Health

Researchers at University College Dublin (UCD) have published the full study protocol for Bump2Baby & Me+ (B2B&Me+) in the journal PLOS One. The study tests how a digital health coaching program for pregnant women at risk of gestational diabetes performs when it moves out of a clinical trial and into routine hospital care. The publication coincides with the close of the study’s recruitment phase, which began in December 2025 across hospitals in Ireland, Spain, Poland and Norway.

We often think about heart disease as something that suddenly happens, like a heart attack, requiring a trip to the emergency room. In reality, cardiovascular disease often develops silently over years or even decades before symptoms appear.

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered why the adage, “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” holds weight—especially for the 1 in 9 adults worldwide living with diabetes. Glucose (the simplest form of sugar) is the body’s main source of energy. When everything is working properly, the body regulates glucose—keeping it from spiking or crashing—and stores it until we need it.

Dementia touches many lives—in many different ways. Most people have some firsthand experience of it, whether with an aging family member, friend or neighbor. More than 6 million people in the U.S. have some type of dementia, and that number is expected to increase in the coming years as the population gets older.

Does it feel like Salmonella is contaminating everything these days? From the food you eat and the pets you love to the surfaces you touch and the recreational areas you enjoy, this deadly bacterium can be found almost everywhere.

Lifestyle factors can worsen the effects of genetic causes of male infertility, finds new research that could help explain why men carrying similar genetic mutations often experience different levels of fertility impairment.

Older adults living with several chronic diseases, a condition known as multimorbidity, may respond differently to interventions aimed at preventing disability, depending on the combination of diseases they have. A new study, published in Nature Aging and led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome, suggests that looking at patterns of multimorbidity, rather than individual diseases alone, could help make prevention more personalized.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. live through a stroke. Survivors may face challenges with walking, eating, speaking and other essential parts of life.

A recent study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB) examined culinary skills and related barriers among adults with visual impairment. Researchers found that although all participants were classified as having medium or high culinary skills, many continued to experience challenges that limited their independence in the kitchen. Accessible tools and training can help bridge this gap.

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on cardiac rehabilitation have been published online today in the European Heart Journal. The new guidelines will be presented at ESC Congress 2026 on Aug. 31.

More walkable neighborhoods in New York City were associated with a lower risk of developing postpartum type 2 diabetes among women who had gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. However, the association varied depending on individual and neighborhood socioeconomic circumstances, including Medicaid coverage and neighborhood economic deprivation. The findings are published in the journal Diabetes Care.