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A week of intensive meditation and other mind and body practices may be capable of producing measurable changes far beyond simple relaxation. In a recent study, researchers at the University of California San Diego found that a seven-day retreat was associated with changes in brain activity, blood chemistry, immune signaling, metabolism, and the body’s natural…

The use of artificial intelligence in fields like health care has been growing in recent years — and now scientists have used AI to build a virus that could kill dangerous bacteria like E. coli

Adults may need far more weekly exercise than current guidelines recommend to achieve a major reduction in the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to findings from an observational study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine

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Don’t have the time or money for regular red light saunas or supplements – simply getting up at the same time every day may be the key to better wellbeing

powered food tracking promises to simplify one of nutrition’s most tedious tasks: Logging what you eat. Just snap a photo, and the app estimates the meal’s nutritional breakdown. But new research suggests those estimates may not always be as accurate as users expect

In a perspective paper published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a team of researchers and health experts calls for a ‘paradigm shift’ in how public health agencies address hypertension, which affects more than 1.28 billion adults worldwide and remains a leading driver of cardiovascular disease. The authors say high blood pressure can be…

New research shows eating more foods rich in potassium while eating less salt can more effectively control blood pressure

Four Flinders early career researchers have been named 2026 Young Tall Poppy Science Award winners, recognised for research tackling some of the big questions in health, science and our natural world

Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have identified a natural protective protein that maintains healthy lung blood vessels. Increasing the expression of this protein in preclinical models of pulmonary arterial hypertension reversed key features of the disease, including pulmonary vascular remodeling and heart dysfunction.