NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 19: Billy Joel performs at Madison Square Garden on December 19, 2023 … More
Rock legend Billy Joel, aged 76, has been diagnosed with normal…
Category: 5. Health
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Wet fingers always wrinkle in the same way
Pruney fingertips aren’t swollen sponges — the wrinkles actually come from blood vessels constricting and pulling skin inward.
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“Big, Beautiful Bill” Burns The Tanning Tax
After Obamacare slapped a 10% tax on tanning bed services, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi launched her Sunless Tanning Collection. (She’s shown here at a 2012 launch event.) Spray-on tans are exempt from the tax, which Republicans now want to repeal.
Ed…
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New Bacteria Discovered On Chinese Space Station
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at whether we should worry about spaceborne bacteria, a clinical trial for regenerating nerves after a traumatic injury, a new class of electronics and more. You can sign up to get The Prototype…
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How abortion laws focusing on fetal viability miss the mark on women’s experiences
During the 2024 presidential campaign, politicians and their surrogates repeatedly raised concerns about abortion later in pregnancy. The topic grabbed media attention and continues to inspire strong emotions, but most of the discussions…
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This Biotech Startup Raised $34 Million For Urine-Based Tests To Help Diagnose Cancer
Ricky Chiu, Phase Scientific’s cofounder, chairman and CEO.
Courtesy of Phase Scientific
With rising cancer rates necessitating new forms of diagnosis and treatment, Hong Kong-based biotech startup Phase Scientific International announced Tuesday…
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Colon Cancer Rates Rise In Young Adults; New Research Brings Hope
Three scientists working in a laboratory. They are bending over a table looking at data and a paper.
Heather Candrilli, 36, a mother of two, is battling metastatic colon cancer—underscoring the urgent need for education, research, and…
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New ketamine study promises extended relief for depression
Roughly 10 percent of the U.S. population is afflicted with major depressive disorder at any given time, and up to 20 percent will exhibit MDD symptoms over their lifetimes.
Yet despite its prevalence, methods to treat MDD often fall short for a…
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Positive Benefits of Medical Cannabis for Sleep Apnea
What impact can cannabis have for sleep apnea patients? This is what a recent report from the Office of Cannabis Management hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated the pros and cons of using…
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It’s tricky to transplant a bladder. How surgeons finally did it
The first successful human bladder transplant could offer hope for people with bladder problems.
On May 4, 2025, Oscar Larrainzar, 41, became the first human to successfully receive a bladder transplant. The surgery was part of a
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