Category: 5. Health

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One of the most challenging aspects of adulthood is making decisions, such as who you choose to date or marry, how you invest your hard-earned money, or where you…

Meet Moxi, a humanoid robot that has become a valued member of medical teams at hospital networks across the US. The brainchild of two remarkable experts in robotics, Moxi…

From cold plunges to digital detox retreats—there are now so many ways to regulate the nervous system, we can get decision fatigue in the search for stress relief alone. But the solution may be simpler than we’d expect—rather than looking outside ourselves for the latest trending treatment…

An antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning could come from bacteria.

Mice treated with a tweaked version of a bacterial protein rapidly cleared carbon monoxide from their blood, safely eliminating it through urine, researchers report in the Aug. 12 Proceedings of the National Academy…

David Bregger had never heard of kratom before his son, Daniel, 33, died in Denver in 2021 from using what he thought was a natural and safe remedy for anxiety.

By his father’s account, Daniel didn’t know that the herbal product could kill him. The product listed no ingredients or…

• Those who adhered to a Mediterranean diet, reduced their caloric intakes, engaged in moderate exercise, and received professional weight loss support had a 31% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to those who adhered to a Mediterranean diet alone.
• The findings come from…