Health officials investigate parasite outbreak linked to contaminated food and water

CDC Alarm: Mystery Produce Sickens Hundreds

A stomach parasite is making hundreds of Americans sick this summer, and health officials in Pennsylvania and New Jersey want residents to know it...
5-Minute Cyclic Sigh Breathing | The Technique Stanford Found Most Effective

Stanford Breath Hack Outshines Mindfulness

Five quiet minutes of “cyclic sighing” each day measurably lowered anxiety and lifted mood over a month.At a GlanceA month-long randomized trial found five...
A hand reaching for pills next to a syringe and powder on a table

Recovery Habits That Outsmart Substance Addiction

The real turning point in health is not the workout or the diet—it is what your body does afterward when you finally let it...
Solo-maxxing: the growing trend of staying single | The Conversation | Focus on Africa

Dating Burnout Sparks Solo-Maxxing Wave

“Solo-maxxing” is best understood not as a quirky label for being single, but as a social response to the rising costs, disappointments, and psychological...
Scientist examining samples under a microscope in a laboratory

Age Reversal Hits Human Eye

For the first time, doctors are trying to make old human cells young again inside a living eye.Story SnapshotFederal regulators cleared a first-in-human gene...
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Thinfluencer Rabbit Hole — No Way Back

A young woman named Luka started eating healthy and ended up unable to stop — and the influencers she followed online played a central...
Things That Accelerate Ovarian Aging (And How to Slow It Down)

Early Ovarian Decline, Lifelong Fallout

Your ovaries are aging two to two-and-a-half times faster than the rest of your body — and the consequences reach far beyond your ability...
This Common Sleeping Position Triggers Atrial Fibrillation

Left-Side Sleep Triggers Heart Chaos

One tiny shift in how you lie in bed can literally flip your heart into atrial fibrillation.Story SnapshotMany paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients say their...
A farmer spraying pesticide on green plants in a field

Decades-Old Pesticide Found to Increase Alzheimer’s Risk

A long-banned pesticide leaves a chemical fingerprint in the blood, and that fingerprint shows up again in Alzheimer’s disease patients.Quick TakeResearchers found higher serum...
Passengers sleeping on airport benches with luggage nearby

Feeling Anxious Lately? This Sleep Stage Might Be Missing

A single sleepless night raises anxiety levels by 30 percent — and researchers have now pinpointed exactly which stage of sleep is doing the...