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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new study may challenge what we thought we knew about brain aging. Scientists have discovered that men’s brains actually shrink faster than women’s as they grow older, even though women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National…
Cattle detained in the pens of the Chihuahua Regional Livestock Union , at the Jeronimo-Santa Teresa border crossing in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on November 27, 2024, after the United States stopped imports of Mexican cattle due to the presence of screwworm. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Cattle ranchers in Texas and around the country…
A cancer doctor in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is marking breast cancer awareness month by wearing a different kind of pink for each of the 31 days in October, and it’s more than a fashion statement. Advocates say the color pink is linked to breast cancer because it symbolizes femininity, care, and solidarity. Dr. Lori Alfonse at…
Getty Images Eight countries have been added to a UK Foreign Office list warning of the risks of methanol poisoning from counterfeit or tainted alcoholic drinks. Ecuador, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Russia and Uganda are included in the updated travel guidance following incidents involving Britons in those countries. The advice previously covered Thailand, Laos…
Children paid a “huge price” to protect others during the Covid pandemic, Boris Johnson has told the inquiry looking at the impact on young people. The former prime minister repeated an apology made previously for things the government got wrong, but said he was proud of what teachers and schools did to cope with the…
BBC 100-year-old May O’Shea survived the blitz during World War Two “I never thought I’d make it to this age,” says 100-year-old May O’Shea. “I thought I would have died by now.” May’s milestone is still one very few people achieve despite the number of centenarians in the UK doubling over the past 20 years….
The logos of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy is seen outside theri building as the company presents the annual report at Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on February 5, 2025. Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Several Novo Nordisk board members will step…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new type of blood test could help detect multiple cancers early. A team of researchers in California studied a new multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test called Galleri, which can reportedly detect more than 50 types of disease. The study analyzed about 23,161 participants 50 years of…
Contributed Iris Scott, 73, was a patient at the Crystal Centre in Chelmsford A woman who took her own life while on a mental health ward had been threatened and bullied by staff, her family told a public inquiry. Iris Scott, 73, was a patient at the Crystal Centre in Chelmsford, run by the Essex…
A female health worker administering polio drops to a child during the 7-day Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme 2024 in Peshawar on September 9, 2024. — APP Twelve-month-old boy from Union Council Ghari infected. September surveillance finds 44 positive sewage samples. Sindh records the highest number of positive detections. A new case of wild poliovirus (WPV1)…
