Health

In addition to travel and logistical challenges, heavy snowfall  can be detrimental to people's health.As the northeast faces historic snow accumulation this week, experts are warning of the physical risks of shoveling heavy snow, particularly for those who do not exercise regularly or have pre-existing health conditions."The combination of the wet, heavy snow and the heavy winds make it more of a health risk because it’s much harder to get […]

Scientists have discovered that a bacterium trapped in an ice cave for 5,000 years is resistant to several modern antibiotics.The bacterium was found in Scarisoara Ice Cave in Romania, where researchers drilled a 25-meter ice core representing about 13,000 years of frozen history.The research was published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology.ANCIENT PLAGUE MYSTERY CRACKED AFTER DNA FOUND IN 4,000-YEAR-OLD ANIMAL REMAINSTo prevent contamination, the ice samples were carefully stored […]

A simple blood test could predict not only a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, but also the year symptoms will begin.Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis set out to determine if levels of a specific protein in the blood could be used as a "biological clock" to predict when signs of the disease will emerge.The specific protein, known as p-tau217, forms "tangles" in the […]

A simple blood test could predict not only a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, but also the year symptoms will begin.Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis set out to determine if levels of a specific protein in the blood could be used as a "biological clock" to predict when signs of the disease will emerge.The specific protein, known as p-tau217, forms "tangles" in the […]

A newly discovered virus hiding inside common gut bacteria may be linked to colorectal cancer, according to new research.Scientists in Denmark found that colorectal cancer patients were about twice as likely to carry a previously unidentified virus within Bacteroides fragilis, a bacterium that normally lives in the human gut, according to the study published in Communications Medicine earlier this month.Researchers say the discovery could help scientists better understand the role […]

Brushing your teeth could do more than brighten your smile — it may also help you live longer.Growing research suggests that good oral hygiene is linked to a reduced risk of serious conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis.At the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference, which took place in Arizona last week, a group of researchers explored this evidence, calling the mouth a "gateway to […]

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Eric Dane’s death has sparked conversations about the speed and severity of ALS.Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, the progressive illness — officially called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — is debilitating and fatal. While only about 5,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed each year, the average life expectancy is just two to five years, according to the ALS Association.Dane, who most famously starred as Dr. Mark "McSteamy" Sloan on ABC's "Grey’s […]

A father was diagnosed with prostate cancer after chalking his nightly bathroom trips up to drinking too much fluid before bed, as reported by SWNS."I would wake up in the middle of the night and go to the loo a couple of times, but I never thought too much of it," Ed Matthews, who lives in London, told the news outlet.Matthews wrote off the early warning signs — until he […]