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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A single 10-minute workout may trigger blood changes that help fight colon cancer. That’s according to new research from scientists at Newcastle University, who found that exercise quickly changes the blood in ways that affect colon cancer cells in the lab. In …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration has taken a new approach to the food pyramid. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new guidelines on Wednesday with an updated, inverted pyramid. The top of the pyramid, which is now the wider part of …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Time-restricted eating has gained popularity in recent years, but a recent study suggests that intermittent fasting — while effective for weight loss — might not live up to the hype in terms of wider benefits. The small German study found that participants …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Recent studies continue to support a decades-old drug as an alternative means of reducing alcohol consumption. The prescription opioid pill, called naltrexone, was first approved by the FDA to treat opioid dependence in 1984. A decade later, it was approved for alcohol …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The timing of your sleep patterns could be linked to increased dementia risk, according to a new study. Each person’s circadian rhythm, often defined as the body’s internal 24-hour clock, keeps the body operating on a healthy pattern of sleeping and waking. …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New criteria for obesity are putting more Americans into that category. Researchers at Mass General Brigham have proposed a major update to how obesity is defined, which would classify nearly 70% of U.S. adults as obese, according to a new study published …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is sounding the alarm after 26 new measles cases were reported since Friday, bringing the total number of cases in the state’s latest outbreak to 211. DPH first reported a measles outbreak Oct. 2 …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Many might assume that over-the-counter (OTC) medications are generally safer than stronger prescription drugs, but research shows they can still present risks for some. Certain common OTC painkillers have been linked to an increased risk of high blood pressure, stroke and heart …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Elon Musk’s company Neuralink will start “high-volume” production of its brain implant device in 2026, according to a post on X from Musk. The Neuralink implant is designed to connect the brain to a computer by reading electrical signals from neurons and …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Monday a major overhaul of the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule, reducing the number of routine immunizations recommended for children. According to a CDC release, Deputy Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Jim O’Neill, …