Antidepressants are touted as a solution to help improve people’s mental health and ease depression and anxiety. But these “convenient” little pills are more harmful than you think, as they alter your brain chemistry, making your condition worse than ever. Recent research sheds light on the dark side of these commonly prescribed medications, showing that…
Veterans gathered in Indianapolis and in places across the country on March 14 to protest the Trump administration’s staff and budget cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Panic, fear, uncertainty, and anger. Those are the emotions mental health…
Towana Looney, who received a genetically modified pig kidney in November 2024, had the organ removed after her body rejected it. Joe Carrotta for NYU Langone Health hide caption toggle caption Joe Carrotta for NYU Langone Health The world’s longest-lasting pig organ transplant has failed, doctors announced Friday. Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., had…
Building a sauna in your backyard sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? A perfect, cozy escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Somewhere you can unwind, relax, and enjoy the healing benefits of heat therapy. At least, that’s what I thought when I decided to take on the project of building my own…
Anchorage dogs test out masks that their owner acquired to protect their eyes against volcanic ash. Heather Duffy hide caption toggle caption Heather Duffy When scientists announced recently that a volcano outside Anchorage was showing signs of an impending eruption, residents Alliana Salanguit and Jesslin Wooliver went looking for protective gear. They secured what they…
Three years ago, a nationwide infant formula shortage shook America, and before long led to fights at grocery stores1 and stories like this flooding the media: At the time, significant outrage was directed at the FDA since the shortage was due to their inspection triggering a major recall by one of the leading formula manufacturers…
Researchers integrated four organoids that represent the four components of the human sensory pathway, along which pain signals are conveyed to the brain. Stimulation of the sensory organoid (top) by substances, such as capsaicin, triggers neuronal activity that is then transmitted throughout the rest of the organoids. Pasca lab/Stanford Medicine hide caption toggle caption Pasca…
Over time, sleeping less than five hours a night increases your blood sugar swings by 2.87%. That finding — published in JAMA Network Open — underscores just how much your sleep habits impact your metabolic health.1 Glycemic variability — the technical term for those swings — plays a major role in insulin resistance and Type…
TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. Chances are, you’ve got a Johnson & Johnson memory tucked somewhere deep. Maybe it’s the scent of baby powder used by our mothers and grandmothers to make us feel a little fresher, a little more put together. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: Ever…
People drink water from a water fountain in New York City on July 7, 2010. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images The Department of Health and Human Services is directing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make new recommendations on the addition of fluoride to U.S. water sources. HHS…