A protein found in human sweat may offer protection from Lyme disease, a bacterial infection spread by ticks, research suggests.For a new study, published March in the journal Nature Communications, scientists scoured huge datasets...
In the 1800s, a French Canadian named Alexis St. Martin was shot in the stomach while at a fur trading post, when someone’s musket accidentally fired at close range. He survived, but his injuries resulted in a hole in his stomach...
On March 26, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) began hearing arguments in a case that could potentially limit access to abortion pills throughout the country. The pill being discussed in the case, mifepristone, is...
Dairy cows on farms in Texas and Kansas have tested positive for bird flu in the first known cases in cows in the U.S., and likely the world. Cows in New Mexico are also thought to have been infected, but they have not yet been tested.Three...
Ask Erin Mantz why she loves personality tests, and she’ll tell you she’s a Pisces, an only child, and an introvert prone to self-reflection. “I’m constantly craving and searching for insights into why I do what I do, and what...
In a video released by Kensington Palace, Kate Middleton revealed why she has been out of the public eye for months: she was diagnosed with cancer and has been receiving preventative chemotherapy. She did not say what type of cancer...
When Katie Coleman was diagnosed at age 29 with a softball-sized tumor on her right kidney and a host of smaller growths in her liver, she was stunned. That astonishment quickly gave way to feelings of hopelessness. “I felt like...
The total solar eclipse on April 8 could come with an uptick in fatal car crashes, scientists caution in a new report.It's more common to hear about eclipse-related eye injuries than car crashes. But during the last total solar eclipse...
If you're wondering what's the best exercise machine to lose weight, rest assured there's no single answer to this question. Any kind of cardio exercise is good for building stamina and burning body fat. As long as you stick to a consistent...
Nothing kills the vibe on a first (or third) date like discovering that the person across from you—who had seemed so full of potential—chews with his mouth open or wears sunglasses indoors or has his ex’s initials tattooed on...
There are more than 400,000 species of plants on Earth and at least half are suitable for human consumption—yet you’ll only find a small portion at the grocery store.That’s part of the reason why Sam Thayer loves foraging. He...
Tattoos are an incredibly common form of permanent self-expression that date back thousands of years. Most tattoo artists follow strict health and sanitation regulations, so you might assume that tattoo inks are carefully regulated,...
The drug semaglutide, sold commercially as Ozempic or Wegovy, is well known for helping people lose significant amounts of weight quickly. Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Wegovy, the version of semaglutide...
It's a scene plucked from Science fiction: On their deathbed, a person is completely frozen and then stashed away, so that they might be revived in the future. But could it be possible? In this excerpt from "Why We Die: The New...
A new treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can drive the virus out of its hiding spots in the body, an early clinical trial finds. That, in turn, raises hopes these reservoirs of HIV could then be wiped out.The treatment...
Catherine, Princess of Wales, has announced that she's undergoing treatment for cancer in a prerecorded video released Friday (March 22)."In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London, and at the time, it was thought that...
A man in Massachusetts just became the first person to receive a pig kidney transplant.Scientists have been developing genetically engineered pigs as a way to address the critical lack of human organs available for transplant surgeries....
Could popping a pill bring someone similar benefits to running on a treadmill or doing resistance training? In new research, scientists moved one step closer to making this a reality and developing a drug that can mimic some of the...
The first person with Neuralink's computer-linked chip implanted in the surface of their brain showed off their "telekinetic" online chess-playing skills while discussing the "life-changing" procedure for the first time in a surprise...
The firing of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend after allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball player is shining renewed attention on compulsive gambling.The team fired...
Microplastics may hang around in the body longer than scientists previously thought and may contribute to the spread of cancer when inside tumors, a lab-dish study suggests.The research has several limitations, however. For instance,...
