The healthy guidelines you live by might actually be ridiculous myths. Last week, the rule that you need to get in 10,000 steps per day made news when it was reported that the number was actually a Japanese marketing ploy with little scientific basis. It’s hardly the only health fact that’s actually a fiction, said … Read more
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Anyone who has a fitness tracker knows 10,000 steps per day is touted as the pinnacle of health. That magical number of steps has been linked to a wide variety of health benefits, such as weight loss and lowered risks of cancer, dementia and heart disease. Walking 10,000 steps has even become a trend on … Read more
Three medical journals recently launched independent investigations of possible data manipulation in heart studies led by Temple University researchers, Reuters has learned, adding new scrutiny to a misconduct inquiry by the university and the U.S. government. The Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology and the Journal of Biological Chemistry is investigating five papers authored by … Read more
This woman’s doctor allegedly shrugged off her ailments and said “laziness” was the answer — but it turns out she had cancer. When Courtney Nettleton, a 21-year-old from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, found herself feeling “uncontrollably” tired and sleeping 14 hours every day over the summer of 2021, she feared something was wrong. “I was told … Read more
The secret to weight loss could be in the brain. Researchers have uncovered newly identified sensory neurons that ferry messages from fat tissue to the brain, according to Science Daily. “The discovery of these neurons suggests for the first time that your brain is actively surveying your fat, rather than just passively receiving messages about … Read more
New research has found women are at a shockingly higher risk for developing atrial fibrillation than men are — flipping conventional beliefs that males were more susceptible. Researchers from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai are reporting in the journal JAMA Cardiology that women, when height is accounted for, have a 50% higher risk of developing … Read more
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
She’s certainly not defying gravity. A young woman who is “allergic to gravity” is speaking out about her debilitating condition, claiming she spends 23 hours a day in bed and is unable to stand upright for more than three minutes without passing out. Lyndsi Johnson, 28, suffers from postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome — a condition … Read more