Health

A dietary supplement called urolithin A increased blood flow to the brain during mental activity in middle-aged adults with obesity, according to a University of Oklahoma study published in JAMA Network Open. The findings could help researchers better understand the relationship between the supplement, blood vessel function and brain health.

A research team led by the School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), recently conducted one of the largest and most systematic studies to date on predictors of psychological resilience. Analyzing data from 26,210 Hong Kong residents, the researchers systematically evaluated 208 candidate predictors and ultimately identified 35 factors associated with an individual’s capacity to cope with adversity.

It’s important to celebrate big accomplishments. And when it comes to our health, the drop in U.S. smoking rates over the last six decades is certainly one to cheer.

Blood sugar, also called blood glucose, rises after eating. Seeing that rise on a wearable monitor can make an ordinary meal look worrying. But a higher reading after lunch does not, by itself, mean that something has gone wrong.

A new diagnostic definition of obesity outperforms body mass index (BMI) in identifying differences in health and prognosis, including mortality risk, according to a large international study published in Nature.

If you spend your workday under fluorescent lights, new research from Michigan State University suggests your body may notice. In a study of animals that, like people, are active during the day, researchers found that living under fluorescent office lighting was linked to weaker daily rhythms, higher rates of diabetic-range blood glucose and less active sperm compared with living under daylight-equivalent light. But a single hour of midday light helped make up the difference.

New research led by QIMR Berghofer has uncovered a decades-long increase in the rates of a common form of skin cancer across Australia and Europe, highlighting a growing but underrecognized public health challenge.

How neighborhoods support healthy aging is a key question for aging societies. Yet little is known about how dog walking, an everyday activity, interacts with the neighborhood environment in dense Asian cities.

Perceived stress is more strongly associated with poorer health-related quality of life among adults living with two or more chronic conditions than among those without chronic conditions, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

Fewer than 5% of U.S. military veterans may achieve optimal cardiovascular health based on the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 metrics, highlighting an urgent opportunity to improve prevention and help veterans live longer, healthier lives, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation.

Children who visit parks and playgrounds at least once a week may have better mental health and social development as they grow up. That’s according to a new study by the University of Exeter, published in Epidemiology and Community Health. The paper is titled “Park Visits and Social-Emotional Development throughout Childhood: A Longitudinal Analysis of ALSPAC.”