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June 24, 2026 ByJoyce Hendley, Staff Writer

2. School of Physical Education, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

HEALTHCARE Medical debt links to higher odds of insufficient sleep, study finds Hannah Litteer Augusta University Jagwire Aug. 28, 2026, 5:04 a.m. ET

While lung cancer mortality in the United States has declined significantly since 1990, incidence trends have been more nuanced. New lung cancer cases have fallen in men since the mid-1980s and in women since the mid-2000s, declining annually by 3.0% and 1.4%, respectively, from 2012 to 2021

Study Links Sleep Patterns to Alzheimer’s Disease Risk | 2026-08-13 Study Links Sleep Patterns to Alzheimer’s Disease Risk A new study suggests sleep disturbances may identify those at risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Research highlights the role of micro-awakenings in older adults.

A mental health expert and Senior Registrar at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Benin, Dr Okonkwo Bartholomew over the weekend warned that untreated psychological conditions could negatively affect workforce efficiency, decision-making, and economic growth

Professor Rozanne Kruger from Griffith University’s School of Allied Health, Sport and Social Work studied 287 European and Pacific New Zealand women aged between 18-45 years and assessed if they were morning chronotypes (early bird) or an evening chronotype (night owl)

Type 2 diabetes is estimated to affect more than 460 million people worldwide. Cases have continued to rise over recent decades, with projections suggesting that more than 1 billion people will be living with the condition by 2050

Researchers at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) have found that older adults with higher levels of Akkermansia muciniphila – a next-generation probiotic increasingly recognized for its health benefits – show significantly lower levels of amyloid-beta accumulation in the brain, a key biological hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. 

A study describes a mechanism in mice through which psychological stress can alter gut microbiome and thereby can increase risk of health conditions including heart disease and diabetes