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Cutting the Curve: Consensus Strategies to Reduce Alcohol‑Associated Liver Disease in the Population
A concise synthesis of a 2025 multistakeholder Lancet workshop consensus on population and clinical strategies to prevent, detect, and manage alcohol‑associated liver disease.
Where Are People with Chronic Hepatitis B Lost? Global review shows major gaps after diagnosis — especially outside specialist care
A global systematic review (110 cohorts, 50 countries) found substantial attrition across the hepatitis B care cascade: low rates of treatment eligibility assessment and antiviral initiation in primary/community models, poor retention parti
Each Hour Sitting Counts: Sedentary Time Linked to Lower Intrinsic Capacity and Faster Decline in Older Adults
In a prospective Beijing cohort (BLINDSCE), each additional hour of daily sedentary time was associated with a 1.18-point lower baseline intrinsic capacity and a 0.48-point greater decline over 1 year, suggesting sedentary behavior is a mod
Taipei Global Consensus II (2025): A Practical Guide to Helicobacter pylori Screening and Eradication for Gastric Cancer Prevention
An evidence-based synthesis of the 2025 Taipei Global Consensus II: 28 statements guiding H. pylori screening, eradication, surveillance and stewardship to reduce gastric cancer at individual and population levels.
Time-Restricted Eating: Separating Facts from Fad in Metabolic Health
A landmark study challenges the metabolic benefits of time-restricted eating, revealing its effects primarily stem from calorie reduction rather than meal timing, while highlighting its influence on the biological clock.
Toward a Safer 2040: Key Actions from the JAMA Summit on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms
A concise, clinician- and public-facing synthesis of the JAMA Summit consensus outlining a 2040 vision and five near-term actions to substantially reduce firearm harms.
Nationwide Prevention Programme in Australia Associated with Lower Preterm and Early‑Term Singleton Births: National and Hospital‑Level Results
A multifaceted national preterm birth prevention programme in Australia was associated with a modest national decrease in late preterm births and, after a hospital collaborative, a substantial reduction in early‑term births in participating
National Scale-up of the CRADLE Vital Signs Alert in Sierra Leone Improved Detection but Did Not Reduce Maternal or Perinatal Adverse Outcomes
A pragmatic stepped‑wedge trial of the CRADLE device and training in Sierra Leone increased vital‑sign measurement and accuracy but did not lower a composite of eclampsia, emergency hysterectomy, maternal death, or stillbirth; systemic barr
New International Research Recommendations on Sleep and Circadian Measures in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
An expert Delphi consensus from ISTAART lays out core data, methods and research priorities to harmonize sleep and circadian studies in aging and Alzheimer’s disease.
Ankle and Knee Dominance, Female Vulnerability, and Game-Time Risk: Contemporary Injury Incidence in Basketball Players
Systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 studies finds player contact and non-contact mechanisms dominate; ankle (25.8%) and knee (15.5%) injuries account for 41% of injuries. Females have higher rates of knee, concussion, and ball-contact
Neuromuscular Training Substantially Improves Athletes’ Balance: A Meta-Analysis with Practical Takeaways
A 2025 meta-analysis of 13 trials found neuromuscular training produced large improvements in athletes’ balance (overall SMD 1.47), with benefits for both static and dynamic domains. Results support incorporating targeted neuromuscular prog
Urolithin A in Elite Distance Runners: Improves Recovery and Perceived Effort but Not Race Performance in 4-Week Altitude Training
A randomized, placebo-controlled trial in highly trained male distance runners found 4 weeks of 1000 mg/day urolithin A reduced markers of muscle damage and perceived exertion and upregulated mitochondrial proteomic pathways, but did not pr
Clear, Safe, Sustainable: Expert Consensus on Dietary Strategies to Change Body Mass and Composition in Athletes (Scoping Review Summary)
A practical, evidence-focused synthesis of 73 international consensus statements and position stands (Delany et al., 2025). Key takeaways: individualise targets, protect health (EA ≥30 kcal/kg FFM/day), use gradual rates, prioritise protein
SPeCIFY: Practical Guidance for Inducing and Measuring Mental Fatigue in Movement Science
Clear, pragmatic recommendations to standardize how mental fatigue is induced, measured and reported in movement-science studies—centered on the SPeCIFY reporting checklist and multi-method assessment.
Higher Pre-Race Training Exposure but Reduced Training Frequency Associated with Faster Boston Marathon Times
In 917 Boston Marathon registrants, higher habitual running volume and more quality sessions in the year preceding the race — paired with a relative reduction in training frequency in the last four months — were associated with faster race
Tackles, Rucks and Trade-offs: How Contact Role and Tackle Characteristics Drive Head Acceleration in Community Rugby
Instrumented mouthguards in 259 male community rugby players show tackles and rucks produce the majority of head acceleration events; tackle height and player posture create safety trade-offs and younger players face greater secondary impac
Group-Based Interventions to Reduce Gambling Involvement Among Male Football Fans
This case report summarizes the feasibility study of a group-based gambling prevention intervention among male football fans, revealing recruitment challenges and insights into intervention delivery within football club contexts.
Is it safe to train children in soccer during the high temperatures of summer?
A case-crossover study of 51 boys (8–12 y) shows higher ear and skin temperatures during hot summer football training (≥25 °C), with no change in hydration by urine density and no severe heat illness noted. Findings highlight risk threshold
Hair Straighteners, Chemical Relaxers, Increase Risk of Non‑Reproductive Cancers
A US cohort study (Sister Study) found that recent use of hair straighteners/chemical relaxers was associated with higher incidence of thyroid cancer, pancreatic cancer, and a possible increase in non‑Hodgkin lymphoma; associations were imp
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