Online influencers claim the secret to low-calorie rice, pasta and potatoes may be as simple as chilling out.
Are they right? Not quite. But a small yet solid body of science does suggest that chilling…
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Health effects linger 20 generations after rats are exposed to fungicide
Rats that had ancestors who had been exposed to a fungicide experienced health problems. Credit: Kseniia Glazkova/Alamy
Exposure to a fungicide induced changes to gene expression in rats that persisted for at least 20 generations. It also…
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The Hidden DNA Shape That Could Break Cancer
DNA doesn’t just carry information in its sequence; fleeting alternative folds like i‑DNA can act as switches for cancer‑linked genes and may become new drug targets.
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Cancer may have a newly discovered weak point hidden in the…
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The more you fear aging, the faster your body may age
Feeling anxious about getting older, especially worrying about declining health, may do more than weigh on the mind. New research from NYU School of Global Public Health suggests that these fears could be linked to faster aging at the cellular…
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The weight-loss jab that reversed my fatty liver AND helped my lifelong back pain: I just wanted to stop the food noise – doctors were stunned by the results
Karen Holman was eight years old when her life split in two.
Her eldest sister, the one she adored most, was killed in a car accident at 18. There was no counselling and no real conversation about trauma. In the 1970s, you were expected to carry…
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How you position your arm can alter blood pressure readings
High blood pressure drives heart attacks and strokes, yet the routine test that spots it can be surprisingly fragile. Two inches of arm drift are enough to nudge the reading into the danger zone.
A crossover trial at Johns Hopkins now shows that a…
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Scientists Found That Nose-Picking Is Strangely Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers at Griffith University in Australia published findings in February 2022 establishing that Chlamydia pneumoniae, a common respiratory bacterium, can travel from the nasal cavity into the mouse brain via the olfactory nerve in as…
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Causal link identified for air pollution, outpatient visits for chronic rhinitis
A causal relationship appears to exist between increased air pollution and outpatient visits for chronic rhinitis, according to a study published in The Laryngoscope. Su Hwan Kim, from Gyeongsang National University in Jinju, South Korea, and…
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Primary care use tied to lower mortality in patients receiving dialysis
Primary care use among patients requiring hemodialysis is associated with lower mortality, according to a study published online in Kidney Medicine.
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Early birds, active folks less likely to develop ALS
Early birds and active folks are less likely to develop the degenerative brain disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a new study says. People who are early birds had a 20% lower risk of ALS—also known as Lou Gehrig’s…
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