Erosion of Living Skull Tissue, Researchers Report October 3 in Nature Neuroscience.

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Bayer Received FDA Approval For Non-Hormonal Menopause Therapy

▫️The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) Has Approved A New, Non-Hormonal Treatment For Postmenopausal Women Who Experience Vasomotor Symptoms, Also Known As Hot Flashes.
▫️The Drug, Called Lynkuet And Developed by Bayer, Was Cleared to Treat Moderate Severe Hot Flashes Due to Menopause. Approval Was Supported by Three Late-Stage Trials That Enrolled Thousands of Women.
▫️Vasomotor Symptoms Typically Occur During And After Menopause, A Transition When A Woman’s Menstrual Cycle Stops.

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First Pig Liver Transplant in Living Recipient Shows Promise

▫️A Multidisciplinary Team From China Performed The World’s First Successful Genetically Modified Pig Auxiliary Liver Xenotransplant in A Living Human.
▫️The liver was able to function and support the patient for 38 days, with no evidence of rejection. However, the patient eventually developed xenotransplant-related thrombotic microangiopathy (xTMA), requiring graft resection, and died on postoperative day 171.
▫️The case report was published online on October 9 in the Journal of Hepatology.

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Parental Mental Disorders May Double Offspring Mortality Risk

▫️Offspring of parents with mental disorders had nearly double the risk for mortality, especially from unnatural causes, compared to those with parents did not have a mental disorder, a new Swedish cohort study showed.
▫️Additionally, mortality risk was highest when both parents had mental disorders but was not affected by the sex of the affected parent.
▫️It was published online on September 24 in JAMA Psychiatry.

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Oral Arginine Reduces Amyloid Buildup in Alzheimer’s Models

▫️In A New Study, Made Available Online On October 30, 2025, in Neurochemistry International, Researchers From Kindai University And Collaborating Institutions Discovered That Oral Administration of Arginine, A Naturally Occurring Amino Acid And Safe Chemical Chaperone, Effectively Suppresses Aβ Aggregation And Its Toxic Effects in Animal Models of AD.

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Amazon Scorpion Venom Shows Stunning Power Against Breast Cancer

▫️The venom of an Amazonian scorpion species may contain a compound capable of helping treat breast cancer, a disease that remains one of the top causes of death among women. See More

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Amoxicillin Challenge May Be Safe For Kids Labeled Allergic

▫️Direct Amoxicillin Challenges Were Tolerated by 96.8% of Infants And Toddlers With Suspected Penicillin Allergy, According to a Retrospective Study. Those Who Reacted During The Challenge Typically Developed Mild Cutaneous Eruptions That Were Treated With Antihistamines.
▫️The Study Was Published Online on October 23, 2025, in The Journal of Pediatrics.

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