Medical Research - Page 35

January 13, 2026

Blood test flags digestive disease risk years before symptoms appear

Canadian researchers say a blood test measuring immune response to gut bacteria could help predict Crohn’s disease years before diagnosis.

January 13, 2026

Simple daily habit may help ease depression more than medication, researchers say

A review of recent studies suggests exercise may treat depression as effectively as therapy or antidepressants, offering an accessible mental health treatment option.

January 13, 2026

Sleep patterns could predict risk for dementia, cancer and stroke, study suggests

A Stanford AI model trained on nearly 600,000 hours of sleep data can assess future risk for dementia, heart disease and more using one night of sleep, researchers say.

January 12, 2026

Researchers locked flu patients in a hotel with healthy adults — no one got sick

Groundbreaking flu transmission study reveals zero infections despite close contact between healthy volunteers and flu-positive students for two weeks.

January 12, 2026

What are GLP-3s? Meet the new generation of weight-loss drugs with three key ingredients

Clinical trials show retatrutide, Eli Lilly's new triple-agonist drug, delivered 24.2% weight loss in 48 weeks and the improvement of other conditions in longer studies.

January 11, 2026

Missing sleep may take a hidden toll on your brain and longevity, research reveals

New research reveals poor sleep shortens life more than diet or exercise. Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen shares what happens to the brain with inadequate sleep.

January 8, 2026

Deadly cancer risk could drop with single 10-minute workout, study suggests

Newcastle University researchers discover exercise rapidly alters blood chemistry to support DNA repair in colon cancer cells. Even brief activity may help.

January 7, 2026

Kai Trump reveals surgery to address wrist injury after recent golf competition

Kai Trump's wrist surgery was successfully performed by Dr. Thomas Graham at Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute. President Donald Trump's granddaughter expects months of rehabilitation.

January 7, 2026

Popular intermittent fasting diets may not deliver the health benefits many expect

New study suggests intermittent fasting may not deliver promised health benefits beyond weight loss, challenging beliefs about time-restricted eating.

January 6, 2026

More Americans may be classified as obese under new definition, study suggests

New obesity criteria that add waist and body fat measures to BMI could classify nearly 70% of U.S. adults as obese, according to a new study.