Blood-based epigenetic markers enable more precise prediabetes risk assessment

Prediabetes is not one uniform condition – researchers have identified distinct risk…

Microbes living in our mouths could hold the key to obesity prevention

People living with obesity were found to have distinct oral microbiome patterns…

Why some people get bad colds may be in the nose

The severity of a cold may hinge on how quickly nasal cells…

Hidden immune loop may drive dangerous inflammation with age

Ageing can push immune cells into a chronic inflammatory mode, which may…

Stiffening colons may be fuelling cancer in younger adults

Long-term inflammation may stiffen the colon, creating conditions that help early-onset colorectal…

Type 2 diabetes quietly damages blood vessels

The longer someone lives with type 2 diabetes, the higher their cardiovascular…

Screening all children for type 1 diabetes is effective

Large-scale screening found children with early-stage type 1 diabetes before severe symptoms…

Two days of oatmeal can reduce cholesterol level

A two-day, calorie-reduced oat-based diet produced a marked reduction in LDL cholesterol…

Secret to human intelligence might be in the gut

• Scientists transferred gut microbes from different primates into germ free mice…

Newly discovered coffee compounds beat a diabetes drug in lab tests

Researchers found previously unknown compounds in roasted coffee that strongly blocked alpha…