Study Finds Kimchi May Help Balance the Immune System

Kimchi — the spicy, salted and fermented vegetable side dish that’s a staple of Korean cuisine — is already known for its probiotic benefits. 

Now, new research suggests it may also help the immune system stay balanced, boosting defenses without causing harmful overreactions.

The research, published in the jour...

Donated Baby Formula Linked to Infant Botulism Case in Oregon

A 10-month-old boy in Portland, Oregon, is still recovering after becoming seriously ill from infant botulism linked to recalled formula that was donated to families in need.

Ashaan Carter was hospitalized twice and now relies on a feeding tube after drinking ByHeart infant formula that was later pulled from shelves nationwide. 

Study Finds Human Language Processing Mirrors How AI Understands Words

The human brain may understand spoken language in a way that is surprisingly similar to how artificial intelligence (AI) processes words, a new study suggests.

By tracking brain activity as people listened to a spoken story, researchers found that the brain builds meaning step by step, very similar to the way large AI language models do.

Recalled Tuna Posing Botulism Risk Inadvertently Sent to 9 States

Some canned tuna associated with a 2025 recall has been pulled from grocery stores in nine states, federal health officials said.

Tri-Union Seafoods took action after discovering that a distributor inadvertently released cans of Genova yellowfin tuna quarantined last winter. The products pose a risk of botulism, a rare but serious type of ...

Fluoridated Water Doesn't Affect Birth Weights, Study Finds

There’s no link between fluoridated water and lower birth weights for newborns, a large-scale U.S. study has concluded.

The results refute allegations that community water fluoridation harms fetal development, researchers wrote Jan. 20 in JAMA Network Open.

“Our findings provide reassurance about the safety of co...

Advance Treatment Can Delay Onset Of Rheumatoid Arthritis By Years, Trial Data Show

People can delay rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for several years by receiving treatment in advance using a long-standing biologic drug, a clinical trial found.

People receiving a year of abatacept (Orencia) injections had onset of rheumatoid arthritis postponed by up to four years, researchers reported Jan. 20 in The Lancet Rheumatology