Body

Discussing with a doctor the possibility of completing treatment for chronic hepatitis B

FDA Approves Bepirovirsen: Who Now Has a Chance to Complete Hepatitis B Treatment

The new drug Hibsago has helped some patients maintain control of hepatitis B after stopping treatment. We explain who it may be suitable for and why treatment can only be stopped under medical supervision.

⋄5 min read
A personalized vaccine helps the immune system recognize melanoma cells

Melanoma Vaccine: Risk of Recurrence or Death Reduced by 42%

A personalized mRNA vaccine from Moderna and Merck improved outcomes for melanoma patients after surgery. We explain how it works and what a 42% reduction in the risk of recurrence or death means.

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The EMA recommendation on orforglipron brings a pill-based alternative to injections closer, but does not yet authorize sales

Pills Instead of Injections: What the EMA Recommendation on Orforglipron Means

The headline “a pill instead of a shot” sounds like a promise that it will be available to buy soon. But the EMA recommendation leaves the most practical question open: when will this treatment actually become available?

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Menopause affects multiple body systems, but average changes in lab results do not predict an individual’s health

Menopause Is More Than Hot Flashes: What 300 Million Lab Results Revealed

Hormonal shifts were detected long before the final menstrual period. Why this cannot predict the date of an individual’s menopause—and which changes in the body deserve attention.

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Hormone therapy for menopause: the decision to treat hot flashes depends on symptoms, age, and individual risks

Hormone Therapy for Menopause: What Has Changed in ACOG’s Recommendations

Hot flashes are keeping you up, but the word “hormones” feels scary? ACOG’s updated recommendations clarify who may benefit from treatment and why age, medical history, and medication form can affect the decision.

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A dark bedroom as a condition for peaceful sleep and support of circadian rhythms connected to heart function

Can a dark bedroom be important for heart health?

Light from outside the window, a phone screen, and a night-light can disrupt the body’s internal clock. We examine what is known about the connection between nighttime lighting and the heart—without promising that “darkness can cure.”

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Intrinsic capacity helps assess healthy aging beyond a list of diagnoses

Intrinsic Capacity: Why Aging Is Assessed Beyond Diagnoses

A person’s age on their passport and list of diagnoses say little about how they live. We explain what the WHO calls intrinsic capacity and why it is assessed.

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A person walking briskly along a green urban waterfront

150 Minutes of Movement a Week: Where the Minimum Ends and Heart Benefits Begin

150 minutes of movement is neither a magic number nor a fitness sentence. We explore why the heart may benefit from a greater amount of activity and how to increase it without overdoing it.

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Aging is not a sentence

Aging is not a sentence, but a process that can be managed

Do you feel like a more energetic version of yourself lives inside — and you can’t reach it? With age, cells don’t “break” — they lose the ability to read their own instructions, and this can be reversed

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Causes of Nighttime Awakenings

Causes of Nighttime Awakenings: What Happens to Hormones?

Do you wake up exactly at 3:00 with a clear head and anxiety, as if an internal siren has turned on? Often it's not "psychology" but a glucose spike or an early rise in cortisol — and each time has its own cause.

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Sleep Deprivation Biology

Sleep Deprivation Biology: How a Sleepless Night Affects the Body

Woke up after four hours of sleep and feel your brain sinking into a cottony swamp? Let’s figure out how the glymphatic system cleans the brain at night, why inflammation rises, and how your well-being changes in the first hours after sleep deprivation.

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whoop research

Late Training and Sleep: What the WHOOP Largest Study Revealed

You fall asleep quickly, but an evening workout may cost you sleep. We break down what the WHOOP study of 4.3 million nights showed: the timing of loads, impact on sleep quality, and resting heart rate.

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Body

Body is a section about movement, recovery and how physical activity relates to how you feel. We lean on large studies where they exist: how many minutes of movement a week genuinely changes cardiac risk, what happens to night-time heart rate after a late workout, how sleep and recovery are connected.

Trends are a separate theme. Hot yoga, new training formats, wearable trackers and their data: what is confirmed, what depends on the person, and what is worth discussing with a doctor before starting. Personal experience is labelled as personal experience and never presented as a general rule.

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