Red meat and type 2 diabetes have been linked for years, but nobody has pinned down why. A French research team now has a suspect with an unusual résumé: a sugar humans…
Is age reversal possible? David Sinclair’s ER-100 is putting the idea to the test
For decades, “reversing aging” belonged mostly to science fiction, supplement marketing and speculative longevity research. That changed in 2026 when ER-100, an experimental therapy developed by Life Biosciences, moved into human testing…
Is death a black hole with no escape? Science and religion draw very different conclusions
Death can feel like the ultimate point of no return. A person stops breathing, the heart stops permanently, brain function ends and nobody who has crossed irreversible death has returned to describe…
Feijoa Powder May Help Lower Blood Pressure, Early Clinical Trial Suggests
Researchers at the University of Auckland went looking for one thing in a familiar New Zealand fruit and found another. They wanted to know whether daily feijoa powder could help adults with…
Placenta-Derived Membrane Linked to Faster Erection Recovery After Prostate Surgery
A surgical technique using tissue derived from donated placentas has been linked to faster erectile recovery after prostate cancer surgery. In 2026 findings involving more than 4,000 men, those who received dehydrated…
Study Links Prenatal Paracetamol Exposure to Shorter Anogenital Distance in Male Infants
A Cambridge study found that boys exposed to paracetamol during early pregnancy had shorter anogenital distances, a measurement associated with male reproductive development. The difference was observed among infants whose mothers reported…
Scientists Discover a Cellular Switch That Could Help Prevent Stomach Cancer
Helicobacter pylori is one of the world’s most common bacterial infections, yet most people who carry it never develop symptoms. The troubling part? The same bacterium is a major cause of stomach…
Having Trouble Sleeping? This Japanese Cypress Oil May Help You Sleep Better, Study Finds
Hinoki cypress is widely used for timber in Japan, but its roots are often left behind after logging. Researchers at Kyushu University wondered whether that overlooked wood could yield something more useful:…
Did the universe really begin with the Big Bang? Here’s what science knows
The Big Bang is often presented as if science has completely solved the beginning of the universe: everything started in one unimaginably hot, dense state, expanded outward and eventually became the cosmos…
Study Finds Even Short-Term E-Cigarette Use May Damage Lungs and Weaken Defenses Against Respiratory Viruses
Just a few days of vaping can break down deep lung barriers and leave the body defenseless against respiratory viruses. If you thought casual vaping was just inhaling harmless water vapor, think…