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Air Pollution’s Lasting Effect on Your Brain

The air outside your front door may be quietly aging your brain as surely as the candles on your birthday cake.Story SnapshotEveryday levels of...
Nighttime light exposure linked to higher heart attack risk, study finds

Night Light: Heart Attack Warning!

The glow from your bedroom TV or phone is not just ruining your sleep; it may be quietly nudging your heart toward a heart...
Smell smoke? Canadian wildfire affects air quality across NY, NJ, CT

Red Alerts Blanket Major Cities

Millions of Americans are breathing smoke from fires they cannot see, as hundreds of Canadian wildfires turn U.S. skies gray and air warnings red.Story...
A patient holding hands with a loved one in a hospital setting

Paralyzed Patient Speaks — Without Moving

A woman locked inside her own body typed messages straight from her brain, and now doctors are turning those first slow clicks into almost...
Elderly man focusing intently on a spoon while preparing to eat

Longevity Science Explained — Genes vs Lifestyle?

A South African TV doctor says your genes are almost irrelevant to how long you live — and the science behind that claim is...
Seborrheic Keratosis Can a Gel Clear It? The Real Evidence

Cheap Pain Gel Zaps ‘Old Man Spots’

A simple anti-inflammatory gel, approved for sun damage, is quietly shrinking “barnacles of aging” in small but striking trials.Story SnapshotDiclofenac gel, a common pain...
Bodycam: She Wasn't Even a Nurse — But She Treated Over 4,400 Patients Before Getting Caught

Fake Nurse Exploits Gaping Hospital Loophole

A woman in El Paso, Texas allegedly used the real license numbers of other nurses to get hired at seven different healthcare providers —...
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Hot Pepper Habit, Cold Cancer Warning

The same chili pepper that makes your dinner taste amazing may, at very high doses, quietly raises your risk of a deadly cancer in...
Researchers Link Vitamins A and D to Healthier Lungs in Asthma

Asthma’s Hidden Vitamin Play

Your lungs are quietly racking up “birthday candles” every year—and vitamins A and D may be the rare nutrients that nudge that biological clock...
APEX - Hypobaric Chamber for Altitude Training (8000 metres)

Altitude Chambers: Red Blood Boost Or Expensive Mirage?

Diplo built an altitude chamber into his home, and the science behind why that might actually work is more interesting than anything he has...

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