15+ hour, 44+ min ago   (855+ words) Prenatal paracetamol exposure was linked with differences in infant girls’ ovaries and uterus, but future fertility remains uncertain. Pain and fever are common reasons people use paracetamol, known as acetaminophen in the United States. During pregnancy, that ordinary medicine choice…...

13+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1029+ words) Electronic health records showed within weeks that 8% to 9% of emergency visits during two 2025 heat waves were caused by the heat. When a heat wave hits, health officials usually learn who it hurt about a year and a half later, once…...

19+ hour, 28+ min ago   (978+ words) Humans consistently walk heel-first, a unique walking style that saves energy but creates higher impact forces on bones and joints. Walking is so familiar that the first moment of each step rarely gets much attention. Humans normally place the heel…...

19+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1023+ words) Researchers reconstructed ancient versions of a bacteria-killing protein found in tears and breast milk, and some were more powerful than the human version. Tears, saliva and breast milk all carry a protein that holds iron away from bacteria, which need…...

21+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1017+ words) A review of 57 studies reveals why music can ease pain, with personal choice, enjoyment, and active participation emerging as important factors. People put on music when something hurts, usually on the theory that it pulls attention away from the pain....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1110+ words) A Mass General Brigham study finds the body burns fewer calories digesting a meal in the evening, and the cause is the internal clock, not sleep or activity. A sandwich eaten at 7 p.m. costs the body less energy to break down…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (971+ words) Men whose genes make more of the receptor Ozempic targets had 7% higher odds of pattern baldness. Ozempic hair loss may be partly genetic. Lose a lot of weight quickly and some hair tends to come out with it. For people…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1157+ words) Early stress in mitochondria before birth helped mouse hearts resist later chemotherapy damage by creating lasting protective changes. Chemotherapy can save lives, but some drugs can also put the heart under serious strain. Doxorubicin, a chemotherapy used against several cancers,…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (912+ words) Dogs and cats can carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria that are genetically similar to strains found in people worldwide. Antibiotic resistance is often discussed as a hospital problem, where bacteria can survive medicines that once stopped them. Resistant bacteria also occur outside…...