Participants reported better asthma control after their households changed from gas to electric cooking. Without an untreated comparison group, the improvement cannot be attributed solely to the stove switch.
Read story: Asthma symptoms improved after an electric-stove switch, but causation remains uncertain ↗The main analysis found no statistically significant association between total ultra-processed food intake and colorectal cancer incidence, while food-group associations differed.
Read story: Ultra-processed foods and colorectal cancer: overall and subgroup findings differ in a large cohort ↗Researchers observed an association between activity and subsequent outcomes in people with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s.
Read story: More physical activity linked to slower cognitive decline and motor symptom worsening in Parkinson’s ↗High-dose DHA changed the biological marker under study without outperforming placebo on cognitive tests.
Read story: DHA changed a biological marker, but a two-year trial did not demonstrate cognitive benefit ↗FAST-2 combined brief exercise with remote guidance and regular reminders. The trial tested this package, not the independent contribution of guidance or…
Read story: Brief supported exercise programme improved function tests in older adults with walking difficulty ↗In DRAW2, 169 people after hip or knee replacement received six weeks of home rehabilitation, telerehabilitation or no structured program. Rehabilitation was…
Read story: Does home rehabilitation after joint replacement fail to add functional benefits? ↗Fifty-eight adults with controlled hypertension completed beach-tennis and seated-rest sessions on different days. Blood pressure was lower after exercise in both sexes,…
Read story: Blood pressure fell after beach tennis—but the study measured a short-term effect ↗After one cycling session in 25 healthy men, researchers found changes in more than 3,000 proteins across plasma, saliva and urine. A…
Read story: Thousands of proteins changed after one cycling session: a molecular map of exercise ↗In a controlled study involving 40 older adults, 10 weeks of device-assisted calf training improved walking speed and muscle strength more than…
Read story: Calf exercises may improve walking speed in older adults ↗Researchers examined step counts, blood pressure and cognitive tests in 3,093 All of Us participants. More daily steps were associated with better…
Read story: Daily steps and blood pressure studied alongside cognition ↗A review of 21 studies, including 14 randomized trials, found improvements in motor symptoms and walking capacity with Nordic walking. It was…
Read story: What does research say about Nordic walking in Parkinson’s? ↗In postpartum data from 55 adolescent mothers and their infants, maternal fat mass was associated with leptin in blood and milk. Higher…
Read story: Milk hormones may reflect characteristics of mothers and infants ↗Among 256 middle-aged South Korean adults, light activity and reported walking were positively associated with mitochondrial DNA copy number in blood. The…
Read story: Tracing light movement at the cellular level: a link with mitochondrial DNA ↗Ninety-six adults with hypertension were randomized to breathing exercises, high-intensity bodyweight intervals, both, or control for 10 weeks. Blood pressure was lower…
Read story: Breathing and interval exercise compared in hypertension ↗Laboratory experiments found that antibiotic stress promoted protein transfer inside small bacterial vesicles. In E. coli, receiving these proteins increased persistence during…
Read story: Bacteria share proteins to survive antibiotic stress ↗In preclinical lung cancer models, researchers linked tumor production of the signaling molecule PGE2 to sensory nerves involved in cancer-associated wasting. A…
Read story: Cancer wasting may involve more than eating less: clues from animal models ↗Human datasets linked greater physical activity with a lower prevalence of some forms of clonal blood-cell production. In mice, uninterrupted sleep and…
Read story: Sleep and exercise may affect blood-cell clones differently by mutation ↗Researchers used a short computer task to study how people evaluate outcomes. Participants with major depression showed a higher and less flexible…
Read story: A brief game-like task offers clues about decision-making in depression ↗
