Science & Health
Getting in shape can be overwhelming. Do you focus on cardio for maximum calorie burn? Bodyweight exercises for low-impact muscle toning? Yoga for flexibility? Of course, any movement is better than no movement. But new research shows that strength training not only helps you tone up and lose weight but can also lower your biological age by eight years. […]
What we eat, and when we eat (the earlier in the day the better) can significantly impact our metabolism and fat-burning efforts. “While losing weight requires burning more calories than you consume, your body still needs sufficient fuel and nutrients to function properly,” says Harvard Health. “Instead of simply eating less, it’s better to focus on consuming nutritious […]
You could be dehydrated long before feeling thirsty, which makes it easy to forget to drink water. “Hydration is necessary for survival,” Ronald A. Navarro, MD, tells Kaiser Permanente. “The cells in our bodies contain water and are surrounded by water. When we’re dehydrated, these cells are less permeable, which means they have trouble absorbing nutrients and […]
California’s public health department reported a possible case of bird flu in a child with mild respiratory symptoms on Tuesday, but said there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus and that the child’s family members tested negative. California officials said they have sent test specimens from the child to the U.S. Centers […]
The World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern at a meeting on Wednesday. The meeting came a day after the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deemed the disease a public health emergency for the continent, with cases up 160% from last year and deaths up by 19% — […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. — Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago, and suspect there are hundreds more that could house future astronauts. An Italian-led team reported Monday that there’s evidence for a sizable cave accessible from the deepest known pit on the […]
CVS and Walgreens will start dispensing mifepristone, one of the medications used to induce an abortion, in stores this month. The news was first reported by The New York Times. It comes more than a year after both retail pharmacy chains, the nation’s two largest, said they would pursue certification from the Food and Drug […]
An “age is just a number” mindset is fantastic when it comes to things like writing your first novel later in life or marrying your soulmate who happens to be younger than you. But one place it does not apply is when it comes to shoveling snow, which so many of us do every winter: […]
WASHINGTON — Alzheimer’s quietly ravages the brain long before symptoms appear, and now scientists have new clues about the dominolike sequence of those changes — a potential window to one day intervene. A large study in China tracked middle-aged and older adults for 20 years, using regular brain scans, spinal taps and other tests. Compared to […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — A private U.S. lunar lander touched down on the moon Thursday, but contact with the craft was weak, company officials said. There were no immediate updates on the lander’s condition from the company, Intuitive Machines. Tension mounted in the company’s command center in Houston, as controllers awaited a signal from the spacecraft […]
