You know how eating too much fatty and sugary food can lead to health problems? One big issue is that it can make your arteries stiffer. Arteries are like highways in the body, carrying blood to your heart and other parts. When they get stiff, it's like narrowing those highways, making it tougher fo
As the calendar turns over to 2025, investors are crossing their fingers for a bright start. However, experts are cautioning that the stock market may not see the massive jumps seen in the past couple of years. Wall Street predictions suggest the S&P 500 could grow by about 15%, with a big boost fro
As the year 2025 approaches, business owners, economists, and researchers are preparing for potential changes in economic policies under a new administration in Washington. The economy has been a hot topic during the recent election campaign, with the Biden Administration's handling of the COVID-19
Have you ever wondered why some Swedish men are more likely to deny climate change than women? It turns out, this might be linked to something called "threatened masculinity. " This happens when men feel like their masculinity is being challenged or devalued, often due to changes in society that giv
Ever heard of BMI? It's a simple tool to check if your weight is healthy for your height. Doctors use it a lot. A recent study wondered if being too heavy or too light affects how long people with high blood pressure stay in the hospital. They also wanted to see if this impacts men and women differe
In the thick forests of Washington state, a tragic tale unfolded. Two Oregon men, aged 59 and 37, went missing after venturing into the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, about 150 miles northeast of Portland. They were on a mission to find Sasquatch, a legendary creature often associated with the Pac
Did you know that the same bacteria that can cause serious infections in some people, might not bother others at all? Scientists have been wondering why this happens. They used a unique approach to study this question. By giving germ-free mice the gut bacteria of people who carry Clostridioides diff
Let's talk about a fascinating yet challenging medical case. A patient who had recently received a hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) got infected with Acanthamoeba, a type of free-living ameba. This particular patient was struggling with steroid-refractory graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), which m
Ever wondered how autism affects the brain differently in boys and girls? Let's dig into a study that used a fancy tool called FOCA (FOur-dimensional Consistency of local neural Activities) to check out the brain activity of 64 boys and 64 girls with autism, plus the same number of boys and girls wi
High-ranking Canadian officials met with some of Donald Trump's top aides at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly were there to chat with Howard Lutnick (future commerce department head) and Doug Burgum (future interior department head).
