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EurekAlert · 30 Mar 2026 · Supplements / medicine

Six-hour eating window and calorie counting both lowered testosterone in women with PCOS

Study (randomized trial). Krista Varady and University of Illinois Chicago colleagues report in Nature Medicine on 76 pre-menopausal women with PCOS. Six months of time-restricted eating (1–7 p.m.) versus calorie counting each cut intake by about 200 kcal/day and weight by about 10 lb. Both lowered testosterone; only TRE reduced free androgen index (active testosterone reaching tissues) without harming other female hormones in this report. PCOS is a clinical diagnosis; this is not a fertility protocol or a substitute for clinician-guided care. Educational nutrition notes, not medical advice.

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  • Women
  • Under 40
  • Metabolic / glucose
  • Nutrition
  • Medicine
  • study women
  • nutrition
  • study

EurekAlert · 9 Mar 2026 · Supplements / medicine

Two years of a daily multivitamin slowed five epigenetic clocks by about four months

Study (RCT analysis). Mass General Brigham investigators report from COSMOS that older adults taking a daily multivitamin for two years showed slower aging across five DNA-methylation clocks versus placebo, including significant slowing on two clocks that predict mortality — about four months less biological aging over two years, with larger effects in people who started biologically older than their years. Clock change is not proof of fewer diseases or longer life. Educational supplement notes, not a reason to start or stop prescribed medicine, and not a disease treatment claim.

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  • 60+
  • Supplements
  • Medicine
  • Aging
  • Longevity
  • study aging
  • aging
  • study

JAMA Neurology / PMC · 2 Mar 2026 · Supplements / medicine

Low-dose lithium missed coprimary endpoints in a two-year mild cognitive impairment pilot

Study (pilot RCT). Ariel Gildengers and University of Pittsburgh investigators report LATTICE in JAMA Neurology (doi 10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.0072): 80 adults aged 60+ with MCI (56% female; mean ages ~72–73) randomised to low-dose lithium carbonate or placebo for two years. None of six coprimary outcomes met the prespecified p<0.01 threshold (verbal memory, visuospatial memory, PACC composite, hippocampal volume, cortical gray matter, plasma BDNF). CVLT-II delayed recall declined 1.42 points/year on placebo vs 0.73 on lithium (difference 0.69; 95% CI 0.01–1.37; p=0.05), a nominal signal that did not survive multiple-comparison control. Lithium is a prescription medicine. This is not a reason to start, stop, or replace any prescribed drug, and lithium is not a dietary supplement SKU. Off-label cognitive use is clinician-only. Educational trial notes, not medical advice.

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  • 60+
  • Cognitive / dementia research
  • Nutrition
  • Supplements
  • Medicine
  • study
  • cognition
  • nutrition
  • off-label-context

WHO · 1 Apr 2025 · Supplements / medicine

Strengthening public health across Lebanon with EIB Global

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Thomas Östros, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB Global), met at the EIB Group Forum in Luxembourg and signed an agreement for a €10 million grant to strengthen public health across Lebanon. The initiative will re-establish Lebanon's Central Public Health Laboratory and prioritize medication provision and hea

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  • Medicine
  • muscle

WHO · 31 Jul 2024 · Supplements / medicine

India commits US$ 85 million to WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre

The WHO-India donor agreement is part of a US$ 250 million investment from India in support of the establishment of the WHO Global Centre of Traditional Medicine in 2022, which includes financial support for the workplan of the Centre, interim premises and a new building. This support will scale up WHO’s capacities on traditional medicine across technical divisions and regions in the spirit of global collaboration an

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  • Medicine
  • news

WHO · 21 May 2020 · Supplements / medicine

Smithsonian Science Education Center With Support of the World Health Organization Launches New COVID-19 Guide for Youth

The Smithsonian Science Education Center, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)&mdash;a partnership of 140 national academies of science, engineering and medicine&mdash;has developed &ldquo;COVID-19! How can I protect myself and others?,&rdquo; a new rapid-response guide for youth ages 8&ndash;17. The guide, which is based on the UN Sustainable Development Go

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  • news

WHO · 10 Jan 2020 · Supplements / medicine

WHO calls on malaria-endemic countries to strengthen monitoring of antimalarial drug efficacy

WHO is calling on countries to be increasingly vigilant in monitoring antimalarial drug efficacy in order to allow for early detection of artemisinin resistance.1 This is one among several conclusions of the Global report on antimalarial drug efficacy and drug resistance: 2000–2010, released today. The report is based on 1100 studies conducted by national malaria control programs and research institutes over the ten-

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  • Exercise
  • Medicine
  • muscle
  • fitness

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