Worrying health effect discovered for a sleep supplement

 A preliminary study in adults with insomnia concluded that using melatonin for at least one year is associated with an increased risk of heart failure, hospitalization for this condition, and death from any cause over the following five years.

France confirms the world's first human case of Shamonda virus, and the patient has died

The man was severely immunocompromised and was being treated at a hospital in Lyon for another serious illness. He died in early October. According to a joint statement from France's Agriculture and Health ministries, the brain complications he developed before his death were very likely caused by the virus.

The nutrient that could help slow down biological aging and reduce health risks

Plant-based protein consumption is associated with a lower risk of developing sarcopenic obesity and with slower biological aging, according to a study based on data from more than 15,000 adults in China, the United Kingdom, and the United States, published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition.

UK government failures allowed COVID-19 to spread ‘like wildfire’ in care homes: Inquiry

Government failures during the COVID-19 pandemic left care homes in the UK insufficiently protected, allowing the virus to spread rapidly among elderly and vulnerable people, the country’s public inquiry into the pandemic has found.

Scientists have warned of a hidden threat to all people

 Microplastics may pose a greater danger to humans than previously thought, according to a study by chemists at Columbia University in the U.S., published in the journal Nature.

The impact of alcohol on the brain could be more serious than previously thought

Alcohol abuse could damage the brain through microglia, a type of immune cell residing in the central nervous system, according to a recent study led by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic.