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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 29-Oct-2025 03:11 ET (29-Oct-2025 07:11 GMT/UTC)

29-Apr-2025

New research suggests drinking coffee may reduce the risk of frailty

Cavendish Consulting
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Findings of new research suggest regular coffee consumption may contribute to improved health in older adults. Researchers found habitual coffee consumption was associated with a reduced risk of frailty - defined by presence of weight loss, weakness, exhaustion, slow walking speed, or low physical activity. The research is the first to analyse the relationship between coffee consumption and the underlying components of frailty.

Journal: European Journal of Nutrition
Funder: The Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee

29-Apr-2025

Nursing 2025: No relief in sight as burnout, stress and short staffing persist

Florida Atlantic University
Reports and Proceedings

A national survey of 2,600 nurses and nursing students reveals a profession under severe strain, with widespread stress, burnout, and staffing shortages threatening both nurse well-being and patient care. Despite increased attention since the pandemic, little progress has been made, with 65% of nurses reporting high stress, 40% unsure they’d choose the profession again, and students already anxious about workload. Still, many students remain hopeful, and the profession is urgently calling for better staffing, leadership, flexibility and recognition.

29-Apr-2025

Spiritual health practitioners reveal key motivations in psychedelic-assisted therapy practice

Genomic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research from Emory University reveals that spiritual health professionals (also called chaplains) engaged in psychedelic-assisted therapy are often motivated by their own transformative experiences with psychedelics, raising important questions about training methodologies that balance personal insight with clinical objectivity. The study introduces reflective learning exercises to enhance facilitator training across disciplines.

Journal: Psychedelics

29-Apr-2025

Feeling stressed may lead to worsened respiratory symptoms, decreased quality of life

COPD Foundation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Increased perceived stress may cause worsened respiratory symptoms and decreased quality of life in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study.

Journal: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation
Funder: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

29-Apr-2025

$1M awarded to research link between cardiovascular risk reduction, GLP-1 use

American Heart Association
Grant and Award Announcement

The American Heart Association, a global force changing the future of health of all, is funding seven new scientific research studies to uncover which patients with obesity and cardiovascular disease are most likely to benefit from GLP-1 medications.

29-Apr-2025

Frugality, not facts, is the secret ingredient in shaping sustainable diets, a new study suggests

University of Portsmouth
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new UK study, published in Food and Humanity Journal, suggests that facts about human health, climate change and environmental impact may not be enough to change the way we eat.

Instead, it’s our personal values -especially the old-fashioned virtue of frugality - that are more likely to inspire sustainable food choices.

Journal: Food and Humanity

29-Apr-2025

Dr. Jeff Williamson, Professor of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, to deliver Henderson State-of-the-Art Lecture at #AGS25, focusing on collaborating with other specialties to include clinical trial outcomes important to older adults

American Geriatrics Society
Grant and Award Announcement

Dr. Jeff Williamson, Professor of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine to present Henderson State-of-the-Art lecture during @AmerGeriatrics’ #AGS25 Annual Meeting with a focus on collaborating with other specialties to include clinical trial outcomes important to older adults. https://ow.ly/EKaY50VJAAA