DNR investigates beaver attack at Seneca Creek State Park

DNR investigates beaver attack at Seneca Creek State Park

DNR investigates third beaver attack of summer after 10-year-old girl bitten at Seneca Creek State ParkThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources said it is investigating a new beaver attack at a state park, the third reported this summer.According to the agency, Seneca Creek State Park staff received a report Thursday afternoon that a beaver attacked … Read more

Estrogen therapy linked to lower Alzheimer’s risk, Stanford study finds

Estrogen therapy linked to lower Alzheimer's risk, Stanford study finds

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Women who used estrogen-only menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) were less likely to develop Alzheimer’s-related brain changes or dementia, according to a large Stanford study published Aug. 12 in Neurology.The researchers analyzed post-mortem data from 21,462 participants, comparing 258 women who reported estrogen-only MHT use with approximately 2,701 … Read more

Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it’s ramping up again : NPR

Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it’s ramping up again : NPR

A positive COVID home test is shown in this image. Public health experts say we’re now in the midst of a growing summer surge of COVID in the U.S. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Hantavirus. Ebola. West Nile. Measles. And, of course, cyclospora — that stomach parasite making people miserable … Read more

Column | 3 things about the brain that actually get better with age – The Washington Post

Column | 3 things about the brain that actually get better with age - The Washington Post

Column | 3 things about the brain that actually get better with age The Washington PostWhat’s Getting in the Way of Brain-Healthy Habits? aarp.orgHealthy older brains may exceed some cognitive functions of young brains. Psychology Today4 Daily Brain Health Habits for Better Cognition Fairbanks Daily News-MinerSurvey shows Americans want to start brain health habits earlier … Read more

‘Super movers’ have better brain health. Can you become one?

‘Super movers’ have better brain health. Can you become one?

I hope I can continue to walk fast heading into my 80s. Now, I’m learning that continuing that habit could help my brain health. Researchers have studied “SuperAgers,” older adults whose memories remain exceptionally sharp. Now, scientists are looking at another group: “super movers,” people in their 80s who walk significantly faster than their peers. … Read more

Billionaire Home Depot cofounder Bernie Marcus’ foundation donates nearly $30 million toward stem cell research for heart attacks

Billionaire Home Depot cofounder Bernie Marcus’ foundation donates nearly $30 million toward stem cell research for heart attacks

Before Bernie Marcus cofounded the now-$343 billion home improvement chain Home Depot, he dreamed of becoming a doctor.Marcus, who died in November 2024 at age 95, enrolled in pharmacy school when his family couldn’t afford to send him to medical school. He would often skip classes to sell Amana freezers door-to-door, according to a memoir … Read more

Military testosterone plan, Fox News host ‘joke’ and toxic masculinity

Updated Aug. 13, 2026, 7:54 p.m. ETPete Hegseth said in July the U.S. military will begin testing troops’ testosterone levels as a way to “optimize performance” on the battlefield − and mixed reactions have flooded the internet in the days and weeks since.The announcement came in the form of a memo and statement released by the … Read more

Prescriptions for leucovorin soar after White House announcement on autism

Prescriptions for leucovorin soar after White House announcement on autism

In 2025, 47,394 children received 150,026 leucovorin prescriptions. This represents a weekly spike of children with leucovorin prescriptions, from 734 to 5,858, a 700% increase. More prescriptions were given to children ages 6 to 11 living in the southern United States than in other regions. At the same time, the researchers didn’t observe changes in … Read more