Daily PubMed Research Digest

Today's three PubMed picks: a multicenter RCT showing DASH diet + aerobic exercise counseling cuts systolic BP by 15 mmHg without medication; a 542-person UK isometric wall-squat RCT testing whether simple home exercise beats standard care for hypertension; and an 8-week double-blind trial showing a heat-treated postbiotic strain boosts nocturnal melatonin and improves sleep in adults with moderate-to-severe insomnia.

Today's three PubMed picks: a crossover RCT showing a 4-week flexitarian diet reshapes gut microbiota and tryptophan metabolism; a 13-week Pilates RCT significantly cutting blood pressure in hypertensive women; and a double-blind probiotic trial improving polysomnography-confirmed sleep efficiency in adults with sleep disturbance.