Dr. Taraneh Nazem, a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist for RMA of New York, recently watched a TikTok video claiming that eating raw cacao daily could completely balance your hormones and cure PMS. “The creator...
When Dr. Priya Mistry asks people if they clench their jaws, they usually say no—yet she can see clear signs suggesting otherwise. So now, she words the question differently: Are they aware of their jaw-clenching tendencies? “That...
During the 2024 Summer Olympics, athletes from more than 200 countries will comPete in over 300 events. As you watch athletes sprint, leap, swim and flip in pursuit of a gold medal, you might wonder: which Olympic event burns the most...
Hundreds of millions of people around the world experience chronic pain – meaning pain that lasts longer than three months. While the numbers vary from country to country, most studies estimate that about 10% of the global population...
“My brain has way too many tabs open.” “Why can’t I complete tasks?” “Why do I lose track of time?” “Why can’t I pay attention?” These are all things people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD,...
The Olympics are all about the unexpected. And for marathon swimmers and triathletes, that includes a notoriously unpredictable partner—the venue, which is typically an ocean, a lake or, in the case of the Paris Olympics, the city’s...
It’s hard to summon any words when someone dies—let alone the right ones. That’s why so many of us let the sympathy cards do the talking. “As a society, we’re uncomfortable with death and grief. We’re not very open to talking...
Scientists have finally figured out what causes blushing — and they cracked the code by intentionally placing their study volunteers in embarrassing situations.In an unconventional new study, published July 17 in the journal...
Warning: This article contains graphic images. Xylazine or “tranq” wounds – characterized by deep pockets of dead tissue – have become increasingly visible in Philadelphia among people who use drugs. That’s because xylazine,...
Low-income Americans ages 18 to 64 with cancer saved about US$1,250 per year on treatment within seven years of the 2014 rollout of the Affordable Care Act, according to my recent study. Those patients either personally earned or were...
The athletes selected to compete at the most elite level must be extremely regimented to get there. That includes paying close attention to nutrition. We asked eight Olympic athletes—including track-and-field, cycling, and volleyball...
In June, Elina Howard posted a TikTok of her brushing her teeth, writing in the caption that she “knew [her depression] was getting bad again when even the simplest tasks felt like too much.” A stay-at-home mom to three kids,...
The Colorado Department of Agriculture this week stepped up efforts to stop a runaway outbreak of bird flu cases on dairy farms by issuing an order requiring testing for the virus on all commercial cow dairies licensed by the state. But,...
Nothing puts a damper on a vacation like spending the first few days a groggy, jet-lagged mess. Crossing time zones to come home can be a slog, too.You probably know what jet lag feels like: fatigue, a weird sleep schedule, and general...
Most flu viruses enter human cells through a single entryway — but new research has revealed a "back door" some germs can use to more easily infect cells and jump between species.Seasonal iNFLuenza viruses infect about 1 billion...
Tina Aswani-Omprakash vividly remembers the day that led her to give up drinking forever. Her inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) had been in remission for two months, and she felt like her life had gone back to normal. But that...
I don’t need a thermometer to tell me when the temperature has gone over 90°F. All I need is my left wrist. That’s where I wear my watch, and the instant the air temp pops past 90, I get a rash under the band. It’s a condition...
Scientists have developed a new test that can diagnose deadly bacterial infections and identify the most appropriate antibiotic to treat them more than two days earlier than conventional approaches can.Reducing turnaround times from...
Scars come in all shapes, sizes and colors and are the result of the skin's natural healing process after damage, whether it's caused by surgery, infection, injury or rapid body growth.Scars serve an important role: They enable the...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or synthetic forever chemicals have been detected everywhere from the Arctic ice and its polar bears to penguin colonies in Tasmania, even in rain water and sea...
Scott “Kid” Poteet grew up in the 1980s watching the original “Top Gun” and spent a career flying fighter jets at Mach 2 — which is a fraction of the speed of the capsule that he’s scheduled to pilot into space this...
