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Think your food choices are your own? Study finds your partner's sleep may be influencing them

Poor sleep is known to lead to poor diet quality. But as a new Concordia-led study of co-habitating couples shows that poor sleep can affect not only an individual’s food choices, b ...

Beyond lung damage: Study finds air pollution may be linked to suicide risk

Exposure to air pollutants, especially small particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), may heighten the risk of death by suicide and suicidal thoughts, suggests a po ...

Hot tea, hot coffee and cancer: Oxford study raises a new warning

Drinking a hot cup of coffee or tea is a daily habit for millions of people worldwide. However, a new study by the University of Oxford suggests that people who drink ‘hot’ or ...

Taking Ozempic or Wegovy? Study finds possible link to hair loss in men

Men already at risk genetically for the most common form of hair loss have a 7 percent added risk of losing their hair if they use drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound for type 2 diab ...

Bhutan makes history: WHO declares country free of dog-transmitted Rabies

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Bhutan’s elimination of dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem, making it the first country in the WHO South-East Asia R ...

Sugar-free but not risk-free? Study raises alarm over popular sweetener

A study to be presented at ESC Congress 2026 will show that high blood levels of the artificial sweetener xylitol, commonly used as a sugar substitute in products such as sugar-free chewi ...

Type 2 diabetes affects men and women differently: New study unveils a shocking health divide

In the years following a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, women are more likely to develop mental health conditions, while men are more likely to develop cardiovascular and renal complications, ...

Dementia risk falls 15%? Study examines statin use after Type 2 diabetes diagnosis

Early initiation of statins after diagnosis of type 2 diabetes was associated with a lower risk of dementia, according to a study presented today at ESC Congress 2026  and published ...

New study reveals hidden dangers of swimming in rivers and lakes

People swimming in rivers and lakes could be putting themselves at risk of nasty skin conditions and stomach bugs, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia.