New weight loss pill beats oral Ozempic in major trial
A new once-daily weight-loss pill called orforglipron delivered better weight loss and blood sugar improvements than the leading oral semaglutide in a major clinical trial. The tablet could offer a…
Can't stick to a diet? Intermittent fasting may be easier than counting calories for weight loss
Intermittent fasting helped people lose as much weight as calorie restriction, but without the same feeling of constantly controlling their food intake. Researchers say that difference could make fasting a…
Creatine doesn't just build muscle. It may also help fight cancer
Scientists have discovered that creatine may strengthen one of the immune system’s most important cancer-fighting pathways by energizing dendritic cells that activate killer T cells. The promising results could eventually…
Scientists discover how colon cancer cells change identity to spread
Scientists have identified a molecular switch that may help explain how colorectal cancer becomes deadly. When levels of a gene-regulating factor called GATA6 drop, cancer cells can shed their normal…
Textbooks were wrong: Scientists reveal how human hair really grows
A new study suggests human hair grows in a way scientists never expected. Researchers found that hair is pulled upward by coordinated cell movements inside the follicle rather than simply…
Takeaway meals contain more salt than advertised, study finds
Almost half of the takeaway meals tested contained more salt than advertised, with some dishes delivering nearly twice the recommended daily limit in a single serving. Surprisingly, classic fish and…
Scientists found a surprising cancer fighter hiding inside tumors
Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have turned an unlikely source into a potential new weapon against cancer: bacteria that naturally live inside tumors. They developed a peptide called…
Eater Is Coming to Netflix
You’ll soon be able to watch your favorite Eater videos, from Mise en Place to Smoke Point, on one of the world’s biggest streamers. Today, Netflix announced partnerships with dozens…
What a divorce coach wishes couples knew before ending a marriage
<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5333×3000+0+0/resize/5333×3000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F73%2F9af4a13543808b2b0e00cdcbf42e%2F260702-lk-gooddivorcedig-16×9.jpg' alt='Karen McNenny is a certified divorce coach, certified co-parenting specialist and author of the book The Good Divorce: How to End Your Marriage Without Ending Your Family.’/> Divorce…
Get your reading glasses… in the post office
In some towns in India, people working for a non profit approach people who appear to have trouble reading small print to get them hooked up with glasses.













