Vampire Bats Are Moving into the US and Scientists Worry They Could Spread a Fatal Zombie Deer Disease to Humans
A deer showing signs of CWD. Credit: Wikimedia Commons In 2022, Peter Larsen awoke in the Guyanese rainforest…
Food consumption patterns and their micronutrient content in India: Evidence from the household consumption expenditure surveys, 2011–12 and 2023–24
India’s dietary landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by rising incomes, shifting consumption patterns, and targeted welfare…
Vegetarian diets and cancer risk: pooled analysis of 1.8 million women and men in nine prospective studies on three continents
Study population The study design and data harmonisation process have been described in detail elsewhere [17]. Briefly, prospective…
Genome-wide association analyses highlight the role of the intestinal molecular environment in human gut microbiota variation
Ethical considerations The current study has been approved by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority (DNR 2022-06137-01, DNR 2024-01992-02).…
Wildfire-sourced fine particulate matter and mental disorders in children and adolescents
Xu, R. et al. Wildfires, global climate change, and human health. N. Engl. J. Med. 383, 2173–2181 (2020).…
A Mysterious Bat Virus in Bangladesh Is Deadlier Than We Thought, and Now Infecting Humans
Between late 2022 and early 2023, five patients arrived at hospitals in Bangladesh with symptoms that screamed “Nipah…
The surprisingly big health benefits of just a little exercise
January is peak gym time — the month when fitness seekers commit to New Year’s resolutions. By February,…
Pre-workout supplements linked to dangerously short sleep
New research shows that young Canadians who take pre-workout supplements are more than twice as likely to sleep…
Pioneering personalized medicine by deciphering depression’s complex biological web
In a compelling Genomic Press Interview published today in Genomic Psychiatry, Dr. Najaf Amin unveils transformative insights that…
Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations
Cases of influenza are surging in Japan.Credit: Kota Kawasaki/Yomiuri Shimbun via AP/Alamy Japan’s health authorities have declared an…