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Experts agree that soda can interfere with how certain drugs are absorbed and how they are processed and function in your body. It’s best not to drink soda with some medications like antacids, levothyroxine and azole antifungals.If you want a soda alternative, talk with a health care professional to ensure it doesn’t interact with your medicine. Grabbing a can of soda to help wash down a dose of medication may seem harmless. But experts warn that pairing your medications with soda can actually change how your body absorbs, processes or tolerates the drug. “Soda’s caffeine, carbonation and acidity can interfere with…
Physicists studied the phase transitions that occur while making the pasta dish cacio e pepe.Credit: Karisssa/iStock via GettyMany scientists dream of winning a Nobel Prize, an accolade that brings worldwide recognition, prestige and a place in the pantheon of greatness alongside the likes of Albert Einstein, Marie Curie and Francis Crick. Then there are the other awards — the Ig Nobel prizes, which were devised to highlight research that makes people laugh, then think.Highlights of this year’s Ig Nobel recipients include a nutrition prize for studying the preferred pizza toppings of rainbow lizards at a seaside resort in Togo1 (their…
Twenty-seven species of bacteria and fungi among the hundreds that live in people’s mouths have been collectively tied to a 3.5 times greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer, the results of a study led by NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center have shown. The researchers, headed by Yixuan Meng, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, carried out a prospective study, analyzing the genetic makeup of microbes collected from the saliva of 122,000 healthy men and women, and following participants to identify those who went on to develop pancreatic…
Make dinner tonight easy by trying one of these one-pot recipes. With ingredients like garlic, onions, beans and legumes, these dishes are packed with prebiotic and probiotic-rich foods that can help support gut health, healthy digestion and healthy immune function. Recipes like our High-Protein Pasta with Peas and our Thai Red Curry with Cod & Sweet Potatoes are healthy, tasty and call for a quick cleanup. Love any of these recipes? Tap “Save” to add them to MyRecipes, your new, free recipe box for EatingWell. High-Protein Pasta with Peas Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen, Food Stylist: Chelsea…
Japanese researchers received the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize in biology for showing that black cows painted with white stripes repel flies better than their counterparts that didn’t look like zebras.Image credit:Tomoki Kojima et al., 2019, PLoS One, CC-BY 4.0The 35th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize was announced on September 18, 2025. Ten prizes were awarded to researchers whose works “[make] people laugh, then think.” Considering this year’s “digestion” theme, at least one of the winning works—the physics of pasta sauce, fittingly also makes people hungry.1 The organizers also seemed considerate enough to mind the appetites of other species, such as…
David Sinclair’s Harvard lab uses K-Dense Beta to develop an ‘uncertainty-aware’ biological aging clock in a matter of weeks. Generative AI startup Biostate AI has entered the race to accelerate biomedical discovery with the launch of K-Dense Beta, a multi-agent AI system designed to compress research timelines from years to days. The company’s technology has already demonstrated its potential in aging and longevity research in a collaboration with renowned aging researcher Professor David Sinclair at Harvard Medical School. Rather than focus on specific aspects of research, K-Dense is designed to manage entire research cycles, leveraging a suite of specialized AI…
Lottie Jacksonlottiejacksonenquries@gmail.com“To fully understand our patients, we ideally need to have shared experience with them,” paediatric trainee Sophie Jackson said. “Having doctors of diverse backgrounds and abilities is crucial because it shows the next generation what is achievable despite adversity. An innate understanding of disability is also vital—it means that kind actions are intuitive rather than reactive.”My sister Sophie understood the power of diversity and what people can achieve more than most. During her early years growing up in Bristol she was diagnosed with a congenital muscle weakness. This brought logistical challenges and setbacks—ones that she navigated with aplomb. With…
Credit: wildpixel/Getty Images Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) occurs when fat builds up in the liver. It is the most common chronic liver disease and the leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality in the world. MASLD occurs in association with one or more of five cardiometabolic risk factors, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and low HDL cholesterol. Globally, over one-third of the adult population has MASLD, and 7–14% of children and adolescents are affected. By 2040, the percentage of affected adults is expected to increase from 38% to 55% worldwide, as obesity…
Multiple cinnamon brands recalled due to high lead content, per updated FDA warning.Lead exposure poses serious health risks, especially to young children and pregnant women.Recalled products were sold at a variety of stores, including Dollar Tree and Save-A-Lot. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded its recall of ground cinnamon. This is due to elevated lead levels found in popular brands. Test results have shown a concerning amount of lead in ground and powdered cinnamon, leading to recalls. The most recent products that have been recalled due to excessive lead content are Jiva Organics organic cinnamon powder, Super Brand…
Nature, Published online: 18 September 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02991-zDevice can place an emergency breathing tube in the trachea faster than medical personnel can, even those with extensive training.