Knowing Your Blood Type Is Useful: 3 Easy Ways to Find Out Yours

Knowing Your Blood Type Is Useful: 3 Easy Ways to Find Out Yours

Knowing your blood type is important. I was recently filling out a volunteer application and was asked to provide my blood type. Luckily, I knew off the top of my head that I’m type O-positive, but I wanted to find documentation to confirm that. I called my mom to see if blood type is listed … Read more

‘Dancing With The Stars’: Find Out Whose Jive Wasn’t Enough To Keep Her In The Competition After Week 2

‘Dancing With The Stars’: Find Out Whose Jive Wasn’t Enough To Keep Her In The Competition After Week 2

After reporting multiple cases of Covid in the last week, Dancing with the Stars returned to the Disney+ ballroom Monday to honor Elvis Presley and to showcase how much Tyra Banks towers over her hosting partner Alfonso Ribeiro. Those two need to stand at opposite sides of the stage! The pro lineup was unfortunately one … Read more

London scientists find cancer tumours in terminally ill patients are eradicated by herpes virus

London scientists find cancer tumours in terminally ill patients are eradicated by herpes virus

A genetically-engineered herpes virus is the new hope to beat cancer after scientists found tumours in terminally ill patients were eradicated or shrunk using the groundbreaking new therapy.  An early trial at the Institute for Cancer Research (ICR) in London revealed that a modified version of the herpes simplex virus showed signs of effectiveness in a quarter … Read more

Scientists Find Different Types of Obesity, Confirming High BMI Doesn’t Always Signal Health Risks

Scientists Find Different Types of Obesity, Confirming High BMI Doesn’t Always Signal Health Risks

Photo credit: RyanJLane – Getty Images “Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below.” According to a new study published in Nature Metabolism, obesity is not just a matter of weight in relation to height or body mass index (BMI)—there are actually at least four metabolic body … Read more

Scientists find clues to how air pollution may trigger lung cancer | CNN

Scientists find clues to how air pollution may trigger lung cancer | CNN

CNN  —  Scientists have long known that air pollution can be linked with an increased risk of lung cancer in people who never smoked, but new research describes one mechanism that might help explain how. The findings, presented Saturday at the European Society for Medical Oncology Presidential Symposium in Paris, suggest that air pollution can … Read more

Researchers Find Link Between Artificial Sweeteners and Heart Disease

Researchers Find Link Between Artificial Sweeteners and Heart Disease

A new study has uncovered a potential direct association between higher artificial sweetener consumption and increased cardiovascular disease risk. These food additives “should not be considered a healthy and safe alternative to sugar,” argue researchers. A potential direct association between higher artificial sweetener consumption and increased cardiovascular disease risk, including heart attack and stroke has … Read more