Browsing: Health

When it comes to health and well-being, sleep often doesn’t get the attention it deserves, in my opinion. Yet, as we delve deeper into the science, it becomes increasingly clear that sleep is a cornerstone of health, impacting everything from cognitive function and emotional resilience to cardiovascular outcomes and disease risk. To shed light on…

Improving sleep health through sleep hygiene education in adults aged 50–80 years

The Trend of Wearables and Continuous Health Data Access Sep 25, 2025 Around the clock access to health metrics, made accessible by wearable devices for consumers, is revolutionizing fitness optimization and healthcare in a non-invasive way. IDTechEx’s report, “Wearable Sensors Market 2025-2035: Technologies, Trends, Players, Forecasts”, explores the diversity of wearables, and forecasts the market…

Leo International Precision Health AG Announces Results of the 2026 Annual General Meeting

DALLAS, June 9, 2026 — The first-ever clinical guideline for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, or CKM syndrome, identifies excess weight, especially in the abdomen, as a key driver for the syndrome. The guideline aims to make people more aware of how heart disease, kidney disease and metabolic conditions (including diabetes and obesity) are interconnected

Digital health screeners weren’t a thing until the Apple Watch. It’s shaped how we think about wearables ever since

When I first got my hands on a smart ring years ago, I was extremely skeptical. Is the sensor accurate? What about the fragility? Can they match the biosensing chops of smartwatches? And more such doubts kept swirling through my mind. The underlying tech, on the other hand, has evolved dramatically

According to Sahar El Aidy, Professor of Microbiome Engineering at the University of Amsterdam, part of the problem may lie not in the microbiome itself, but in how we define what it means to be ‘healthy.’ ‘We often think of the microbiome as something that should return to a fixed, balanced state’, she explains. ‘But…

Is human contact shaping your gut health more than you realise? In this episode, Prof. Tim Spector explains how gut microbes are shared between people — through relationships, daily contact, and the environments we live in, and why this matters for long-term health

People worldwide are living longer. Today most people can expect to live into their sixties and beyond. Every country in the world is experiencing growth in both the size and the proportion of older persons in the population