What we eat goes a long way in preserving our health and preventing diseases. While many studies have assessed the diversity and frequency of food consumption, few address gender- and age-specific variations in dietary patterns. In a new study, researchers from Fujita Health University, Japan, have used specific statistical tools to understand variations in dietary preferences and food intake across different gender and age groups. Their findings can aid tailored nutritional management through dietary modifications.

Long COVID continues to affect millions, with symptoms that mirror those of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). This research highlight reveals that both conditions share common roots in cellular oxidative stress and immune dysfunction, potentially leading to long-term brain damage. It proposes that ME/CFS is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and could serve as a useful model for understanding brain aging, energy failure, and the lasting neurological effects of viral pandemics.

Human eggs are some of the most patient cells in the body, lying dormant for decades until needed. A study published today in The EMBO Journal shows that the cells deliberately slow the activity of their internal waste disposal systems as they mature, most likely an evolutionary design which keeps metabolism low and damage at bay. The research is the largest-scale study of healthy human eggs collected directly from women and could lead to new strategies to improve success rates for the millions of IVF cycles attempted worldwide each year.

A team of researchers from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid has developed a groundbreaking technique that maps temperature in three dimensions within biological tissue, using invisible light and artificial intelligence.

The approach, just published in Nature Communications, could transform how we monitor temperature inside the human body, potentially improving early disease detection and treatment monitoring, without the need for costly or invasive imaging technologies.