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Category: Function & Health

Well-Exercised Mice Passed Natural Fitness to Their Male Offspring, But Not Through DNA
Physiology

Well-Exercised Mice Passed Natural Fitness to Their Male Offspring, But Not Through DNA

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025

What if there were a way that didn’t involve CRISPR to give your offspring a natural talent for athletics?…

High-Quality Diet Found to Be Superior for Microbiome, Mental Health with Red Meat, Not Without
Nutrition

High-Quality Diet Found to Be Superior for Microbiome, Mental Health with Red Meat, Not Without

October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

A new study has found that when added into the profile of healthy eating, red meat improved adequacy of…

FDA Approves the First Eye Drops for Age-Related Blurry Vision
Medicine

FDA Approves the First Eye Drops for Age-Related Blurry Vision

August 24, 2025August 25, 2025

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first eye drop designed to treat presbyopia, which is a common…

America’s Ozempic Obsession Profiles Like so Many Weight-Loss Fads of Years Passed
Medicine

America’s Ozempic Obsession Profiles Like so Many Weight-Loss Fads of Years Passed

July 24, 2025July 26, 2025

It’s been 4 years since semaglutide was first approved as an anti-obesity medication in the West. Since then, with…

Psychedelic Mushrooms Reduced Human Cellular Aging by 57%, Increased Lifespan in Mice 30%
Medicine

Psychedelic Mushrooms Reduced Human Cellular Aging by 57%, Increased Lifespan in Mice 30%

July 23, 2025

Researchers have discovered that the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms can extend lifespan and reduce cellular aging by 50%…

Fish Oil Supplements Shown to Be More Effective Than Fish for Getting Optimal Omega-3 Intake
Nutrition

Fish Oil Supplements Shown to Be More Effective Than Fish for Getting Optimal Omega-3 Intake

April 14, 2025

In a fascinating new study, several dozen participants were separated into groups and fed either a fish oil supplement…

‘Bet You Can’t Eat Just One’ Was Correct–Study Finds One Meal of Processed Foods Alters Brain Activity for 7 Days
Physiology

‘Bet You Can’t Eat Just One’ Was Correct–Study Finds One Meal of Processed Foods Alters Brain Activity for 7 Days

April 4, 2025

Remember that old potato chip commercial that boasted: “Bet you can’t eat just one?” The depth of that admission…

New Study Links Higher Vegetable Oil Consumption with Decreased Mortality—or Was it the Exercise?
Nutrition

New Study Links Higher Vegetable Oil Consumption with Decreased Mortality—or Was it the Exercise?

March 12, 2025

Ultra-processed seed and vegetable oils contain high levels of rancid, inflammatory polyunsaturated fatty acids treated with a petroleum-based deodorizer,…

New Packaging Reduces Mercury Levels in Tuna by 35%, a Toxin That Doesn’t Seem to Affect Even Infants
Nutrition

New Packaging Reduces Mercury Levels in Tuna by 35%, a Toxin That Doesn’t Seem to Affect Even Infants

February 24, 2025

A breakthrough in packaged tuna preparation has been found to reduce mercury content in the fish by 35%. Consumption…

US Dietary Guidelines Flagged for ‘Critically Low-Quality’ Data, Poor Reproducibility and Inadequate Justifications
Nutrition

US Dietary Guidelines Flagged for ‘Critically Low-Quality’ Data, Poor Reproducibility and Inadequate Justifications

February 4, 2025

Researchers at the University of Ottawa have revealed significant methodological flaws in the systematic reviews used to create the…

Exercise on its Own is Enough to Lose Weight, if Done at High Enough Intensity and Duration
Physiology

Exercise on its Own is Enough to Lose Weight, if Done at High Enough Intensity and Duration

January 24, 2025

In a large meta-analysis of 116 randomized controlled trials including over 6,800 overweight and obese patients, exercise on its…

Dementia Rates Set to Double Along with the Importance of Prevention Strategies by 2060
Medicine

Dementia Rates Set to Double Along with the Importance of Prevention Strategies by 2060

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025

Around 1 million adults in the US are projected to develop dementia each year by 2060, compared with around…

Scientist Exposes ‘Blue Zones’ to be Myth Based on Pension Fraud, Not Diet and Lifestyle
Nutrition

Scientist Exposes ‘Blue Zones’ to be Myth Based on Pension Fraud, Not Diet and Lifestyle

January 7, 2025

In what is likely to be seen as the health and fitness equivalent of something like the Watergate or…

Trump’s Public Health Picks Roundly Criticized While Half of American Adults are Obese, 25% of Adolescents
Medicine

Trump’s Public Health Picks Roundly Criticized While Half of American Adults are Obese, 25% of Adolescents

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

Under the second Trump Administration, it’s fair to suggest that the nation’s public health sector will undergo the most…

One Exercise Session or Disturbed Night of Sleep Still Affects Cognition Weeks Later
Physiology

One Exercise Session or Disturbed Night of Sleep Still Affects Cognition Weeks Later

October 15, 2024

The everyday effects of sleep, exercise, heart rate, and mood—both good and bad—could linger in our brains for over…

Researchers Rush to Criticize Paper for Claiming Association Between Meat and Type-2 Diabetes
Nutrition

Researchers Rush to Criticize Paper for Claiming Association Between Meat and Type-2 Diabetes

September 2, 2024

One might say the ideological battle over the optimal human diet has devolved into something like a cafeteria food…

Minimize Sugar, Maximize Nutrients to Lower Biological Age, New Study Shows
Nutrition

Minimize Sugar, Maximize Nutrients to Lower Biological Age, New Study Shows

August 5, 2024

A new study showed that biological markers of age known as epigenetics can testify to a younger or older…

The Gut-Germline Axis: New Revelations on Gut Microbiome Shows it Affects Men’s Fertility, Offspring Health
Physiology

The Gut-Germline Axis: New Revelations on Gut Microbiome Shows it Affects Men’s Fertility, Offspring Health

May 29, 2024October 16, 2025

There seems to be no area of the body where the microbiome, a catch-all term that addresses the different…

More Evidence Modern Humans Are Rapidly Losing Microbiome Diversity
Nutrition

More Evidence Modern Humans Are Rapidly Losing Microbiome Diversity

March 29, 2024

It’s never been a better time to add fiber into your diet. Whether you follow a vegetable-light diet like…

Nearly Every Form of Exercise Has Greater Treatment Potential for Depression Than SSRIs
Medicine

Nearly Every Form of Exercise Has Greater Treatment Potential for Depression Than SSRIs

March 26, 2024March 26, 2024

In a large meta-analysis that compared the effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) against various forms of exercise,…

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Pentagon Doesn’t Know Who They’re Killing in Caribbean Boat Bombings

Andy Corbley October 31, 2025

Virtually all news outlets worldwide reporting on the Pentagon’s targeted killings of sailors in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific…

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Putin Proposes an Extension to the New START Nuclear Deal Through to 2027

Julien Torres October 4, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his government will adhere to the NEW START treaty with the US…

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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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