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A study of British adults finds that people over 70 who had poor oral health—including dry mouth, number of teeth, and difficulty swallowing—were more likely to have weaker muscles and frailty. Read more

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A study with mice found that those eating a high-salt diet had increased stress hormone levels by 75%. Read more

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A snack of 30-50g of almonds helped people reduce caloric intake by 300 calories at the following meal. Almonds also helped people regulate hormones, including satiety and metabolic-related hormones. Read more

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Raw, single-source honey was found to lower fasting blood glucose, total and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and liver enzymes in a meta-analysis of clinical trials. Read more

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Researchers use a computational model of over a dozen studies to explain how breathing influences the brain. Read more

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Two weeks of a tomato-rich diet increases gut microbial diversity and alters gut bacteria to a more favorable profile in a study with pigs. Read more

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Poor quality sleep—including sleeping too short or too long—increases the risk of developing irreversible sight loss in a study of over 400,000 people. Read more

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A class of lipids called SGDGs (3-sulfogalactosyl diacylglycerols) decline in the brain with age and may have anti-inflammatory effects and implications for cognitive disorders. Read more

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Mice who ate a diet exclusively high in saturated fats had alterations to their immune systems, including being better able to fight off infection but more susceptible to sepsis and inflammation. Read more

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Researchers discover that the the novel insulin-like peptide hormone, called INSL3, is an early biomarker for males for predicting age-related disease. Read more

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In a study of over 307,601 records from the UK Biobank, researchers found that the risk for death over 14 years significantly increased with reduced vitamin D concentrations. Read more

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Doing web-based crossword puzzles is better for memory functioning in adults in their 70s with mild cognitive impairment compared to playing cognitive video games. Read more

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