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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Research conducted partly aboard the International Space Station (ISS) suggests that “microgravity” could help scientists fight drug-resistant superbugs, according to a report from SWNS. Microgravity is the condition in which people or objects appear to be weightless, NASA states. Experiments by researchers …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Following last week’s announcement of updates to the food pyramid, nutrition experts continue to weigh in on how the new recommendations could change Americans’ eating habits. The new pyramid, which was announced by HHS officials on Jan. 7, puts a greater emphasis …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday reshaped the CDC’s powerful vaccine panel, naming two obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) as part of his push to overhaul the nation’s immunization policy. Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic who has embraced the “Make …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A simple blood test may detect Crohn’s disease years before symptoms appear, according to a new study reported by SWNS. Canadian researchers say the discovery could enable earlier diagnosis and potential prevention of the chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The test measures …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). A new study suggests that exercise can treat depression just as effectively as therapy and …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New developments in artificial intelligence could use sleep data to predict disease risk, a new study suggests. Stanford Medicine researchers have developed an AI model trained on nearly 600,000 hours of sleep data collected from over 60,000 participants at various sleep clinics. …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! With an aggressive new strain spreading across the country, this year’s flu season has been marked by record-high hospitalizations and reportedly intense symptoms. As people look for ways to contain the spread, new research has found that a few simple factors can …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! GLP-1 has become a popular buzzword in the weight-loss community — but now some are touting “GLP-3s,” claiming they are taking obesity medications to the next level. GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) medications work by mimicking a naturally occurring hormone in the body that …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Missing out on adequate sleep could be taking years off your life. New research from the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), published in the journal Sleep Advances, found that poor sleep may shorten life expectancy more than other lifestyle factors like …

Traci Hurley says watching her husband battle cancer in late 2021 was harrowing. “It was heartbreaking, and it was awful,” she said. “I lived in fear every day.” A battle made worse, she says, because so many of the skirmishes were with their insurance company. “No family should have to …