How inflammation may prime the gut for cancer

Chronic inflammation can raise a person's risk of cancer, and a new study reveals key details about how that might happen in the gut and points to better ways to identify and reduce risk. Scientists at the Broad Institute ...

The new cholesterol guideline: What to know

For the first time since 2018, a clinical guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association for screening and managing blood cholesterol levels has been updated and jointly published in ...

Q&A: How much protein is enough?

Protein-maxxing—the social media-fueled trend of maximizing dietary protein at every opportunity—is showing no sign of slowing. That's in part because the federal government has weighed in with nutrition guidelines that emphasize ...

How to contain avian flu H5N1 if human-to-human spread begins

At this point, avian flu H5N1 is thought to have very limited ability to transmit between humans, but a recent case in British Columbia with an unknown source of transmission has piqued the curiosity and concern of scientists, ...

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