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In 2012, researchers found one of the Animal Kingdom's costliest parenting jobs belonged to snail dads

Snail dads: Male marine whelks, Solenosteira macrospira, undertake demanding parental roles by carrying eggs. These fathers protect hundreds of developing eggs on their shells for about a month. DNA analysis revealed males carried offspring fathered by many other males. Carrying the egg capsules imposed a significant burden, causing weight loss…

The Economic Times · Aug 4

8 Oral Cancer Warning Symptoms Indian Men Keep Ignoring, From Lesions to Screening Delays

A White Patch That Will Not Go AwayLeukoplakia, a thick white or greyish patch inside the mouth, is one of the most documented precancerous lesions in Indian men who use smokeless tobacco. A 2020 study published in the Indian Journal of Cancer found that leukoplakia was present in nearly 60%…

Times Life · Aug 4

The Claim That Weight Loss Does Not Prevent Diabetes Is Circulating Again, and the Study Behind It Is Narrower Than That

A recent study says weight loss may not prevent type 2 diabetes. Here is what it actually found and who it applies to.

Medical Daily · Jul 31

8 Stomach Symptoms That Can Be Early Signs of Stomach Cancer

Most stomach aches, indigestion, or bloating are caused by common digestive issues rather than cancer. However, stomach cancer often begins with subtle symptoms that are easy to dismiss, allowing the disease to progress before it is discovered. According to the American Cancer Society, early stomach cancer may cause few or…

Budget and the Bees · Jul 29

A Pharmacist's Guide to Healthy and Sustainable Weight Loss

Every January or every summer before a holiday, the same promises reappear: rapid results, dramatic transformations, a single trick that changes everything. The evidence tells a quieter story. Research consistently shows that the people who lose weight and keep it off are rarely the ones who lose it fastest. They…

inkl · Jul 29

One Prediabetes Subgroup Kept Sliding Toward Diabetes Despite Years of Sustained Weight Loss

One prediabetes subgroup kept progressing toward diabetes despite sustained 8% weight loss and the steepest drop in insulin secretion.

Medical Daily · Jul 29

Alison Hammond’s mother inspired her 11-stone weight loss

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The Independent UK · Jul 29

Repeated Weight Loss and Regain Was Tied to Four Times More Thigh Muscle Loss in a Four-Year MRI Study

An MRI study of 1,433 adults found weight cyclers lost nearly four times more thigh muscle over four years than people with stable weight.

Medical Daily · Jul 29

If Your Weight Loss Injection Comes From a Compounder, Here Is What to Ask Before the Next Refill

Compounded GLP-1 users face a July 30 FDA comment deadline. Here is how to tell what you are taking and what to ask your pharmacy.

Medical Daily · Jul 28

Intermittent fasting linked to better brain health – but be careful which method you choose, expert warns

HEALTH IN FOCUS: New research suggests a specific intermittent fasting protocol could reduce dementia risk and boost brain health. So should you do it? Harry Bullmore asks the experts

The Independent UK · Jul 28