An analysis of 196 adults with prediabetes linked earlier sleep timing to greater weight loss over eight weeks, although sleep coaching did not significantly outperform lifestyle education and researchers did not establish that bedtime changes caused the result.
Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen warns that alcohol, staying in bed, negative thinking, isolation, ultraprocessed foods and poorly matched medication decisions may worsen depression, while activity, social connection and individualized medical evaluation may help support recovery.
Pelacarsen dramatically lowered inherited heart risk marker Lp(a), yet patients gained no protection from death, heart attacks or strokes, stunning researchers and raising difficult questions about a theory that has guided promising cardiovascular drug development.
A chance shift in lighting exposed 280 prehistoric engravings inside a popular Catalonian cave, revealing 55 animal figures and the third largest known collection of Ice Age cave art in Mediterranean Iberia.
Researchers recovered more than 1,400 cannabis seeds and detected THC and cannabinol in preserved human hair, providing direct molecular evidence of psychoactive cannabis use at an elite tomb in southern Siberia dating back 2,800 years.
The 4.1 billion year old Teghaza 001 meteorite contains evidence of water altered Martian crust, unusual minerals and zircon crystals that let researchers examine a previously unsampled region from the earliest stages of Mars’s history.
A study of nearly 450,000 American adults linked occasional and frequent cannabis use with increased cardiovascular risks, particularly stroke, while researchers cautioned that the preliminary observational findings cannot establish that marijuana caused those conditions.
Experts say balance can improve through a few minutes of consistent daily practice. Simple movements using body weight offer a safe starting point, while equipment such as pads, balls and sliders can add difficulty after a stable foundation develops.