Category: 4. Health

Few substances have woven themselves so seamlessly into the fabric of daily life as caffeine. Found in coffee, tea, chocolate and countless performance-enhancing supplements, this naturally occurring stimulant has long been prized for its ability to increase alertness and combat fatigue. Yet beneath its ubiquitous presence lies a complex…

Wounded skin cells scream with slow-motion electric pulses.

Such electric spikes are a surprise because only nerve cells were thought to communicate this way. These signals move at a snail’s pace compared to nerve impulses and can be detected at least 500 micrometers away — about the distance of 40 cells — researchers report in the March 25 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The pulsing electrical waves may help injured cells’ neighbors prepare to heal…

As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March 23, 2025, concerns about what would happen to the personal information contained in its massive genetic and health information database were swift and widespread. A few days after, a U.S. judge ruled that the company could sell its consumer data as part of the bankruptcy.

The attorneys general of several states warned their citizens to delete their genetic data. California urged its citizens to request that…

The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days. Among the devastation were 11 public and private schools and 30 child care facilities. In all, the fires disrupted the education and daily lives of over 700,000 students.

The fires first erupted on Jan. 7, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades, a small enclave of Los Angeles, and in Eaton Canyon, where the tight-knit community of Altadena is nestled in the foothills just north of Pasadena. Fierce…

Signs of a potential recession this year have been flashing in recent weeks. This…

Hospitals across diverse markets in the United States are terminating non-clinical personnel as they confront intensifying financial pressures. Escalating operational…

Now, findings from researchers at Texas A&M University provide new, evidence-based insight into minimizing the risk of these diseases at canine facilities.

“In adult, healthy humans and animals, these diseases usually cause diarrhea and occasionally other minor ailments, but for infants, puppies and the immunocompromised, infection could…

Approximately 1% of the world population is considered to have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), exhibiting a series of social and cognitive symptoms. Previous research has linked certain genetic…

C. tropicalis is one of the most common fungi to…

A messy legal battle is brewing in the market for AI that reviews health insurance claims.

Palantir Technologies has sued Y Combinator-backed startup Guardian AI and its founders—former employees of its healthcare division—for what it called “brazen” trade secret theft in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Palantir, the $198 billion (market cap) tech behemoth, alleged in the suit that founders Mayank Jain…