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Exercise Improves Attention in Chemo Brain Patients
A Phase II trial shows that a home‑based exercise program can significantly sharpen attention and reduce observable cognitive lapses in chemotherapy patients, while low‑dose ibuprofen offers modest, i
Advanced radiotherapy for prostate cancer to cut sessions from 20 to five
England’s NHS will roll out stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for low‑ and intermediate‑risk prostate cancer, cutting the standard 20‑session course to just five treatments and promising fewer
Frozen squirrel poop yields DNA of ice‑age megafauna
Researchers extracted ancient DNA from frozen Arctic ground squirrel feces dating up to 700,000 years, revealing a rich Beringian ecosystem with mammals, plants, microbes, and even woolly mammoths acr
Trump administration warns more than 500 hospitals to provide more price information or face fines
The Trump administration has warned more than 500 hospitals they are failing to disclose basic pricing information, threatening penalties of up to $2 million annually per hospital for non-compliance.
NIH appoints John Powers III as acting NIAID director
NIH named John Powers III, a senior adviser and former deputy, as acting director of NIAID, ending weeks of leadership uncertainty at the $6.5 billion‑funded institute while lawmakers voiced concerns
Life Biosciences Doses First Human in Sight-Loss Trial
Life Biosciences has dosed the first human patient with ER-100, a cellular rejuvenation drug designed to reverse vision loss from glaucoma and NAION, marking the first FDA-cleared human trial of this
Ultra‑processed foods cut attention dementia risk
A new study of over 2,100 Australian adults finds that even modest increases in ultra‑processed food intake are linked to reduced attention, slower mental processing, and higher dementia risk factors,
Tea Health Benefits Hold — But Not in Bottled Form
A major review confirms that tea — particularly green tea — offers broad health benefits, from cardiovascular protection to reduced cognitive decline, but commercial forms like bottled and bubble tea
Chicxulub impact site took 8 million years to cool
Drilling into Mexico's Chicxulub crater reveals the asteroid impact that ended the dinosaurs created a hydrothermal system that stayed hot for at least 8 million years — four times longer than the pre
JWST bright early galaxies may be brown dwarfs
A new analysis of JWST data argues that two supposedly bright, early‑universe galaxies are actually brown dwarfs within the Milky Way, casting doubt on recent claims of unexpectedly luminous primordia
Animal testing phase-out could derail pig organ
A transplant surgeon warns that the Trump administration's push to end federally funded animal testing — already visible in CDC primate study phase-outs and NIH funding shifts — could derail xenotrans
STAT Keeps 'Health Care' as Two Words, Defying AP
STAT's editorial operations director announced the outlet will keep "health care" as two words, rejecting the Associated Press Stylebook's April switch to "healthcare" despite a reader poll in which a
Oura, Whoop Add Direct Doctor Access From Apps
Oura and Whoop will let users connect virtually with doctors directly from their apps, a move the article frames as a potential first step in integrating consumer wearable data into traditional clinic
Trump's affordability czar touts Medicaid cuts to
Casey Mulligan, the Trump administration's newly appointed health care affordability czar, used a hospital finance conference stage to champion Medicaid cuts that will trim state-directed payments to
Physicist: Take Quantum Physics Personally to Navigate
A physicist argues in their new book 'Entangled States: A life according to quantum physics' that taking quantum physics personally can help people navigate conflicting truths in everyday life.
Trump‑blocked Study Says One Drink Raises Death Risk
A Trump‑blocked, government‑funded alcohol study that found even one drink a day raises disease and death risk was finally published, exposing political interference and prompting calls for stricter p
Health workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak labor with little pay or rest
Health workers at Mongbwalu hospital in Congo's Ituri province are going unpaid while battling a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak that has caused 488 confirmed cases and 86 deaths, prompting a $518 million W
Neurologists: When Memory Loss Is Normal vs. Dementia
Neurologists distinguish normal age-related memory decline - typically emerging in the 60s and tied to brain-connection deterioration - from early dementia signs like frequent, unaware repetition and
New drug to stop 'Ozempic butt' muscle loss side effect of obesity jabs
A small trial published in Nature Medicine found that the experimental drug apitegromab, given alongside the obesity jab Mounjaro, preserved roughly 55% more muscle mass over six months than a placebo
Understanding anorexia’s grip on the brain could unlock new therapies
Researchers are mapping how anorexia nervosa reshapes the brain — finding cortical thinning up to four times greater than in depression or OCD — and translating those insights into brain-stimulation a
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