At his highest weight and lowest point, Nicolas Garratt was 400 pounds and 15 years old. Garratt, now 19, told Today.com last week that he had always struggled with his weight. He started eating junk food and fast food at age 5, and the habit caused him to pack on the pounds over the years. … Read more
An outbreak of listeria linked to edible gums has sickened about three dozen people across the country, killing two, officials said. Meanwhile, some varieties of bagged and bulk vegetables have recently been recalled due to listeria concerns. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1,600 people get listeria food poisoning each year, … Read more
Here’s another reason for a midlife crisis: Surprising new research suggests that Gen X and millennial Americans are at higher risk of developing 17 cancers than older generations. American Cancer Society researchers calculated generational cancer rates based on 23.6 million cancer cases and 7.3 million cancer deaths from 2000 to 2019. Surprising new research from … Read more
Less screen time means less bad behavior. In just two weeks, parents can see significant improvements in their child’s mental health and behavior by reducing their children’s free screen time to just three hours per week, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. Reducing children’s free screen time to just three hours … Read more
Children born with a common viral infection are nearly 2.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, a new study finds. Cytomegalovirus is part of the herpes virus family. It is spread through body fluids such as blood, saliva and urine, and is usually harmless in healthy people. About one-third of infected … Read more
According to a new study, sticking to a vegan diet – even for just two months – shaves years off your biological age. Scientists found that eating only vegan foods for eight weeks led to reductions in biological estimates of age. The American team conducted a trial involving 21 pairs of adult identical twins. Their … Read more
There is no sugarcoating this news. We know too much sugar is bad for us – now, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco say that even when we eat healthily, every gram of added sugar ages our cells. The US Food and Drug Administration recommends limiting added sugar to 50 grams per day. … Read more
Is there a sweet new solution to the bitter fate of baldness? Scientists say they may have accidentally discovered a revolutionary cure for male pattern baldness, a genetic condition that affects up to half of men and a quarter of women by the age of 50. Researchers found the gel treatment to be as effective … Read more
For children who have been hospitalized, the experience can feel especially scary, filled with the unknown in an unfamiliar place. Thankfully, children’s hospitals have teams dedicated to making the experience as good as it can be for the child and their family. The experienced teams at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone are dedicated to … Read more
Ozempic can flatten backsides and maybe extinguish them too! Taking Ozempic or the drug Wegovy may help some smokers kick the habit, a new study suggests. The study compared the effects of eight antidiabetic medications—including injectable insulin, semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy) and drugs similar to Ozempic—on nicotine addiction. About 28 million … Read more