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US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr and JD Vance shared a stage at the MAHA Summit in Washington DC.Credit: Alex Wroblewski/AFP/GettyWashington DCSocial-media influencers and anti-ageing entrepreneurs mingled with top US government officials, including the head of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), at an exclusive event steps from the White House last week. The meeting’s purpose was to discuss the future of health in the United States.Organizers called it the MAHA Summit, referring to US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s signature ‘Make America Healthy Again’ movement. Attendees included Kennedy, US vice-president JD Vance, NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya,…

For years, Alzheimer’s has felt like a disease that arrives silently—a name you can’t retrieve, a familiar route that no longer makes sense, a slow unraveling you only recognize in hindsight. But neuroscientists have known for a long time that the biology of Alzheimer’s begins far earlier than the symptoms we associate with it.

Diarrhea is a common, unpleasant ailment that everyone suffers from at least occasionally. In the majority of cases, it will last a few days, but diarrhea that sticks around for weeks or longer can indicate a serious health problem requiring medical attention. It’s important to know the signs of diarrhea in both adults and children, and when it’s time to see a doctor. The main symptom of diarrhea is passing loose, watery stool that occurs three or more times a day.e60dc2a1-f33c-4a05-9b50-8e3e8e5976292e916fdf-ba82-4211-9af9-8d7bb14b2d5c Someone with diarrhea may also experience one or more of the following symptoms: Pain or cramping in the abdomen…

At the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, children across the country can gain access to promising trials of cancer treatments when standard therapies fail. Among these are several conducted by the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium — a network of 15 centres across the United States and Canada that are funded by the US National Cancer Institute (NCI).In August, news broke that the consortium would be stopping people from enrolling in its clinical trials across North America, after losing federal funding beyond March 2026. The decision was handed down by the NCI, part of the US National Institutes of…

Vitamin B12 deficiency develops slowly but can cause lasting damage if untreated. Warning signs include fatigue, tingling hands or feet, a red tongue and memory issues. Boost your intake with vitamin B12-rich foods and consult your healthcare provider about supplementation. Vitamin B12 may not be the first nutrient that comes to mind when you think about health, but your body depends on it for essential functions. It helps maintain proper nerve function, supports the production of healthy red blood cells and is crucial for DNA synthesis. When B12 levels fall too low, these critical processes can become impaired. Symptoms of…

Grace (also known by her married name of Grace Bryden) worked for many years in Glasgow’s pioneering domiciliary family planning service, helping to give women more choice and control in their lives, and improving their health.Grace and her younger sister Jean were both born at home in Glasgow to Helen, an office worker, and Jim, a foreman at a company manufacturing lorries and buses. When the air raid sirens went off on the first night of the blitz in 1941, the family managed to get into a shelter in the nearby park, …

Credit: Love Employee / iStock / Getty Images Plus “I’ll end with a little bit of a wild, crazy idea, but I think it’s actually one that has the real potential for the benefit of patients.” The room was stunned when David Liu, PhD, the inventor of the genomic keyboard from base editing and prime editing, said this two-thirds of the way through his February talk at the Precision Medicine World Conference (PMWC) 2025 in Silicon Valley. The entire audience, including those on their phones, became laser-focused on the speaker and screen, in an anticipatory freeze, until Liu revealed that…

Researchers headed by a team at the University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for Advanced Pain Studies (CAPS) have made a fundamental discovery about a key mechanism that enables nervous system connections to strengthen. The discovery, based on studies in mice and on human tissue, centers on phosphorylation, a biochemical process in which a kinase enzyme modifies another protein’s function by adding a phosphate molecule to it. This process is considered fundamental for functions within cells, such as metabolism, structural processes and subcellular signaling. The findings have direct implications for better understanding the underlying biochemical mechanisms involved in pain, but also potentially…

Speaking with NutraIngredients at the recent SupplySide Global event in Las Vegas, Bewicke described the situation of the botanical industry 20 years ago as dire. “There were hundreds of extracts being sold here, and almost none were tested in any way to prove their quality or identity,” he said. “My founding partner Leo and I both had experienced problems with this in our work, and so we decided to found a company that would supply high-grade botanical extracts, similar to the products that could be bought from Europe, which were fully tested for potency, identity, heavy metals, contaminants and adulterants.”Founded…

You know how the right outfit can completely change your mood? That’s definitely true in my house, especially for my daughters, who are deep in their Lululemon era.  Don’t get me wrong: I’m also a Lululemon fan. I’m a regular in its We Made Too Much section, where you can score specials on some of the brand’s pieces. Lululemon has perfected the balance of comfort and cool, and its quality is unmatched in the athleisure world—one of my favorite pairs of running tights is as old as my oldest daughter (13!) and still going strong. Even though we each have…