Plenty of People Have ‘Normal’ BMI but Hidden Obesity, Study Finds
Your number on the bathroom scale could be misleading. New research finds that a substantial portion of people…
What Britain’s post-war sugar rationing teaches us about long-term heart health
A rare “natural experiment” from 1950s UK sugar rationing reveals that lower sugar exposure in the first 1,000…
Jacksonville, FL air quality has worsened, report says. Here’s why
What air quality means and how it is determined: Video Good air quality means few pollutants, while poor…
The Apple Watch blood pressure feature lives in a gray area
Welcome to The Workup, a First Opinion column from Vishal Khetpal. As a physician in the age of wearables,…
Massive Global Study Finds 99% of Heart Attacks and Strokes Are Tied to Just 4 Risk Factors
Credit: ZME Science/Midjourney. AI-generated illustration. A new global study demolishes the myth of the “out-of-nowhere” heart attack. According…
Largest study of African American brain tissue reveals key Alzheimer gene activity
The prevalence of Alzheimer disease (AD) is approximately two times higher in African Americans (AA) compared to White/European-ancestry…
Drinking less water daily spikes your stress hormone
Researchers discovered that people who don’t drink enough water react with sharper cortisol spikes during stressful events, explaining…
Apple Watch hypertension app: Experts see benefit despite limitations
Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics.…
Genetic mutation in some East Asians linked to aldehyde storm and increased liver disease risk
Researchers have identified the mechanism by which a common genetic mutation increases liver disease risk. Their findings suggest…
Study uncovers three-way relationships between gut fungi, genetics and disease risk
A new genome-wide study uncovers evidence of the first three-way relationships between human genetic variation, variation in the…