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Medical News Today
April 16, 2026
Exercise advice typically covers how often, how intense, and how long you work out. A new clinical trial adds a fourth variable: the time of day. Researchers enrolled 134 sedentary adults aged 40 to 60 years who carried at least one cardiovascular risk factor. All participants completed the same moderate aerobic sessions 5 days a week for 12 weeks. The only variable was whether they exercised during their body’s natural peak — morning for early risers, evening for night owls. The results demonstrated a clear difference. Chronotype-aligned exercisers saw systolic blood pressure fall by nearly 11 mmHg; those who worked out against their chronotype dropped only 5.5 mmHg. LDL cholesterol fell almost twice as far in the aligned group. Sleep quality and fasting glucose also favored the aligned group.

Medical News Today
April 13, 2026
GLP-1 receptor agonists are popular weight loss drugs that help manage obesity and type 2 diabetes. There is a growing demand for GLP-1–based therapies, with research suggesting roughly 1 in 8 U.S. adults report having ever used GLP-1 medication, with 6% currently using such drugs. Common side effects of GLP-1 drugs are those of a gastrointestinal nature, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation. Research suggests these adverse events may occur in 40 to 85% of people. Health experts advise that people can make dietary adjustments to help reduce these side effects. Although many of these side effects are mild to moderate in severity and generally resolve shortly, adverse events remain a common cause of discontinuing the drug.

Now, a new study published in Nature Health used AI to analyze social media posts and uncovered patient-reported side effects linked to these medications that may not yet be fully captured in clinical trials.

NPR via LifeKit
April 4, 2026
If you got a painful injury today, what do you think the next few days would be like? Maybe you’re picturing yourself in a recliner with the hurt appendage elevated, a bandage wrapped tightly around the injury, rotating ice packs and getting lots of sleep. That image is in keeping with a long-standing protocol for injury recovery, known by the acronym RICE: rest, ice, compress, elevate. All these things reduce inflammation. Yet recent research suggests that in the long term, people who use the RICE protocol may be more likely to develop chronic pain.

Medical News Today
March 31, 2026
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), more than 11% of U.S. adults currently have some type of cardiovascular disease. The AHA projects that number will climb to roughly 1 in 6 U.S. adults by 2050, noting that a poor diet plays a central role. A new AHA statement highlights 9 key dietary steps that could help people reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease.

NPR
March 12, 2026
So you want to reclaim your time and attention by spending less time on your phone. How do you do that when your phone is designed to suck you in and keep you scrolling? Life Kit spoke to experts in behavioral science, psychology and technology for real-world advice. The key, they say, is to find effective ways to resist that constant urge to keep picking up your phone. For some people, the solution may be as simple as practicing self-awareness: Do you really need to look at your phone right now, or do you actually need something else? Others may need a little more help from blockers that limit access to apps and websites.

Medical News Today
March 4, 2026
As we age, it’s not uncommon for the brain to change in ways that can negatively impact our cognition. However, there is one population known as “SuperAgers” who are adults ages 80 and older who tend to have the opposite occur in their brains. Past studies show that SuperAgers may experience slower brain atrophy, lower brain volume loss, and reduced neuroinflammation. Now a new study published in the journal Nature has found that SuperAgers also grow more neurons than other older adults groups, helping to keep their brains healthy.