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Waist size and body fat matter more than BMI alone

A major new study suggests that doctors may need to rethink the way obesity is diagnosed. For decades, body mass index, known as BMI,...

Your brain keeps working after exercise—and it may help you get fitter

People often think exercise is mainly about muscles, sweat, and burning calories. But scientists are discovering that exercise may also change the brain in...

Major breast cancer study shows patients may need only five days of radiotherapy

Scientists have confirmed that many people with early-stage breast cancer may only need five days of radiotherapy after surgery instead of the traditional three-week...

Scientists Detect Sand-Like Clouds That Vanish Daily on Alien World

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered unusual weather patterns on a giant exoplanet nearly 700 light-years away from Earth. The planet, called...

New Drug Can Help Older Skin Stay Younger and Heal Faster

As people grow older, their skin changes in many ways. It becomes thinner, weaker, and slower to repair itself after injury. Cuts, scrapes, burns, and...

Scientists Find Strong Genetic Link Behind Sudden Cardiac Arrest In Young People

A major new study from researchers at Cedars-Sinai has found that younger people who suffer sudden cardiac arrest are much more likely to have...

People Who Lost the Most Weight on Glp-1 Drugs Had Much Lower Health Risks

Popular weight loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Saxenda, and Mounjaro have changed the way doctors treat obesity and type 2 diabetes. Millions of people...

Healthy Habits May Overcome Genetic Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

A large new study suggests that even people with a high genetic risk for type 2 diabetes may be able to greatly lower their...

New Blood Test Could Detect Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Years Before Symptoms Appear

Scientists in Germany have developed a new blood test that may help doctors detect Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease long before patients begin showing...

Targeting Inflammation May Help Overcome Drug Resistance in Colon Cancer

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered a surprising reason why many colorectal cancers stop responding to targeted drugs. The...

Scientists Test Alzheimer’s Drug as Possible New Treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal

Researchers at the University of Kentucky are exploring an unusual new idea that could eventually change how alcohol withdrawal is treated. A drug first designed...

Many Older People Face Serious Infections After Heart Surgery

Heart surgery can save lives and help people live longer and healthier lives. Every year, thousands of older adults undergo major heart operations to...

Too Many Men May Be Getting Unnecessary Prostate Cancer Tests

Prostate cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United Kingdom. Because early detection is often linked to better treatment outcomes, many men...

Simple natural ways to lower high blood pressure

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the most common health problems in the world. It affects millions of people and...

Simple ways to bring high blood sugar down naturally without using insulin

High blood sugar, also known as hyperglycemia, is a serious health problem that affects millions of people around the world. It happens when there...

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Iron and ice: Earth’s passage through the interstellar cloud

Iron-60 is a radioactive isotope of iron that's found in Antarctic ice and in deep-sea crusts. It's only source is nucleosynthesis in the cataclysmic explosive...

Jupiter’s moon Ganymede may still be building its heart of metal

Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is already famous for being the largest moon in the solar system. At more than 3,200 miles wide, it is even...

Scientists find a new way to listen to the “ringing” of black holes

When two black holes crash into each other, the event is one of the most violent and powerful collisions in the universe. The two objects...

More and more websites want proof you’re human: Blame the bots

You're trying to book concert tickets before they sell out. You click the link and before you can make the payment, you're asked to identify...

Scientists discover a hidden ocean process speeding up Antarctic ice melt

Scientists have long warned that melting ice in Antarctica could raise global sea levels and threaten coastal cities around the world. But a new study...