Tag: virginia tech
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Which Gen Zers are more likely to overeat junk food — even when they’re full
[ad_1] Maybe the “Z” in Gen Z will eventually stand for “Zepbound.” It’s no surprise that Gen Zers love their nuggs and glizzies — research suggests that about 62% of their calories come from ultra-processed foods (UPFs). A new study out of Virginia Tech warns that this is a recipe for disaster, especially for the…
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Are you ‘Ozempic sober’? GLP-1s are making users feel less drunk
[ad_1] Slimmer waist, weaker buzz? A new study suggests GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy — commonly used for diabetes and weight loss — may also blunt the effects of alcohol. That might be bad news for casual drinkers, but scientists at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute said it could open the door to…
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This once extremely rare disease caused by rats is on the rise — and is to blame for a very high-profile death
[ad_1] Rats! Health officials are reporting an increase in a rare but serious infectious disease spread by rodents — just four months after Gene Hackman’s wife, the concert pianist Betsy Arakawa, died from it. A Grand Canyon National Park employee was recently exposed to hantavirus, with five cases logged so far this year in Arizona,…
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New period product is less messy, more eco-friendly — here’s how it works
[ad_1] Researchers at Virginia Tech say they have developed an eco-friendly menstrual product that won’t cramp your style. It’s a pad with a special formula that allows blood to turn to gel. The pads absorb more blood and leak less than traditional ones, according to findings published Wednesday in the Cell Press journal. “A pad…
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College ring reunited with its owner 25 years after it vanished
[ad_1] A Virginia Tech alum got his college ring back over 25 years after it disappeared on campus. John Leschinskey, who graduated from the university in 1997, misplaced it while playing volleyball in one of the Blacksburg, Virginia, school’s quad areas. “I had set my sandals, shirt, watch, and ring by the post so that…