Younger adults in America’s famous Blue Zone are eating differently

by rss feed | Nov 3, 2026 | News Feeds

A cross-sectional study of 615 adults in the Loma Linda Blue Zone area and surrounding communities found that vegetarian diets were more common among older adults and Seventh-day Adventists, with vegetarians also reporting significantly lower BMI than non-vegetarians....

A hotter world could have cleaner air, but deadlier heatwaves

by rss feed | Nov 3, 2026 | News Feeds

Using the extreme heat conditions of 2018–2019, researchers modelled how global warming of 2°C and 2.75°C could affect heatwaves, air pollution and associated mortality across six world regions. The simulations showed increased heatwave-related deaths in every region,...

Scientists may have underestimated how much genes contribute to Alzheimer’s risk

by rss feed | Nov 2, 2026 | News Feeds

A large multi-ancestry genetic analysis identified 127 genomic loci associated with Alzheimer's disease, including 48 previously unreported loci, and implicated microglial and neuronal gene-expression patterns in disease susceptibility. The researchers estimated that...

Two healthy diets stood out in a study of more than 7,000 adults

by rss feed | Nov 2, 2026 | News Feeds

In a cross-sectional analysis of 7,256 adults from the Maastricht Study, researchers found that greater adherence to the DASH and Dutch Healthy Diet patterns was associated with higher very-low-frequency (VLF) heart rate variability power, particularly among...

Study uncovers why pulmonary hypertension patients report symptoms of cognitive decline

by rss feed | Nov 2, 2026 | News Feeds

University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researcher-clinicians have uncovered why many pulmonary hypertension patients report symptoms of cognitive decline. Read Original...