MMA fans often see fighters pretend to hate each other before a match—talking tough, trash-talking, even throwing fake punches at press events. But Nate Diaz made it clear he finds that kind of pre-fight show boring and unnecessary. Speaking recently with Mike Perry, Diaz called out Sean Strickland
Light-activated cancer treatments sound high-tech—and they are. Doctors use a special light-sensitive drug called a photosensitizer (PS) to destroy unhealthy cells. The trick isn’t just dumping in more light-sensitive molecules. Studies show where those molecules go inside the cell matters more than
Weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy have helped many people shed pounds, but a hidden cost might be waiting. New research shows people often judge those who use these drugs more harshly than those who lose weight through diet and exercise. In one study, over 1, 300 participants ranked a
Staten Island is tackling two big problems—overdose deaths and suicide—by teaching frontline workers how to handle both at once. Around 300 people have already gone through a six-part training that mixes mental health and drug-use screening. The idea is to catch warning signs early, whether someone
Two Miami police officers filed a lawsuit against Netflix and the producers of a new crime drama, claiming the show’s plot borrows too much from their real-life case. The officers, Jason Smith and Jonathan Santana, worked on a 2016 drug bust where they seized millions in cartel cash. They argue that
Scientists recently corrected a key research paper about brain cells called microglia. These tiny cells act like the brain’s cleanup crew and defense team mixed together. Instead of being identical, they switch between different roles depending on what the brain needs at the time. This flexibility h
A family just wants peace when they move into a new home, but their neighbors take holiday cheer to another level. While most people pack away decorations by New Year’s, these neighbors keep the tinsel up and carols playing all twelve months. At first, the family finds it odd but mostly harmless. So
ALS is a rare but cruel disease that slowly shuts down the body while leaving the mind intact. Doctors have only approved three drugs for it since the mid-1990s, and none of them cure or stop the disease—they merely slow it down a little. Part of the problem is money. Running trials for ALS is extre
A small team of British soldiers and doctors jumped from a big airplane to Tristan da Cunha, the world’s most isolated island. They brought medicine and oxygen because a man on a cruise ship was sick with a possible hantavirus infection. The flight started from England, stopped in Ascension Island,
In Colorado, young people aren’t waiting for adults to teach them about drugs—they’re doing it themselves. Groups like Rise Above Colorado skip the boring lectures and use art, websites, and even podcasts to share real facts. Instead of warnings that don’t work, they focus on science and real-life s
