This weight-loss hormone may protect the liver even without weight loss

Researchers at McMaster University have uncovered an unexpected role for a naturally occurring hormone already known for reducing appetite and supporting weight loss. The hormone appears to protect the liver…

Vaping could lead to health harm in children and young people, doctors warn

Vaping could lead to health harms in children and young people and should be made “less attractive” to them, doctors have said. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health…

3 minutes of sprinting does something 90 minutes of exercise does not

Just three minutes of sprinting may produce a molecular response that looks very different from what happens after 90 minutes of moderate exercise. Researchers at Rockefeller University compared how the…

Weekly type 2 diabetes jab could replace daily injections

Moving from daily injections to a weekly jab is most likely to benefit those who need help with their injections. That might include frailer people and those with sight loss,…

Scientists turn probiotic bacteria into tiny drug factories for pancreatic cancer

Cancer immunotherapy has dramatically changed how doctors treat many forms of cancer, yet pancreatic cancer has remained particularly resistant to these advances. A major obstacle is the environment that develops…

‘I can’t do the things my friends do’: Life as a teenage carer

Some support is available. Young carers are entitled to assessments from their local council to look at the impact on their health, education and wellbeing. “When young carers get these…

Coffee drinkers have less fat, more muscle, and surprising hormone differences

Coffee is consumed around the world every day, and earlier research has associated coffee drinking with a reduced risk of conditions including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Scientists still…

What supplements do athletes consume every day?

Team GB rower Heidi Long takes BBC Sport through her vitamin and supplement routine. Source link

A mother’s age can shape her offspring without changing their DNA

A mother’s age can influence the physical traits and behavior of her offspring in humans and across many other animal species. Researchers refer to these changes as maternal age effects.…

Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial

Prof Peter Johnson, National Clinical Director for Cancer at NHS England, told the BBC’s Today Programme it was an exciting development. “Most of the cancer immune treatments we have been…