Month: September 2026

Landmark map of human brain’s gene activity holds clues to Alzheimer’s disease and more

Landmark map of human brain’s gene activity holds clues to Alzheimer’s disease and more

A detailed brain map describes gene activity in neurons (artist’s illustration) as well as immune and vascular cells in the prefrontal cortex.Credit: PASIEKA/SPL/GettyResearchers have produced the largest map to date of gene activity in the human prefrontal cortex1, a brain area that supports planning, decision-making and behavioural and emotional regulation. The landmark map draws on … Read more

Boise’s “Unknown Wanderer” is identified after 43 years. Could he be linked to Chicago Tylenol murders?

Boise's "Unknown Wanderer" is identified after 43 years. Could he be linked to Chicago Tylenol murders?

Police in Boise, Idaho, announced Wednesday that they had identified the “Unknown Vagabond,” a man found dead in a church in 1982, and revealed a surprising possible connection to the still-unsolved Chicago Tylenol murders. Investigators with the Ada County Sheriff’s Office said they cannot locate the man in the Chicago area during the last week … Read more

Eight sailors assigned to US carrier group that fought in Iran war attempted suicide, Navy secretary tells Congress

Eight sailors assigned to US carrier group that fought in Iran war attempted suicide, Navy secretary tells Congress

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains discussion of suicide. Help is available if you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts or mental health problems. In the US, call or text 988 for help. The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide have contact information for crisis centers around the world. Eight US Navy … Read more

Cracker Barrel announces plans to upgrade 3 popular dinner items

Cracker Barrel announces plans to upgrade 3 popular dinner items

See what you click on FoxBusiness.com. Cracker Barrel is updating three of its most popular dining offerings while separately using proceeds from a real estate transaction involving 26 company-owned restaurants to reduce debt and support future growth. The Lebanon, Tennessee-based chain said Wednesday that it plans to improve the quality of its chicken, burger and … Read more

Mike Macdonald: I apologized to Sean Payton, comments weren’t intended for public use

Mike Macdonald: I apologized to Sean Payton, comments weren't intended for public use

Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald confirmed that his comments about Broncos head coach Sean Payton in a recent interview were intended to be off the record during his Wednesday press conference. In an interview with Graham Bensinger, Macdonald recounted that Payton became upset with the Seahawks for using fan-recorded videos from Denver’s training camp to … Read more

First known T. rex trackway reveals how the dinosaur moved

First known T. rex trackway reveals how the dinosaur moved

Kent Hups set out one morning on a research expedition into the famous Hell Creek Formation, a series of fossil-rich sedimentary rock layers in the western United States. The vast formation, spanning parts of Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota, is abundant with dinosaur bones from the Late Cretaceous, but finding footprints is a … Read more

LA typhus outbreaks hospitalize 6 as flea-borne infection resurfaces

LA typhus outbreaks hospitalize 6 as flea-borne infection resurfaces

A nasty flea-borne disease making a comeback in Los Angeles has hospitalized six people in a new outbreak. Health officials are investigating the latest outbreak of flea-borne typhus in the Wilshire Center area as the bacterial infection continues to resurface across LA County, FOX LA reported. The new cluster comes just months after another outbreak … Read more