Leipzig University

A newly discovered receptor switch that boosts bone growth could transform how we treat osteoporosis, by stimulating the body’s own bone-building machinery using a targeted drug and even mechanical force.

Common ivy is better known as a garden invader or a rather attractive indoor plant that's prone to triggering allergies. Now, for the first time, it's been found to be very effective in blocking pain signals – by instead invading a key pain receptor.

New research has found that endurance exercise, such as running, swimming or cycling, and high intensity interval training (HIIT)​ has the ability to not only slow, but actually reverse cellular aging, whereas resistance exercise, like pumping iron, does not.