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I Thought White Rice Was the Worst Carb. Then I Saw What These 6 “Light” Staples Do to Blood Sugar
At noon, a bowl of liangpi with sesame paste, chili oil, and vinegar hits the spot. By 3 p.m., your eyelids are heavy, your head feels foggy, and your mouth is dry. You think you did not sleep well. Your blood sugar may already have spiked and then stayed high.
By Jin6 days ago in Longevity
The “Cancer That Won’t Kill You” Is Stealing People’s Hips
In the clinic, a 45-year-old man rolled up his pant leg. The pain was in his groin. It had been three months. He thought it was a herniated disc. He tried ointment and massage. Neither helped. Putting on socks had become hard. He had to lift his leg onto the bed, twist his body, and pull the sock on. The X-ray looked fine. The doctor ordered an MRI of the hip. The image showed a dark band in the femoral head.
By Jin6 days ago in Longevity
Why Do Some People Age Faster Than Others? 10 Things That Can Decide How We Will Look Ten Years From Now
Genes of course play their part. But they are not the only thing. How fast we age is influenced by many things we do every single day. Some of them we don't even connect with ageing. And the good news is that with many of them, we can actually do something.
By Lenka Čihařová10 days ago in Longevity
Did the Miles Shape the Mind? Inside the New Science of Multi-Marathon Cognition
What if the people logging marathon after marathon really do think differently? That's the question sitting underneath a study published this year in the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology , led by Leo Lundy and Richard B. Reilly's group at Trinity College Dublin. The researchers gave a battery of cognitive tests to 130 multi-marathoners — people who measure their running careers in repeated marathon finish lines rather than a single race — and compared the results against normative data drawn from a large study of aging adults in Ireland. The multi-marathoners, whose average age was 53, made fewer errors on a task that measures sustained attention, responded faster on tests of cognitive and motor reaction time, and scored higher on a standard screening measure of general cognitive function than the age- and gender-matched comparison sample.
By Khali Sollis11 days ago in Longevity
What Happened to JDB? The Red Can That Quietly Left the Freezer
The red can retreats: why JDB disappeared from the freezer Walk into a convenience store. Look at the freezer first. The most visible spots usually go to sugar-free tea, sparkling water, iced Americanos, and electrolyte water. JDB sits on the lower shelf, next to legacy juices and canned coffee. The red can still catches the eye. The hand does not reach for it first.
By Jin14 days ago in Longevity
She Took Cancer Drugs for 11 Years. Then She Learned She Never Had Cancer.
How a brain cancer diagnosis invented out of thin air consumed one woman’s adult life Becky Jones sat in front of a computer screen. On the video call were her lawyer and two independent experts. They told her: You never had brain cancer.
By Jin17 days ago in Longevity
The Second Feeling
Someone gets the promotion. The engagement. The acceptance letter. They tell the group chat, and the group chat lights up with exclamation points.
By Khali Sollis19 days ago in Longevity
Questions mount over what an AI 'slowdown' would look like
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence has created enormous expectations, but growing questions are emerging about whether the AI boom can continue at its current pace.
By Sagheen Khan19 days ago in Longevity
Two surgeons, one operation: the model behind Catherine Hannan's practice
Catherine Hannan does something in the operating room that most plastic surgeons never do. She shares it. For major procedures at Washington Women Plastic Surgery , the Washington, D.C. practice she co-founded, Hannan scrubs in beside a second board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Lauren Patrick, and the two operate on the same patient at once. One plans a contour while the other checks symmetry. One closes while the other reads proportion. In a specialty where the surgeon is almost always a solo act, that arrangement is close to unheard of.
By Vipan K.21 days ago in Longevity
PMOS is Not Just About Weight
If there’s one thing that will forever and ever make me rage - it’s weight stigma in reproductive medicine. For a large population of people, visiting the doctor for concerns of irregular periods, stubborn acne, or thinning hair is met with a frustratingly singular piece of advice: "Just lose some weight, and your symptoms will go away."
By Emily the Period RD22 days ago in Longevity
$35 Billion Frog Drug Deal Explained: The Psychedelic Treatment That Could Change Depression Therapy
$35 Billion Frog Drug Deal Explained: The Psychedelic Treatment That Could Change Depression Therapy A frog, a psychedelic compound, treatment-resistant depression, and a pharmaceutical deal worth around $35 billion may sound like the plot of a science-fiction movie. But this story is connected to real research into psychedelic compounds and their possible medical applications.
By parwinder singh22 days ago in Longevity
The Weather You Bring Into the Next Room
At 8:17 in the morning, a message arrives. Three lines, maybe four. Something about a deadline that was supposed to be understood rather than stated; something about competence, implied rather than said. It takes eleven seconds to read and about three minutes to answer, tersely, and then the day resumes — coffee, commute, the first meeting.
By Khali Sollis26 days ago in Longevity