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Men’s semen quality is associated with how long they live, according to a study of nearly 80,000 men, published in Human Reproduction.

Resistance or muscle-strengthening exercise, using weights or the body itself, may be the best type of exercise for tackling insomnia in older age, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available research, published in the open-access journal Family Medicine and Community Health.

The global number of cases of osteoarthritis, as well as the disability associated with the condition, has risen by more than 130% over the past three decades among women who have gone through the menopause, indicates a data analysis spanning 1990 to 2021, and published in the journal BMJ Global Health.

Many medicines taste so bitter that some people avoid taking them. To help with the bad taste, flavors and sweeteners are added to modify the taste and make it more acceptable. However, not everyone has the same sense of taste and sensitivity toward bitterness or gets the same relief from the modifiers.

The mechanics of eating are more complex than they might appear. For about a decade, researchers in the Personal Robotics Lab at the University of Washington have been working to build a robot that can help feed people who can’t eat on their own.

Using a powerful microscopy technique, a team led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has gained insights into how the body uses vitamin K, an essential nutrient that plays a pivotal role in blood clotting and other physiological functions.

For the first time, researchers have identified that inflammation—long associated with multiple sclerosis (MS)—appears to cause increased mutations linked to MS progression.

Taking a higher dose of folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy was safe and associated with improved verbal abilities in children at age six as well as improved behavior skills, according to a preliminary study released today, March 4, 2025, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 77th Annual Meeting taking place April 5–9, 2025, in San Diego and online.

A study has uncovered that iron orchestrates the activation of two damaging cell death pathways—ferroptosis and necroptosis—early in ischemic stroke recovery, exacerbating brain injury. This discovery sheds light on how iron disruption fuels neurological damage, positioning iron regulation as a promising therapeutic target to protect the brain during the critical reperfusion phase.

Poor sleep health can lead to many daily problems, and for people with chronic illnesses, one of those problems can be difficulty with daily movement.