Personal-MetaboHealth, an actionable health check in middle age, is improved by an effective lifestyle intervention in those at risk

• by Niels van den Berg, Gabriela Natalle Lopes, Fatih A. Bogaards, Marian Beekman, Edson Amaro Junior, P. Eline Slagboom, Joris Deelen

• September 7, 2026

Diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound combined with other imaging techniques in differentiating benign and malignant thyroid nodules: a network meta-analysis

• by Qingying Xie, Zhuoshi Yang, Yue Sun, Na Zhao, Ruirui Hou, Zhiyue Di, Jian Ma

• September 9, 2026

CKM staging faces an early vascular test

Investigators examined Life’s Essential 8 scores and carotid ultrasonography measures across cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic stages in 1,283 young adults.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• September 8, 2026

• 3 min

Editorial: Natural products in bone health and disease: mechanisms, therapeutics, and clinical potential

• by Kok-Yong Chin, Kok-Lun Pang

• September 8, 2026