Lingering Brain Signals May Explain Emotional Spillover Why does a bad driver during rush hour affect your entire day, while a smile from your child can instantly shift your mood? According to recent neuroscience research, emotions don’t just arise from single events—they persist because of how the brain processes experiences.
Loryn Competti, a 30-year-old expectant mother in Cincinnati, was alarmed after hearing that the CDC no longer recommends COVID vaccines for healthy pregnant women. “I started crying,” she says. “I’m terrified of catching COVID while pregnant.” Competti fears complications like premature birth and hopes to pass antibodies to her baby
News that former U.S. President Joseph Biden has advanced prostate cancer has reignited long-standing debate over the merits and drawbacks of the PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test, used to screen for the most common cancer in American men. While the PSA test can detect cancer, many doctors and public health
The Food and Drug Administration is shifting its COVID-19 vaccination policy to focus primarily on individuals at the greatest risk of severe illness, a move that may reduce broad access to the vaccines for other groups. According to an article published Tuesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, the
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an advanced and aggressive form of prostate cancer, which has already metastasized to his bones. Despite the severity, his office emphasized the disease is hormone-sensitive—making it more manageable with appropriate treatment. Prostate cancer remains the second most common cancer among U.S. men
Rage, fatigue, brain fog, night sweats, memory loss, hair thinning, sore joints, low libido, hot flashes, itchy ears, weight gain, anxiety, incontinence — these may sound like a catalog of unrelated ailments, but they’re all potential signs of perimenopause. As more Gen X and millennial women reach their 40s and
Across the globe, scientists are delving into the biology of a rare condition that seems to hold unique clues about how human sociability evolved. Williams Syndrome (WS), a genetic disorder affecting approximately 1 in 7,500 people worldwide, is marked by an extraordinary degree of friendliness, emotional warmth, and trust in
Mariangela Hungria, a microbiologist from Brazil, has spent decades digging into the soil in search of microscopic allies—bacteria that can nourish crops and help farmers increase their yields. For years, her quest was met with disbelief. “At the beginning of my career, people kept telling me, ‘You’re wasting your time!
The Gates Foundation has announced a sweeping new strategy: it will allocate over $200 billion over the next two decades and officially conclude its work by 2045. This plan includes distributing nearly the entirety of Bill Gates’ personal fortune, drastically accelerating his philanthropic timeline. Originally, the foundation was set to
Our modern love affair with sugar can be traced back to the 7th and 8th centuries in the Arab world. In Baghdad, newly established as a cultural and culinary center, locals indulged in syrup-drenched pastries, sherbets, and candies made with honey or sugar — setting in motion a craving that
US President Donald Trump has moved to intensify economic pressure on Iran by signing an executive order that threatens additional tariffs on countries that continue commercial ties with Tehran. The measure authorizes penalties on goods entering the United States from any nation deemed to be trading directly or indirectly with
Bad Bunny is preparing for one of the most consequential performances of his career as he steps onto the Super Bowl halftime stage, carrying not only the weight of global stardom but also the responsibility of representing Puerto Rican culture and Latino identity before an audience that regularly surpasses 115
Big Tech shares have come under intense pressure after renewed concerns that aggressive artificial intelligence spending could be outpacing near-term returns. Over the past week, more than $1 trillion in market value has been erased as investors reacted to earnings reports that highlighted the scale and persistence of capital expenditures