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More than two and a half millennia after The Odyssey’s epic homecoming story was first told, it still resonates with audiences. A new movie version from director Christopher Nolan both transports viewers back in time (albeit with historically inaccurate costumes) and gives them a fresh take for today

A new review of previous studies in the journal Appetite undercuts the popular belief that water fills you up at the table. Meanwhile, a companion study in the journal Food Quality and Preference found that spicy salsa — often avoided by dieters — actually curbed how much people ate

He gained 0.45kg due to lack of sleep for 80 minutes a day.”Enough sleep is essential even when managing weight.” An AI-generated image of a woman who can’t fall asleep looking at her phone late at night. [Chat GPT]

Cancer disparities cost lives and researchers push to understand what is behind these gaps. Federal funding for such work has slowed since last year. Andrew Brookes/Image

A freshly harvested tuber of Gastrodia elata, a plant known locally as “cheonma.” A collaborative study by the National Institute of Forest Science and Chung-Ang University revealed that saligenin, a natural compound derived from the plant’s roots, helps cells process insulin normally again and boosts hormones that keep blood sugar in check. Courtesy of National…

A collaboration between the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Amalgam Rx is helping advance Chiron, an award-winning health care AI model designed to analyze a patient’s complete medical history and support earlier disease detection, personalized treatment and smarter clinical decision making

The following essay is reprinted with permission fromThe Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research

Satellite images are being used to discover how climate change is affecting penguin diets and the broader Antarctic ecosystem, Stony Brook University researchers said

At first glance, it’s not a pleasant image to consider: Billions of bacteria, fungi and viruses live in the gut of every human. While that may sound bad, these collections — unique to every human — play an oversized role in human health. Their sheer scope makes them challenging to study, but the benefits of…