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After three days without food, the body enters a new biological state
The human body does not simply burn fat when it runs out of food. After about three days without calories, it
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🇺🇸 United States
Sleeping 6 to 8 Hours Linked to Slower Aging in Major Study
Getting between six and eight hours of sleep each day may slow the aging process, according to a large new stu
🇰🇪 Kenya
Kenyan Woman Gives Birth to 10 Babies, Sets World Record
A woman in Kenya has given birth to 10 babies, a number that surpasses any previously recorded multiple birth
🇦🇺 Australia
Your Next Vacation Could Help Slow Aging, Researchers Find
A vacation might do more than just recharge your batteries. Researchers in Australia say it could actually hel
🇺🇸 United States
A Simple Blood Test May Predict Alzheimer's Years Early
A standard blood test, ordered by doctors for decades to check for infection, may hold a key to predicting Alz
🇬🇮 Gibraltar
Gibraltar's Monkeys Eat Mud to Counteract Tourist Snacks
The famous Barbary macaques of Gibraltar have adopted a novel digestive strategy: deliberately consuming mud.
🇪🇺 European Union
Europe's Pollen Season Stretches for Weeks Longer
The pollen season across Europe now lasts up to a month longer than it did just three decades ago. A new scien
🇺🇸 United States
The US Government's New Push for Psychedelic Science
A new executive order from the White House is clearing a path for scientists to study some of the world's most
🇫🇮 Finland
Finnish Study Finds Parkinson's Clues in Gut Bacteria
A person's risk of developing Parkinson's disease can be predicted by analyzing the unique community of bacter
🇺🇸 United States
Opioid-Exposed Babies Show No Academic Lag in School
A landmark study from the United States has delivered a surprising finding: being born with neonatal abstinenc
🇺🇸 United States
Scientists Find Antibody That Blocks Common Epstein-Barr Virus
A virus carried by an estimated 95% of the global population may finally have met its match. Researchers in th
🇨🇳 China
A Chinese Restaurant Where AI Scans Your Face and Tongue
A restaurant in China is using artificial intelligence to scan customers' faces and tongues before they even o
🇨🇳 China
A Thermometer Swallowed in Childhood Emerges Decades Later
A 32-year-old man in China recently learned the source of his chronic stomach pain: a 15-centimeter mercury th
🇺🇸 United States
Tylenol and Autism Link Dismissed by Major US Study
A sweeping new study of over three million children in the United States has found no evidence that taking ace
🇸🇳 Senegal
Senegal Closes a Century-Old Chapter on Trachoma
WHO has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, turning a long-running cam
🇱🇾 Libya
Libya Eliminates Ancient Blinding Disease Trachoma
Libya has officially eliminated trachoma, an ancient bacterial infection and the world's leading infectious ca
🇨🇱 Chile
Chile Eliminates Leprosy, a First for the Americas
Chile has achieved a public health milestone no other nation in the Americas has reached: the elimination of l
