Health

One of the world's most common knee surgeries just failed another rigorous test, and it's far from the first time. A growing stack of placebo-controlled trials shows that arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, a procedure that trims damaged knee cartilage, delivers no better results than fake surgery. In trial after trial, patients ...

Nearly 1.2 billion people worldwide are now living with a mental disorder, a burden that has surged dramatically over the past three decades according to an analysis published in The Lancet.1 Mental illness has climbed into the ranks of the world's most disabling health conditions, and anxiety and depression are ...

Two people eat the same breakfast. In one, it's fully processed and out within 14 hours. In the other, it sits inside the colon for over five days, fermenting, irritating the gut lining, and reshaping their metabolism. New research shows this difference may matter more than what they actually ate ...

Parkinson's disease is the fastest-growing neurological disorder in the world.1 Characterized by tremors, muscle stiffness, slowed movement, balance problems, and a long list of non-motor symptoms, it affects millions of people and often develops silently for years before a diagnosis is made. By the time the condition becomes obvious enough ...

DMSO is a remarkable naturally occurring substance that (provided it's used correctly)1 safely and rapidly improves a variety of conditions medicine struggles with — particularly chronic pain. For example, thousands of studies show DMSO treats a wide range of: • Injuries such as sprains, concussions, burns, surgical incisions, and spinal ...

More than half of the calories on the average American or British plate now come from foods built in factories rather than grown on farms. That's a problem your brain pays for in ways many people never connect back to their plate. Research published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment ...

If you're sitting in a coffee shop right now, look around. One in four of the adults you see is walking around with a silent metabolic time bomb, and most of them have no idea. Metabolic syndrome has become one of the most widespread health conditions on the planet, and ...

Intense exercise floods your cells with free radicals faster than your internal defense system can neutralize them. That imbalance — more reactive molecules than your body can handle — drives the muscle fatigue, inflammation, and sluggish recovery you feel after a hard session. Push through this repeatedly without adequate recovery ...

Collagen is the most abundant protein in your body. It constitutes roughly 25% to 30% of your total protein mass, forming the structural framework of your skin, bones, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, gut lining, and the cornea of your eyes. You have more collagen than any other single protein, and ...

According to the American Heart Association, around 40 million American adults are now taking statins to manage their high cholesterol.1 These medications work by blocking an enzyme in the liver that’s responsible for producing cholesterol, reducing your blood cholesterol levels. However, statins actually do more harm than good — Not ...

Collagen accounts for roughly 12% to 17% of all protein in mammals, yet production drops about 1% to 1.5% every year as you age, according to research published in npj Aging.1 That steady decline explains why skin loses elasticity, hydration falls, and fine lines appear long before deeper health changes ...

Akkermansia muciniphila, a gut microbe you may have never heard of, is gaining attention in the world of metabolic health. This oval-shaped, anaerobic bacterium was first isolated in 2004 and has since become a subject of intense research. Akkermansia is unique in its ability to thrive in your intestinal mucus ...