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RFK Jr. To Phase Out Artificial Food Dyes

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials say they will urge food makers to phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation’s food supply, but stopped short of promising a formal ban and offered few specifics on how they intended to achieve the sweeping change.

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said at a news conference Tuesday that the agency would take steps to eliminate the synthetic dyes by the end of 2026, largely by relying on voluntary efforts from the food industry. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who joined the gathering, said he had heard from food manufacturers, but had no formal agreements with them.

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“We don’t have an agreement, we have an understanding,” Kennedy said.

The officials said the FDA would establish a standard and timeline for industry to switch to natural alternatives, revoke authorization for dyes not in production within coming weeks and take action to remove remaining dyes on the market.

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Blood pressure and dementia risk share surprising link, study suggests

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is known to have a direct impact on heart attack and stroke risk — but a new study has revealed its surprising link to brain health.
In a large, randomized trial, researchers led by First Hospital of China Medical University discovered that «intensive blood pressure control» resulted in a 15% reduced dementia risk among participants and a 16% reduced risk of cognitive impairment.
The study included 33,995 people in rural China aged 40 or older who had «uncontrolled hypertension.»
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The participants were divided into two groups. One received «usual care,» while the other was assigned to «trained non-physician community healthcare providers» who prescribed «titrated antihypertensive medications.»
For the latter group, the medications helped them achieve a systolic blood pressure goal of <130 mm Hg and a diastolic blood pressure goal of <80 mm Hg, according to the study findings in Natur..

Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Autism Research—Even As It Aims to Find the Cause

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has shone a spotlight on autism, pledging in a recent press conference to figure out the “cause” of autism and calling the increased incidence of the disorder a “tragedy.”

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But he and other members of the Trump Administration have also reduced funding available for autism research, imperiling key projects—some of which were midway through completion, according to scientists in the field.

“Funding for autism research is actually disappearing at a time when we see the director of HHS talking a lot about autism as though they think it is important,” says Micheal Paige Sandbank, an autism researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “Behind the scenes, they are taking a hammer to the whole apparatus for autism research.”

The cuts come at a time when the incidence of autism is up; a study published April 17 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Co..

Exclusive: AI Outsmarts Virus Experts in the Lab, Raising Biohazard Fears

A new study claims that AI models like ChatGPT and Claude now outperform PhD-level virologists in problem-solving in wet labs, where scientists analyze chemicals and biological material. This discovery is a double-edged sword, experts say. Ultra-smart AI models could help researchers prevent the spread of infectious diseases. But non-experts could also weaponize the models to create deadly bioweapons.

The study, shared exclusively with TIME, was conducted by researchers at the Center for AI Safety, MIT’s Media Lab, the Brazilian university UFABC, and the pandemic prevention nonprofit SecureBio. The authors consulted virologists to create an extremely difficult practical test which measured the ability to troubleshoot complex lab procedures and protocols. While PhD-level virologists scored an average of 22.1% in their declared areas of expertise, OpenAI’s o3 reached 43.8% accuracy. Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro scored 37.6%.

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Seth Donoughe, a research scie..

Stem-cell therapy for Parkinson’s shows ‘strong promise’ in relieving symptoms

With around one million people living with Parkinson’s disease in the U.S. — and 90,000 getting new diagnoses each year — the race is on for a cure.
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have announced progress on that front — they have developed a new therapy that uses stem cells to treat advanced Parkinson’s.
In the phase 1 trial, the researchers used donated stem cells (taken from early-stage embryos) to create nerve cells (neurons) and transplanted them into the brains of 12 Parkinson’s patients, according to a press release from MSK.
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Once the cells are injected, they produce dopamine, a hormone in the brain that helps with movement and coordination.
(One of the hallmarks of Parkinson’s is low levels of dopamine, which causes the typical symptoms of tremors, stiffness, balance issues and difficulty walking.)
After 18 months, the injected cells had «taken hold in the ..

Pope Francis’ official cause of death revealed in announcement from Vatican

Pope Francis, 88, died on Easter Monday of a stroke and cardiac arrest, according to an announcement from the Vatican.
Fox News’ Alex Hogan confirmed in an on-air report that the Pope had a stroke in the early morning of April 21, went into a coma and then had a heart attack.
The Pope’s death follows years of ongoing health concerns, including a recent hospitalization for double pneumonia.
POPE FRANCIS DEAD AT 88 YEARS OLD
The official death announcement was made at the Pope’s residence in the Chapel of St. Martha on Monday.
Pope Francis served for 12 years and advocated for causes including migrant rights, climate change and LGBTQ inclusion, Hogan reported.
The day before his death, the Pope met with Vice President JD Vance in Vatican City.
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While the Pope’s recent bout with pneumonia had sparked concerns about his health, the stroke event that led to his death came as a shock among his faithfuls..

5 Things You’re Forgetting to Clean (But Really Should)

Eons ago, humans living in the wild were exposed to every germ nature could throw at them—mud, microbes, and whatever drifted around the communal waterhole. We’ve traded tree canopies for roofs, but the germs are still showing up, hiding in our household possessions.

We often overlook the dirtiest items in our homes because grime is invisible (think bacteria) or accumulates too gradually for us to notice. Another factor: our brains tend to tune out the appearance of familiar, everyday objects, in a phenomenon called attentional blindness. This means we’re least likely to scrutinize the things we touch the most, even as they become swamped by bacteria.

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Some argue that chronic immune conditions that plague modern humans stem in part from our tendency to avoid beneficial germs that would train the immune system to fight off pathogens. (This is called the hygiene hypothesis.) “There’s some truth to that,” says Kelly Reynolds, professor of environmental r..

Boxing legend says trendy treatment is keeping him younger — here’s what to know

Boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya, 52, recently shared a beauty secret that is raising some eyebrows.
«These lasers only making me younger and cuter … sorry fellas,» he recently posted on Instagram, along with a video of himself receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) along with a laser treatment.
«CO2 laser + hyperbaric chamber=sexy papichulo by next week,» he went on.
While HBOT can serve as a supplement for other therapies, it is not a primary treatment for illnesses, experts emphasized.
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Fox News Digital spoke to the experts to find out whether HBOT is a safe aesthetic treatment.
In everyday life, humans breathe in air so that blood can deliver oxygen to cells for energy — but that air is only comprised of 21% oxygen.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy works by pumping 100% oxygen to the tissues, which can aid in healing. (Tissues need oxygen to function normally, but they require more oxygen after injury, experts say.)
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This odd dental habit could spark heart health risks, experts warn

Searches for «tongue scraper» have almost doubled in the last two decades, according to Google Trends. Some experts, however, have warned about potential risks.
The practice of tongue-scraping (or tongue-brushing) has existed as a means of dental health for hundreds of years.
While earlier studies concluded that scraping the tongue can improve one's sense of taste in as little as two weeks, some have raised concerns about potential heart health risks associated with the practice.
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«There’s always been a strong association between good oral hygiene and heart health,» Dr. Bradley Serwer, an interventional cardiologist and chief medical officer at VitalSolution, an Ingenovis Health company, told Fox News Digital.
«Gingivitis or a bad gum infection has been known to cause problems with the heart on many different levels,» said the Maryland-based doctor.
Despite the potential benefits, Serwer and others have warn..

Do You Need a Measles Vaccine Booster?

Amid the measles outbreak that started in Texas and is now believed to have spread to four other states, many people might be wondering: do I need to get a measles vaccine booster?

Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease that can lead to severe complications, including death. It’s also vaccine preventable through the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, which is typically administered in childhood in two doses. More than two decades ago, measles was declared eliminated from the U.S., thanks in large part to a successful vaccination program. But in recent years, vaccination rates have declined and measles cases have soared. In 2024, there were 285 reported measles cases in the country, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Four months into 2025, the agency has received reports of 800 confirmed measles cases. Of those, 96% were in people who were either unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status.

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