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Research led by the University of Birmingham has found that increased levels of hormones including testosterone could cause a brain condition that can lead to blindness in women. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension—also known as IIH—is caused by high pressure in the brain with consequences from blindness to incapacitating daily long-term headaches. IIH was originally identified over […]
Microbes colonize all body surfaces and balance the immune system. In newborn infants, the gut microbiome is first conditioned by breast milk components. When solid food is introduced, gut microbiota develops and bacteria proliferate. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and Inserm have discovered that a key immune response is generated in mice when solid food […]
Stress hormones stimulate tumor cells to metastasis to Already for a long time, doctors suggest that Stress favors disease is the formation of cancer. Why this connection exists, but was, as yet, unclear. A Swiss research team has now uncovered the mechanism of how stress hormones drive cancer growth. Researchers from the University of Basel […]
Binge drinking can trigger genetic changes that make people crave alcohol even more, researchers from Rutgers University have found. It’s the latest in a growing body of evidence that alcohol and drug use causes genetic changes that may reinforce addiction and can be passed down to future generations. The study found that genes involved in […]
Ah, the middle name. Sandwiched between a person’s first and last name, the middle moniker is completely optional and often overlooked. The task of choosing the perfect middle name can be overwhelming — and sometimes even harder than settling on a first name — but there are some tried-and-true methods that can help. If you’ve […]
If there’s a life event the majority of the population can relate to, it’s getting divorced. So why are TV shows and movies that accurately represent divorce and co-parenting so few and far between? After all, in the U.S., 40 to 50 percent of couples get divorced after their first marriage, and the rate’s even […]
Ben Affleck is not beyond brutal aesthetic coercion when it comes to persuading his kids to love the Patriots like he does. Affleck designed a Patriots-themed room for his son — one that Jennifer Garner called “creepy.” (We’re a little freaked out, honestly, and maybe hope he’s got a therapy jar for his kid.) The actor […]
Around the world, vaccines are in retreat, shunned by populations who, for the most part, have never been exposed to the diseases that blighted or shortened the lives of their grandparents’ generation. But with the possible exception of quinine – for centuries the only treatment for malaria – and antibiotics, vaccines have saved more lives […]
There’s nothing worse than a lingering cough. But sometimes, they can hold on forever. The tricky part about a cough is that it can be a symptom of a variety of conditions — especially when it sticks around. So, how do you know what’s a harmless cold or something more serious? We spoke to a […]
Cardi B is easily one of the realest celebs on Instagram—and just when we thought she couldn’t get any more honest, she posted a video of herself wearing no pants in the car to free herself of a vagina wedgie. OK, we can all agree vagina wedgies are annoying AF, but Cardi had another reason for stripping […]