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Caffeine aficionados may be familiar with coffee cherries. These are the fruits of coffee trees that look like ruby red grapes when ripe. Inside them are two bluish-green coffee beans. Once extracted and roasted, the beans are ready to be ground and turned into a morning cup of joe. The fruit is typically discarded, but...

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Food Journalist

Parkinson’s disease is the fastest-growing incurable neurological condition in the world at the moment. After Alzheimer’s disease, it is also the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, with almost 90,000 new patients diagnosed every year in the US alone. In the United Kingdom, the condition affects around 153,000 people. According to Parkinson’s UK, there is a...

Bruce Abrahamse

Bruce Abrahamse

Health & Wellness Journalist

In a major scientific breakthrough, Israeli researchers have identified a defective gene linked to heart disease, specifically hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the most common inherited cardiac disorder worldwide. This new study, conducted by the Clalit Research Institute and Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, centers on the TRIM63 gene and its powerful role in triggering HCM. The discovery...

Kyla Dawn

Kyla Dawn

Lifestyle Writer

Young-onset dementia is a heartbreaking diagnosis, especially when it affects someone in their twenties or thirties. This rare form of dementia is often misdiagnosed or overlooked because it doesn’t follow the typical patterns people expect from dementia. Gemma Illingworth, a 31-year-old woman from Manchester, UK, was diagnosed with a rare type called posterior cortical atrophy...

Raven Fon

Raven Fon

Relationships & Sociology Expert

A London-based doctor who goes by “Medifectious” on TikTok has gone viral for sharing a quick and fascinating hand test. This simple test could help identify early signs of a brain tumor or other neurological issues. His video, which has racked up more than 185,000 views, shows how to check for something called dysdiadochokinesia (pronounced dis-dee-ad-oh-ko-ki-nee-zee-ah). It’s...

Catherine Vercuiel

Catherine Vercuiel

Wellness Journalist