Health

A new strain of mpox, caused by the monkeypox virus, has surfaced in Southern California.There have been three confirmed cases of clade I mpox, according to the California Department of Health (CDPH), which released a statement on Oct. 17.The unrelated cases were identified in the City of Long Beach and Los Angeles County.DEADLY MOSQUITO-BORNE VIRUS SPARKS CDC TRAVEL ALERT — COULD IT REACH THE US?The department warned that although public […]

Starting a family may involve some robotic assistance in the near future.AI-powered in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is the newest application for artificial intelligence, as labs and health centers around the world have adopted the new technology.This includes Columbia University Fertility Center in New York. Its Sperm Tracking and Recovery (STAR) method uses AI to identify viable sperm in men who struggle with infertility.BREAST CANCER THAT HIDES FROM SCANS TARGETED IN BREAKTHROUGH […]

Why does hair turn gray? And how is that common hallmark of aging connected to a life-threatening disease? A new study may have pinpointed how going gray is connected to one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University, led by Dr. Emi K. Nishimura, found that pigment-producing stem cells in hair follicles respond to stress in dramatically different ways.BREAKTHROUGH BLOOD TEST COULD SPOT DOZENS OF […]

More data is emerging supporting a sharp decline in the number of young adults identifying as transgender or non-binary.Last week, Fox News Digital reported on data shared by Eric Kaufman, a professor of politics at the University of Buckingham, showing that the share of college students identifying as anything other than male or female has been cut in half in just two years.Now, Jean Twenge, professor of psychology at San […]

A new study may challenge what we thought we knew about brain aging. Scientists have discovered that men’s brains actually shrink faster than women’s as they grow older, even though women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease.The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, analyzed more than 12,000 brain scans from nearly 5,000 healthy people between the ages of 17 and 95. Each participant had at […]

A new type of blood test could help detect multiple cancers early.A team of researchers in California studied a new multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test called Galleri, which can reportedly detect more than 50 types of disease.The study analyzed about 23,161 participants 50 years of age and older across the U.S. and Canada who did not have any symptoms.ERIN ANDREWS HAD 'NO SYMPTOMS' BEFORE CANCER DIAGNOSIS, PUSHES FOR EARLY SCREENINGSThese […]

Jane Goodall’s cause of death has been revealed.Weeks after the primatologist’s death at 91, reports have emerged that she died of "cardiopulmonary arrest," or cardiac arrest, according to TMZ, who cited her death certificate. The certificate, which was issued by the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health, also stated that the conservationist also had epilepsy, although it is not clear whether that was a factor in her death.HIDDEN CAUSES OF HEART […]

An enhanced version of vitamin K could help reverse brain damage from Alzheimer’s disease, a study has found.Alzheimer’s and many other neurodegenerative diseases are marked by a loss of brain neurons. While most medications treat only the symptoms, researchers from the Department of Bioscience and Engineering at Shibaura Institute of Technology in Japan set out to determine whether a new approach could replace the lost cells.Vitamin K is an essential […]

Even small amounts of alcohol consumption could put older adults at a higher risk of dementia.That’s according to a recent study led by the University of Oxford in the U.K. — in collaboration with Yale University and the University of Cambridge in the U.K. The study analyzed data from more than 500,000 people drawn from the UK Biobank and the U.S. Million Veteran Program.The researchers also analyzed data from over […]