Health and Nutrition
Scientists uncover an intriguing link between your metabolism and your sense of time
How quickly time seems to pass may be linked to how much energy your body burns at rest, your stress chemistry, and your working memory, according to a new study.
ChatGPT’s Teen Mode could deprive teenagers of a fundamental need | Robin Kirman
What young students stand to lose is more than cognitive skill: it’s a reliable sense of their own mindsIn August, OpenAI launched Teen Mode – a version of ChatGPT in which every …
Are walking pads worth it? We put the best under-desk treadmills to the test
Want to get your steps in while working or watching TV? Our expert puts walking pads through their paces to find the best for comfort, noise and ease of storage• The best treadmil…
Opinion: STAT+: BIO CEO: American biotech needs a coordinated plan to beat China — now
BIO CEO: “Today’s biotech race is our generation’s Space Race.”
Opinion: AI’s health advice can be accurate and still make us sicker
“Even a factually accurate health message can change behavior in ways that make people less healthy,” researchers write.
STAT+: State Democratic wins make Medicaid expansion a possibility for more than a million people
Texas, Georgia, and Wisconsin may expand their Medicaid programs when Democrats take power.
Rukmini Iyer’s recipe for cauliflower and butter bean malai curry | Cook once, eat twice
A filling vegetarian curry, with leftovers to stuff into a wrap or pie. The same sauce can also be used as the base for a matar paneer. Cook once, eat thrice!You can’t beat a crea…
STAT+: Ionis Pharmaceuticals shares plummet after slow rollout of biotech’s triglyceride-lowering drug
Ionis Pharmaceuticals lost more than $1 billion in market value on Monday after the company slashed sales projections for a triglyceride-lowering drug.
How interpreting a racing heart relates to sexual functioning in men and women
A recent study shows that interpreting physical signs like a racing heart as exciting is linked to higher sexual desire, while fearing those same physical sensations relates to se…
STAT+: FDA approves novel Bayer drug to reduce recurrence of stroke
Bayer's drug is the first in a novel class of medications designed to prevent blood clots without increasing risk of bleeding.
The link between genes and kids’ IQ shifts as they grow up, large study finds
As children grow from age 4 to 16, the link between common education-related genetic variants and IQ strengthens, while the link between rare damaging mutations and lower IQ weake…
STAT+: Trump administration removes WuXi AppTec from its Chinese military list
The Trump administration has removed WuXi AppTec, a key partner for the pharma industry, from its list of “Chinese military companies” operating in the U.S.
STAT+: Bill Ackman’s bold plan to transform brain research
Billionaire Bill Ackman as a bold plan to transform brain research, spurred by a tragic backstory.
Women who kill their partners are often judged through “mad, bad or sad” stereotypes, review finds
Are women who kill their partners judged on the facts, or on assumptions about how women should behave? A review of 24 studies suggests gender stereotypes still color how jurors, …
Former RFK Jr adviser accuses Trump officials of prioritizing special interest groups over voters
Calley Means claims officials abandoned Maha agenda and took money from sugar industry leading up to midtermsA former top Trump administration health adviser accused Susie Wiles, …
Displaced families suffer in Gaza floods as 70,000 tents wrecked – video
Gaza's civil defence authorities declared a state of maximum emergency on Saturday as a rainstorm flooded about 70,000 tents housing displaced Palestinians and overwhelmed rescue …
STAT+: Hospitals win the midterms, and Chopping Very Strategically
We explain the CVS breakup, and why Democrats' election victories are good news for hospitals.
ADHD symptoms may reflect a brain shifting toward overly synchronized activity, study suggests
The brain may work best near a tipping point between disorder and excessive synchrony. A new study suggests ADHD symptoms could reflect individual differences in where each person…
Burnham warns that NHS will ‘struggle’ to cope if consultants don’t resume talks over pay – UK politics live
Hospital consultants are set to go on a two-day strike at the end of OctoberDowning Street has insisted that the government remains committed to the principle of the zero emission…
STAT+: Heart association meeting’s readout is trending ‘neutral’
The theme of the American Heart Association meetings was "neutral" results. Yet no one wants to stop pursuing inflammation or Lp(a) lowering.
Medical breakthrough offers hope to people with same stiff person syndrome as Céline Dion
Some patients with autoimmune condition, taking part in trial, have been able to return to work and resume hobbiesDoctors have made a potentially significant breakthrough in the h…
STAT+: FDA warns GLP-1 drugs carry potential risk of rare eye condition
The FDA on Monday warned that GLP-1 drugs carry a potential risk for a rare but serious eye condition that's sometimes referred to as an "eye stroke."
Tell us: did you move to the countryside for retirement and come to regret it?
As England’s chief medical officer warns of the challenges of growing older in rural areas, we’d like to hear from people who have struggled with isolation or accessing services a…
Republicans much more likely to think Tylenol in pregnancy is tied to autism, no matter how the question is asked
Whether a poll asked if Tylenol “causes,” “increases the risk” of, or is “linked” to autism made little difference to how Americans answered, a new experiment finds. Political par…