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Diet drinks work as well as water for weight loss, major trial finds

A two-year randomized clinical trial involving 493 adults with overweight or obesity found that diet soft drinks were essentially as effective as water for long-term weight loss and weight maintenance. Participants drinking beverages sweetened with aspartame, acesulfame-K, or ...

Science & PolicyOct 3, 2026ScienceDaily — Health
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This protective enzyme could help stop fatty liver disease from getting worse

Scientists have identified an enzyme that may act as a natural defense against the worsening of fatty liver disease, which affects an estimated 100 million Americans. The enzyme, called UBE2N, helps liver cells clear away damaged mitochondria and break down fat, potentially pr...

Science & PolicyOct 3, 2026ScienceDaily — Health
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Leucine does more than build muscle. It powers up your cells

The essential amino acid leucine can boost cellular energy production by protecting key proteins on mitochondria from being destroyed. The discovery reveals a new connection between nutrition and metabolism that could eventually lead to new approaches for metabolic disorders a...

ProductsOct 3, 2026ScienceDaily — Health
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Your gut may be making a molecule that raises Alzheimer’s risk

Scientists have linked a gut bacterial compound called ImP to greater Alzheimer’s risk, harmful brain protein buildup, and faster cognitive decline. The finding raises the possibility that reducing ImP in the blood could one day help slow or prevent dementia.

Science & PolicyOct 3, 2026ScienceDaily — Health
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Vitamin C linked to fewer deaths in blood disorder trial

Vitamin C may do more than support the immune system. In a phase 2 trial of people with precancerous or low risk blood cancers, daily vitamin C did not slow abnormal cell growth, but it was linked to favorable changes in inflammation and fewer serious complications. An explora...

Science & PolicyOct 3, 2026ScienceDaily — Health
E-Liquid

Nicotine Strips as an Alternative to Pouches: How Far Will It Go?

A Never-Ending Story? At the end of September 2026, NION entered the UK market. Its product is a thin, dissolvable strip placed under the lip, much like a nicotine pouch. The difference is that, with strips, there is nothing to remove from the mouth and no used pouch to throw ...

E-LiquidOct 2, 2026Vaping Post (template)
Regulation & Policy

Pathways to Peace Conference: UK statement to the OSCE

Ambassador Holland thanks Canada, Norway and Ukraine for convening the second Pathways to Peace Conference and calls for sustained international coordination to return Ukrainian children and secure the release of civilian de…

Regulation & PolicyOct 2, 2026GOV.UK news — illegal vapes
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Humanitarian situation in Oleshky: UK statement to the OSCE

Ambassador Holland expressed deep concern about reports of the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Oleshky and other temporarily occupied parts of Ukraine’s Kherson region. He called on Russia to respect its obligations…

Regulation & PolicyOct 2, 2026GOV.UK news — illegal vapes
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Nearly 6 in 10 people with high blood pressure don’t know they have it

Nearly 6 in 10 people with high blood pressure in a large England study had never been diagnosed or treated, and half of those already taking medication still had elevated readings. Researchers say a more proactive approach to finding and controlling hypertension could prevent...

Science & PolicyOct 2, 2026ScienceDaily — Health
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Cancer stem cells have an “energy addiction” scientists may be able to exploit

High-risk MDS stem cells appear to have an unexpected “energy addiction,” relying far more heavily than healthy blood-forming cells on a molecule called NAD. Disrupting this energy pathway selectively weakened the cancer-driving cells, revealing a potential new target for trea...

Science & PolicyOct 2, 2026ScienceDaily — Health