Alcohol the default for teens and no/low alternatives uncommon, UK-first study finds

Heatwaves and coldwaves are associated with increases in major cardiovascular events that are exacerbated by air pollution.¹ Concerning results on the adverse impact of climate change and pollution on cardiovascular risk were presented today^1,2 at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2026, the annual congress of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), a branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

A healthy diet, weight loss, and increased physical activity can effectively prevent type 2 diabetes. However, not all individuals at elevated diabetes risk benefit equally from lifestyle interventions. People classified in Tübingen’s type 2 diabetes risk cluster 5 show rising blood glucose levels, the strongest decline in insulin secretion, and a persistently high risk of diabetes — even after years of stable and substantial weight loss. This is reported by researchers from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), the University Hospital Tübingen and Helmholtz Munich in the scientific journal ‘Diabetes’.

Researchers from the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center and Queens College suggest that building strong adaptive skills in early childhood may serve as a buffer against the detrimental effects of prenatal stress on a child’s developing brain.