Your blood type could predict your risk of having a stroke before age 60, new study suggests

Your blood type could predict your risk of having a stroke before age 60, new study suggests

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A person’s blood type may be linked to their risk of having an early stroke, according to a new meta-analysis led by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers. Findings were published today in the journal Neurology. The meta-analysis included all available data from genetic studies focusing on ischemic strokes, … Read more

Scientists Discover That This Type of Supplement Can Reduce Depression and Anxiety

Scientists Discover That This Type of Supplement Can Reduce Depression and Anxiety

Vitamin B6, also known as pyridoxine, is essential for proper brain development as well as the health of the neurological and immunological systems. Vitamin B6 supplements were shown to reduce depression and anxiety in a recent study. According to a recent study, using high-dose Vitamin B6 tablets could help with feelings of anxiety and depression. Researchers … Read more

The Differences Between Just Overeating and a Binge Eating Disorder

The Differences Between Just Overeating and a Binge Eating Disorder

Photo: Tero Vesalainen (Shutterstock) With so much of our culture hyper-focused on what a person eats (and what a person weighs), it can be hard to define what “overeating” actually is—and when that overeating becomes a bigger problem. Do you simply have a big appetite, or are you actually struggling with an eating disorder? Here’s … Read more

Brain cells that give humans higher cognitive abilities are linked to neurological disorders

Brain cells that give humans higher cognitive abilities are linked to neurological disorders

Brain cells that give humans higher cognitive abilities over other animals are also linked to neurological disorders like schizophrenia, autism and epilepsy, a new study finds Scientists have been on a quest to find what in the brain gives humans higher cognitive abilities over other animals A team from Yale analyzed brain cells of humans and primates … Read more

Scientists create insulin tablet that can be taken orally, replacing injections 

Scientists create insulin tablet that can be taken orally, replacing injections 

Scientists create insulin tablet that can be taken orally, replacing injections diabetics must currently give themselves multiple times a day A team at the University of British Columbia has developed an insulin pill that is just as effective as injections of the hormone The pill can successfully deliver the dosage to the liver instead of … Read more

Luke Bell, country music singer, dead at 32

Luke Bell, country music singer, dead at 32

Bell, who released his first studio album in 2012, was “found in the 5500 block of E. Grant Road in Midtown Tucson,” according to Magos. “The investigation is on-going at the moment,” Magos said. Bell’s manager, Neill Smith, told CNN when reached that he didn’t “have any additional information to provide.” Bell, a singer-songwriter from … Read more

Jeff Garlin’s character killed off in ‘The Goldbergs’

Jeff Garlin’s character killed off in ‘The Goldbergs’

Co-showrunner Alex Barnow told EW patriarch Murray Goldberg, played by Jeff Garlin, will have died when the new season begins and newly wed characters Erica (Hayley Orrantia) and Geoff (Sam Lerner) will have their first child. “This is going to be a family that has not reconciled the fact that their father’s gone but has … Read more

Does magnesium help you sleep?

Does magnesium help you sleep?

Does magnesium help you sleep? With billions of dollars spent every year on sleep aids and the best sleep apps, it’s a valid question as we search for a restful night that also helps our body recover. Sleep is vital for overall health, but many of us aren’t getting enough of it. Among a long … Read more

First U.S. patient receives autologous stem cell therapy to treat dry AMD

First U.S. patient receives autologous stem cell therapy to treat dry AMD

Media Advisory Wednesday, August 31, 2022 What: At the National Institutes of Health, a surgical team successfully implanted a patch of tissue made from patient cells with the goal of treating advanced “dry” age-related macular degeneration (AMD), also known as geographic atrophy. Dry AMD is a leading cause of vision loss among older Americans and … Read more

‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ Trailer Turns Pooh and Piglet into Slasher Movie Maniacs!

‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ Trailer Turns Pooh and Piglet into Slasher Movie Maniacs!

If the new release slate is any indication, this Halloween season will be massive for horror. That doesn’t even begin to cover the library title additions to the plethora of streaming services available.  September brings home brand new releases, underseen classics, wacky cult gems, and more to add to your Halloween viewing watchlists. Here are … Read more

Charlbi Dean, ‘Triangle of Sadness’ actress, dies at 32

Charlbi Dean, ‘Triangle of Sadness’ actress, dies at 32

Actress and model Charlbi Dean dies at 32 | EW.com Skip to content Top Navigation Close this dialog window Explore EW.com Close this dialog window Share & More Close this dialog window View image Charlbi Dean, Triangle of Sadness actress, dies at 32 this link is to an external site that may or may not … Read more

Perspective | No, Lorde will not grow a third eye because she swam in the Potomac

Perspective | No, Lorde will not grow a third eye because she swam in the Potomac

Comment on this story Comment While Lorde stumped most of D.C. by admitting her illegal act Monday night, she became an unwitting hero to a very small group. “I was lying in the Potomac River,” the star said in an interlude between songs during her show at the Anthem. “I love getting to swim in … Read more

The role of somatosensory innervation of adipose tissues – Nature

The role of somatosensory innervation of adipose tissues – Nature

Animals Mice were group housed in standard housing under a 12–12 h light–dark cycle with ad libitum access to chow diet and water, with the room temperature kept around 22 °C and humidity kept between 30–80% (not controlled). Mice were single housed for food intake measurement and held at 30 °C for thermoneutral exposure experiments. Mice (aged at … Read more

Leaky battleship in Texas begins trip for $35M repairs

Leaky battleship in Texas begins trip for M repairs

LA PORTE, Texas (AP) — It’s the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars, having fought Nazis and the Japanese Army during World War II. But the greatest challenge in recent years for the USS Texas has been a leaky, rusty hull that at times forced workers to pump out about 2,000 gallons … Read more

Ana de Armas Confused by ‘Blonde’ NC-17 Rating: Other Films Are ‘More Explicit’ and ‘Have More Sexual Content’

Ana de Armas Confused by ‘Blonde’ NC-17 Rating: Other Films Are ‘More Explicit’ and ‘Have More Sexual Content’

Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde” is about to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which means moviegoers will finally get to find out why the Marilyn Monroe drama is rated NC-17. The rating has generated significant buzz for the movie, which casts Ana de Armas as the Hollywood icon and is based on the … Read more

A woman’s pregnancy test came back negative — but she was suffering a ruptured ectopic pregnancy

A woman’s pregnancy test came back negative — but she was suffering a ruptured ectopic pregnancy

A mom went to the hospital with bleeding at 6 weeks pregnant. It seemed she was miscarrying.  Weeks later, she experienced a ruptured ectopic pregnancy — despite negative pregnancy tests.  “Chronic ectopic pregnancies” are rare and can be especially difficult to diagnose.   Loading Something is loading. A mom in her 30s suffered a ruptured ectopic … Read more

McDonald’s U.S. head says California fast-food bill unfairly targets big chains

McDonald’s U.S. head says California fast-food bill unfairly targets big chains

A sign is posted in front of a McDonald’s restaurant on April 28, 2022 in San Leandro, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The head of McDonald’s U.S. on Wednesday publicly criticized a landmark California bill that would give the state more control over pay for fast-food workers, saying it unfairly targets big chains. The … Read more

Your phone is causing wrinkles — and worse ‘detrimental effects’ from blue light

Your phone is causing wrinkles — and worse ‘detrimental effects’ from blue light

Staring at your phone is causing you more than eye strain, it’s giving you wrinkles. Dermatologists have long understood that ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun damage the appearance and overall health of the skin — but the harmful effects of blue light emitted by LED screens, such as on smartphones, televisions computers and other … Read more

The Monkees’ last-living member sues FBI for secret files on the band

The Monkees’ last-living member sues FBI for secret files on the band

Comment on this story Comment The Monkees weren’t exactly the poster children of the anti-Vietnam War movement in the late 1960s, but the pop-rock band was still the subject of an FBI file. In it, an agent reported seeing “subliminal messages” on a screen at one of their concerts, depicting racial-equality protests and “anti-U.S. messages … Read more

Why doctors in training are taking ‘culinary medicine’ a lot more seriously

Why doctors in training are taking ‘culinary medicine’ a lot more seriously

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Doctors aren’t the only ones who wear white coats.  But one physician is trying to show that the traditional white doctor’s garb can do extra duty in the kitchen.  As Americans strive to eat more healthfully, one Stanford University physician, Dr. Michelle Hauser, is inspiring medical students … Read more