A packet of snacks. A sugary drink. A meal ready in minutes. Ultra-processed foods make life easier in the kitchen. Researchers are investigating whether eating fewer of them could also make a difference to depression symptoms.In a pilot trial, people diagnosed with depression had lower symptom scores during a diet low in ultra-processed foods than … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY — After reports of a bird flu outbreak at a mink farm in Utah emerged, animal welfare advocates are describing the state’s response to it as “dangerously lax.”Details about the outbreak are still publicly unclear. A spokesperson for the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food said that “due to the limited reach … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A buildup of artery-clogging plaque may begin much earlier than many people realize, new research has found.About 1 in 13 adults ages 18 to 29 already had silent atherosclerosis — the hardening of the arteries from plaque — despite having no known cardiovascular disease, while more than … Read more
A toddler’s wobbly walk, hand tremors send parents on a medical journey The Washington Post
You may have heard of a term that went viral on TikTok: the DOOM pile.An acronym for “didn’t organize, only moved,” a DOOM pile could be a junk drawer with receipts, bills and other papers you’ve put off sorting. It could be a cardboard box in the corner of your bedroom full of desk clutter … Read more
The way someone speaks can reveal more about their health and ageing than previously thought, a new study using an automated computer tool called a “speech clock” found. A person’s speech age isn’t just about vocal style; researchers say it reflects what is happening inside the body, and they hope this could be a low-cost, … Read more
We spent the twentieth century beating measles, polio, and newborn hepatitis B into statistical irrelevance. In 2025, the man who fought hardest against that victory was put in charge of federal vaccine policy. How did this happen? And what is going to happen now? Vaccines have worked, spectacularly, for a hundred years. It’s far too easy … Read more
Millennials across America (at least in our own minds) have a lot to grouse over: graduating into a labor market ravaged by the 2008 financial crisis, hamstrung by arcane systems of predatory student loan debt, and an eternal guilt by association with twee music and “awesomesauce” memes. But there is at least one great silver … Read more
It’s October and time for flu shots. Medical experts urge getting a flu vaccination soon, before influenza starts spreading widely — and to get up to date on protection against other fall respiratory viruses, too. Updated COVID-19 shots are available now, plus shots for people especially vulnerable to another winter risk called RSV. While these … Read more
Listen to article • 0:00 minThe headstone had not yet been placed Thursday on the freshly dug grave where a 20-year-old Amish woman was buried this week amid the rolling clover fields and dairy farms at the edge of suburban Philadelphia.Newly wed, and receiving treatment for blood cancer, she was the last of nine siblings sickened … Read more