1+ hour, 5+ min ago   (747+ words) Swabbing the inside of your cheek or rinsing your mouth takes about 30 seconds. A study published in Cell Host & Microbe on August 20, 2026, found that those 30 seconds may contain enough biological information to detect signs of two of the world’s deadliest…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago   (444+ words) For years, people with atrial fibrillation have often been cautious about coffee. The reasoning seems straightforward: caffeine is a stimulant, AFib involves an abnormal heart rhythm, so drinking something that can make your heart beat faster sounds like a questionable…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (887+ words) Cutting back on salt has been standard blood pressure advice for decades. But researchers are increasingly arguing that focusing on sodium alone may be missing another important part of the picture: what we’re not getting enough of. That nutrient is…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (954+ words) Aristotle wrote about hair plucking and nail gnawing as troubling habits in Nicomachean Ethics around 350 BCE. More than 2,000 years later, compulsive hair pulling is recognized as trichotillomania, a psychiatric disorder that can be difficult to control and surprisingly difficult to…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (598+ words) A compound that biochemists first cataloged in the 1970s sat largely ignored in the scientific literature for decades. Researchers at UC Berkeley are now studying it as a possible obesity treatment, and the mechanism it uses is almost the opposite of…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (540+ words) For many people with PTSD, going to sleep doesn’t necessarily mean escaping the trauma. Nightmares can bring it back night after night, sometimes vividly enough to wake someone in panic and make sleep itself something to fear. These nightmares are…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (405+ words) High blood pressure is known as the silent killer because there are often no symptoms until the heart, arteries, and other organs have already been damaged. By the time a diagnosis is made, physical changes to the arterial wall may…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (323+ words) Yep…it’s not just their direct screen time. Your use of technology while you’re in their presence may matter too. Children are sponges in their younger years, both mirroring your behaviors and absorbing what and how you respond in different…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (223+ words) Red and infrared light therapies are gaining recognition for effectively promoting healing and recovery. This science-backed approach, already embraced by athletes and healthcare professionals, can help you optimize your health and maintain peak performance. Let’s discuss some of the research…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (574+ words) Blood transfusions are among the most carefully screened procedures in modern medicine. Donated blood is tested for known threats, including infectious diseases that can pass from one person to another. But what if something potentially harmful could travel in blood…...