Castor Oil for Health: Benefits, Wound Healing and Safety Limits
Castor oil is 90% ricinoleic acid. New research explores its antioxidant, antimicrobial, laxative and wound-healing properties
More Breast Milk Protects New Moms’ Hearts
Women with prior gestational diabetes who fed newborns at least 80% breast milk had more favorable lipid profiles
AI Speech Tool Can Estimate Aging and Dementia Risk From How You Talk
A new artificial intelligence tool that analyzes speech could give users a glimpse of how they are aging and whether they are at risk of dem
Smoking is not social and leads to increased loneliness
Smoking is not social and leads to increased loneliness, according to large Europe-wide study presented at European Respiratory Society Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The findings challenge long-held belief that smoking helps social bonding.
Walnuts Lower Mood Disturbance
8 weeks of 40g walnuts daily linked to 4.85-point lower total mood disturbance and higher urinary 5-HIAA
Childhood Poverty Linked to 3x Risk of Being Shut Out of Work, Education
UK Millennium Cohort Study for Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds.
Cannabis Use Linked to Higher Risk of Violence and Victimization
King’s College London review of 63 studies with 265,000 people finds cannabis users twice as likely to commit violence and 1.5 times more likely to experience it, but study does not prove causation.
Global Life Expectancy Recovers; People Live Longer
WHO Global Health Estimates 2000-2023 shows life expectancy reached 73.3 years in 2023, near pre-pandemic levels
Mother’s Age Leaves Biological Imprint on her Offspring
A mother’s age can leave a biological imprint on her offspring, influencing physical and behavioral traits significantly. These maternal age effects occur across many animal species