by John McMillan | Oct 17, 2025 | Health
Tom Brownlee, University of Birmingham Imagine if your smartwatch didn’t just tell you how many steps you’ve walked or calories you’ve burned, but how many heartbeats you’ve “spent” each day. According to a recent study, that number might one day become another marker...
by John McMillan | Oct 17, 2025 | Aging, Health
James Goodwin, Loughborough University I recently heard Professor Luigi Ferrucci, an expert on ageing, speak at my local university’s medical school. One line really stuck with me: “The next great step in ageing science will be understanding how lifestyle factors slow...
by John McMillan | Oct 17, 2025 | Health, Mental Health
Claire Wilcox, University of New Mexico People often joke that their favorite snack is “like crack” or call themselves “chocoholics” in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such as alcohol or nicotine? As...
by John McMillan | Oct 17, 2025 | Immune Response, Medical Research
Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina A special group of immune cells known as regulatory T cells, or Tregs for short, became an overnight sensation when a trio of U.S. and Japanese scientists won the Nobel...
by John McMillan | Oct 17, 2025 | COVID-19, Immune Response
Dr. Philp McMillan, John McMillan When Korean researchers published their analysis of 4.2 million people earlier this year, a peculiar finding emerged from the data. Among vaccinated individuals, cases of alopecia (sudden, patchy hair loss) had increased nearly...
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