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...
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...
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...
Lung cancer is currently ranked as the biggest cancer killer worldwide, affecting families and health systems everywhere. The illness often develops quietly for years before any symptoms eventually appear and treatment starts. That makes prevention and early detection incredibly important when it comes to trying to save lives. Smoking is still considered the main cause,...
In a new study, scientists examined how a common dietary fiber can potentially protect the liver. They mainly focused on inulin, a soluble fiber present in many plants. According to Dr. Cholsoon Jang, “We found that consuming a type of dietary fiber called inulin, abundant in vegetables, changes the bacteria in the gut to promote...
While COVID may feel like old news, the truth is that researchers are still uncovering new ripple effects as time goes by. Recently, studies have revealed that there was a link between having COVID and developing male fertility issues. These studies specifically looked at COVID and its effect on sperm quality. New mouse studies have...
Deciding whether to get Botox can feel confusing, especially when marketing claims and results don’t always match. That is why Dr. Bita Farrell’s split-face experiment is so compelling. Usually, we only see the typical before-and-after photos. However, Dr. Farrell injected only the right side of her lower face and then filmed how each side moved...
Many people claim that they fall asleep faster with one foot outside the covers. While this may seem like a rather quirky habit, it actually fits with sleep biology. You see, your body needs to release heat before drifting off each night. Essentially, a bare foot acts like a small, easy heat-release valve. The effect...
Curious why people today often look younger than their parents did? Do we age slower than past generations, or are we imagining it? Well, there are actually multiple reasons that it appears this way. For one, a person’s style and grooming affect our first impressions more than we even realize. Additionally, over the decades, smoking...
Midlife hits fast, and your body gets more opinionated about everything with age. However, that is not a crisis; it is a cue to start paying attention. Think of each midlife health warning as a friendly tap on the shoulder that says, “Maybe check this now, so you don’t have any major issues tomorrow.” Some...
If you are currently pushing your phone a little farther away to read this article, you are not alone. Known as presbyopia, it is a normal change in vision that occurs for most of us in our 40s. In mid-2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a once-daily prescription eye drop called Vizz for...
On the 1st of October, 2025, reports of a new wave of COVID infections being driven by a variant often nicknamed Stratus started circulating. Early research has revealed that children who are infected more than once face a higher risk of long COVID. Additionally, a pediatric analysis suggests that a second infection can double the...
