March 13, 2026

Study Links Anti-Anxiety Medication to Increased Risk of Death for Dementia Patients

There is an increased risk of death for dementia patients taking antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications, a new study from Queen’s University Belfast has suggested.
March 13, 2026

Study Confirms Food Fortification is Highly Cost-Effective in Fighting Malnutrition Across 63 Countries

A comprehensive new systematic review published in The Journal of Nutrition provides the latest evidence that large-scale food fortification is a highly cost-effective intervention for reducing global malnutrition.
March 13, 2026

Common Anticholinergic Drugs May Raise Cardiovascular Risk

People who use drugs with anticholinergic effects, including certain antidepressants, drugs for urinary incontinence and common antihistamines, are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
March 13, 2026

Severe Irritability in Teens Can be Reduced by Daily Doses of Vitamins and Minerals

New research, based on a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, shows that broad-spectrum micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) can significantly reduce severe irritability in teenagers.
March 13, 2026

COVID-19 Lockdowns Set Back Children’s Development by Years, Study Reveals

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted children's ability to self-regulate, according to research from the University of East Anglia. A new study reveals that the pandemic hampered children's ability to regulate their behavior, stay focused, and adapt to new situations.
March 6, 2026

Swiss Anti-GMO Initiative Handed in at Bern

An initiative to protect Swiss food from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), backed by 137,000 supporters, has been submitted to the Federal Chancellery in Bern.
March 6, 2026

6 in 10 U.S. Women Projected to Have at Least One Type of Cardiovascular Disease by 2050

Driven by rising rates in high blood pressure, nearly 6 in 10 women in the United States will have some type of cardiovascular disease in the next 25 years, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation, the peer-reviewed, flagship journal of the American Heart Association.
March 6, 2026

Tree Bark Can Remove Pharmaceutical Pollution from Wastewater

Researchers at the University of Oulu, Finland, have developed a new approach to remediate wastewater using a type of modified pine tree bark to remove residues of antibiotics, antidepressants, and blood pressure medication from wastewater effluent.