- 05/09/2026 - Exploring the Link Between Niacin and Fatty Liver Disease
Fatty liver disease not caused by alcohol is quickly emerging as a major public health concern in the United States.1 It often develops silently over many years, with contributors like obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and insulin resistance. Symptoms — such as a swollen belly, unexplained weight loss, extreme fatigue, and pain in the upper right abdomen — usually don't show up until the condition has progressed.2
But even if it's advanced, it's not too late. Fatty liver is a reversible condition, and addressing it can lead to real improvements in your health.
Many doctors will recommend GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic for pat
- 05/09/2026 - Moderate Air Pollution Associated with Advanced Coronary Artery Disease
First comes the air you breathe. Then comes what it quietly leaves behind. A large imaging study published in Radiology found that years of exposure to outdoor air pollutants, even at moderate levels, left measurable marks inside the coronary arteries, the vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood to your heart.1 When those arteries gradually narrow or become blocked through plaque buildup, the condition is called coronary artery disease.
The condition often develops without warning signs — no chest pain, no shortness of breath, nothing to prompt a doctor's visit — until a heart attack or another serious cardiovascular event forces the issue. Many people don't connect that progression to the air they breathe every day, but that assumption leaves you vulnerable.
The exposures involved in this study weren't the dramatic smog of heavily industrialized cities. They reflected the kind of
- 05/09/2026 - Is European Bread Healthier Than American Bread?
You might have noticed it yourself or heard it from friends that the bread in Europe seems to sit differently in your body than the bread you eat in the United States. People share stories of enjoying baguettes in Paris or pizza in Rome without the discomfort that often follows a sandwich or dinner roll at home. Social media echoes the same theme, with travelers and health-conscious eaters asking why bread varies so much between regions.1
The truth is that bread is not a single, uniform product. It reflects choices about farming, milling, fermenting, and baki
- 05/09/2026 - Scientists overturn a theory about this shark’s strange headScientists have overturned a leading explanation for why male and female bonnethead sharks have differently shaped heads. Instead of males developing a pointed snout at maturity, both sexes actually begin with more pointed heads that become rounder with age, particularly in females.
- 05/09/2026 - Harvard scientists turn knitting into shape-shifting smart fabricHarvard researchers have transformed ordinary knitting into a platform for creating fabrics that can snap between different shapes and perform useful functions. Using elastic yarns and industrial knitting techniques, the team engineered thick textiles that naturally curve and lock into multiple stable configurations, much like a light switch flipping between on and off. By adding conductive yarn, they turned these shape-shifting fabrics into soft electronic switches capable of controlling lights, counting steps, and responding to movement.
- 05/09/2026 - Stanford scientists discover a seafood that can reverse signs of agingA substance found in edible sea squirts appeared to reverse several signs of aging in older mice. Plasmalogen supplements improved memory and learning, strengthened connections between brain cells, reduced inflammation, and even helped the mice grow thicker, darker hair. Researchers believe the compounds may encourage brain regeneration and protect aging synapses.
