A tightly controlled study finds that a low-carb diet (20% carbs, 60% fat, 20% protein) improved blood fat and cholesterol levels, as well as hormone signaling related to blood sugar control.

Flies on an intermittent time-restricted fasting diet or iTRF (20 hours of fasting followed by a recovery day of unlimited feeding) had significantly extended lifespan—18% for females and 13% for males.

Researchers have found a new way to generate human cartilage tissue from stem cells. The current gold-standard surgical approach to restore regions of damaged cartilage, using cartilage cells, is not wholly successful.

This study shows a connection between the gut microbiome and skeletal muscles, suggesting that gut bacteria make certain substances that help skeletal muscles to grow after exercising.