Many people start going to the gym in the hopes of achieving what has long been seen as the holy grail of health and fitness: six-pack abdominal muscles (abs). But as many people who have tried will attest—including celebrities, such as comedian Eric André—this can be far more challenging than expected. André even equated the experience of trying to achieve […]

Mother, 26, gets all of her teeth removed after vomiting so much during pregnancy Louise Cooper from Reading was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) She was left bed bound by the illness and lost her first tooth after 16 weeks   Up to one in 30 pregnant women suffer from the HG each year in the UK and US  A new […]

Symptoms of debilitating bone disease osteoporosis explained While you might not think about them unless they ache, bones are living tissues that are constantly changing. Unfortunately, the tissues become more brittle and prone to breakage as you age. This puts you at risk of developing osteoporosis, a condition that occurs when the creation of new bone doesn’t keep up with […]

As we age, our bodies change and degenerate over time in a process called senescence. Stem cells, which have the unique ability to change into other cell types, also experience senescence, which presents an issue when trying to maintain cell cultures for therapeutic use. The biomolecules produced by these cell cultures are important for various medicines and treatments, but once […]

A thief sneaks into a museum late at night. They pass by a pair of statues—or were they suits of armor? You see them take a necklace. Or wait. Didn’t the news report say it was a watch? Our memories shape the past, our sense of reality. But they aren’t always true. Language is often a culprit for planting these […]

Summer campouts aren’t complete without a few key ingredients: bug spray, scary stories, and toasted s’mores! The last is a treat we crave all year, but its messy, gooey center is really only designed to be eaten outdoors. If you want an easier to eat version (that’s still just as tasty!), head to Costco’s bakery section. They are now selling […]

Having a tight-knit family can help ease the burden of pregnancy — especially when you have older kids to take care of as well. Luckily for Kourtney Kardashian, whose husband Travis Barker is busy touring with his band Blink-182, she’s part of one of America’s most famous (and famously close-knit) families, the Kardashians! It seems her kids have learned from […]

Ask the average American what their blood type is, and you will likely receive a blank look. For most people, blood type only becomes an issue if they need a blood transfusion. Beginning in the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, results from previous work published in Blood Advances suggested that people with blood group A (about a third […]

Structural racism and geographic inequity are advancing the global crisis of diabetes, leaving people with diabetes 50% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and twice as likely to die compared to those without diabetes, especially among minority populations. A narrative literature review recently published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, led by Saria Hassan, MD, assistant professor at Emory University […]

A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that growing up in poverty may influence the wiring of a child’s brain. The study, published June 27 in JAMA Network Open, indicates a link between both neighborhood and household poverty and the brain’s white matter tracts, which allow for communication between brain regions. White matter plays […]