Across the globe, women are more likely to develop dementia, and biology provides one key reason. The story is quite complex, though, since your reproductive milestones and medical decisions tend to shape your lifelong exposure to hormones. Researchers are now carefully tracking how events like your first period, pregnancies, or surgery relate to later cognitive...
Texas has sued the makers of Tylenol, saying they misled pregnant women about possible neurodevelopmental risks. The case arrives as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration begins a label-change process and notifies physicians about studies that suggest an association. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists responded on the same day, affirming acetaminophen’s role in...
Let’s be real, the discovery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was pretty exciting on its own. But then headlines started appearing that suggested that it could perhaps be more than just a comet. One man in particular, Avi Loeb, suggested that while it may not be a spacecraft, there was a chance that the object...
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing was held on the 4th of September 2025. It put Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. under an intense spotlight. Senators from both parties pressed him on vaccine policy, his firing of the CDC director, and sweeping personnel changes. Kennedy defended the shake-ups, regarding them as...
Bacon, ham, hot dogs, and salami can be found in many people’s weekly shopping baskets. Yet scientists are urging tougher action because of the associated cancer risks. In late October 2025, UK experts renewed calls for cigarette-style bacon cancer warnings on food, or a phase-out of nitrite preservatives. This push arrived a decade after the...
Not too long ago, AI just used to serve as the obligatory plot driver of your average science fiction movie. Then suddenly, all these big language models felt like they arrived out of nowhere. Now they are absolutely everywhere, from our social apps to our work. Suddenly, everyone had an opinion about where this all...
Have you ever tried to start a vegetable or herb garden at home? Well, then you may have noticed that your plants soon become host to a range of insect life. Now, imagine a vegetable garden on an industrial scale and the abundance of insects and little critters that call it home. Despite their best...
A typically quiet volcano in southeastern Iran has risen by about 3.5 inches, and it has not settled back down. This sudden change occurred between July 2023 and May 2024 at the Taftan volcano, a large stratovolcano near the Pakistan border. While this may not such like much of a change, it is significant because...
Lebanon is living through a cancer emergency that grows more urgent each year. A new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease program, published in The Lancet, reveals that Lebanon has the world’s fastest increase in both new cancer cases and cancer deaths. From 1990 to 2023, incidence rose by 162 percent while mortality rose...
Over the last 20 years, Amazon has reshaped how Americans shop and work. The company’s fulfillment network stretches across the country, linking warehouses and an ever-growing last-mile fleet. This massive network requires a vast workforce to keep packages moving every hour of the day. According to recent reports of a leak, however, the next phase...
After years of rumors and shifting timelines, Mel Gibson’s new movie, The Resurrection of the Christ, is finally rolling cameras. The long-planned follow-up to 2004’s The Passion of the Christ began shooting in Rome, has an entirely new principal cast, and now has firm release plans. That’s right, a new actor plays Jesus in Mel...
Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, attacking harmful invaders while protecting your own tissues. When that balance breaks, infections can spread unchecked, or the body can mistakenly turn against itself. The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine honors three scientists who uncovered how the body maintains this crucial equilibrium. The...
