What your blood quietly reveals about your eating habits

Blood and urine tests have been found to detect the amount of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) a person eats, according to new research.
Using machine learning, scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) identified hundreds of metabolites (molecules produced during metabolism) that correlated with processed food intake.
The team developed a «biomarker score» that predicts ultraprocessed food intake based on metabolite measurements in blood and urine, according to Erikka Loftfield, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the National Cancer Institute in Maryland.
PREMATURE DEATH LINKED TO CERTAIN TYPE OF FOOD, STUDY REVEALS
The researchers drew baseline data from 718 older adults who provided urine and blood samples and reported their dietary habits over a 12-month period, as detailed in an NIH press release.
Next, they conducted a small clinical trial of 20 adults. For two weeks, the group ate a diet high in ultraprocessed foods, and for another two weeks they ate a diet with no UPFs.
«In our study, w..

Sperm donor’s genetic mutation linked to cancer in 10 conceived children

Sperm from a single donor in Europe has reportedly been used to conceive at least 67 pregnancies, although the donor carried a rare cancer-causing mutation.
The donor’s mutation has been linked to cancer diagnoses in 10 of these children, according to a report by The Guardian.
The case was brought to light after two families separately contacted their fertility clinics after their children's cancer diagnoses were linked to a rare genetic variant called TP53.
PROSTATE CANCER RISK INCREASES BY 45% AMONG MEN WHO SHARE ONE TROUBLING BEHAVIOR
A mutation in the TP53 gene causes Li-Fraumeni syndrome, which increases the risk of developing cancer. Cleveland Clinic states that this disorder comes with a 90% chance of developing some type of cancer by age 60, and a 50% chance by the age of 40.
The European Sperm Bank, the sperm supplier, confirmed that this variant was present in some of the donor’s sperm.
The Guardian reported that the rare variant was «not known to be linked to cancer at ..

Miley Cyrus’ ‘brutal infection’ has doctors discussing possible causes

After filming a music video on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Miley Cyrus said she was recently hospitalized with a knee infection, prompting doctors to weigh in on how certain environments can expose people to harmful bacteria.
On a Thursday episode of «Jimmy Kimmel Live,» Cyrus, 32, recalled the moment she filmed her «Something Beautiful» visual album and then landed in the ICU.
«I filmed this video in October [2024] by November at Thanksgiving, I was put in the ICU for a moment — just for a moment,» the singer said.
WHEN 2-YEAR-OLD GOES INTO CARDIAC ARREST, PARENTS TAKE LIFE-SAVING ACTION
Cyrus described rolling on the sidewalk as part of her shoot, and shortly after, she developed symptoms that required intensive medical attention.
«I caught something,» she remarked. «My leg began to disintegrate … around the kneecap area. And then the doctor goes, 'Do you have any idea why you would have such a brutal infection on your kneecap?’»
While the singer did not disclose a specific d..

Лучший и худший способ удалить клеща

Вы, вероятно, не увидите клеща, когда он вцепится в травинку, но он может видеть вас. Крошечные паразиты — это оппортунисты, которые проводят свои дни в ожидании, когда люди, собаки и другие млекопитающие прикоснутся к ним, чтобы они могли присосаться к открытой коже и питаться кровью. Поскольку климат становится теплее, а популяция клещей растет, велика вероятность, что во многих частях США вы сможете поближе познакомиться с одним из них этим летом.

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По словам Мишеля Шамун-Пура, молекулярного антрополога из Центра по борьбе с клещевыми заболеваниями Бингемтонского университета в Нью-Йорке, с большинством людей, которых укусил клещ, все будет в полном порядке. Но у небольшого процента людей развиваются серьезные симптомы, связанные с болезнью Лайма и другими заболеваниями, включая анаплазмоз и бабезиоз. “Лучшее, что вы можете сделать, — это избежать укуса клеща, а если вы обнаружите клеща, удалите его быстро и безопасно”, — говорит Шамун-Пур. “Это сам..

The Best and Worst Way to Remove a Tick

You probably won’t see a tick as it clings to a blade of grass, but it can see you. The tiny parasites are opportunists that spend their days waiting for humans, dogs, and other mammals to brush against them so they can latch onto exposed skin and feed on blood. As the climate warms and tick populations proliferate, there’s a good chance that in many parts of the U.S., you’ll get intimately acquainted with one this summer.

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Most people who get bitten by a tick will be perfectly fine, says Michel Shamoon-Pour, a molecular anthropologist at the Binghamton University Tick-borne Disease Center in New York. But a small percentage develop serious symptoms related to Lyme disease and other illnesses, including anaplasmosis and babesiosis. “The best thing you can do is avoid a tick bite—and, if you find a tick, remove it quickly and safely,” Shamoon-Pour says. “That’s the closest we get to not having to worry about diagnosing or treating an infection. Just put..

Smoking marijuana and eating cannabis gummies both linked to dangerous health risk, study finds

Long-term cannabis use in any form has been linked to a greater risk of heart disease.
In a new study, researchers at UC San Francisco determined that eating edible cannabis, such as gummies, has the same impact on cardiovascular risk as smoking marijuana.
The risk stems from reduced blood vessel function, according to the study, which was published in JAMA Cardiology on May 28.
HEAVY CANNABIS USE COULD POSE THIS THREAT TO THE BRAIN
The study included 55 people between 18 and 50 years of age who were «outwardly healthy.»
The participants were divided into three groups: those who regularly smoked marijuana, those who ate edibles containing THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), and those who didn’t use cannabis, according to a UCSF press release.
The cannabis users had been consuming the substance at least three times weekly for at least one year.
On average, the smokers had the habit for 10 years, while those consuming edibles had been doing so for five years, the release noted.
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The Worst Way to Reply to a Party Invite

There are two straightforward—and simple—ways to respond to social invitations: Tell the host you’ll be there, or that you won’t be. Yet people find all kinds of offensive ways to reply instead.

The worst one of all is becoming increasingly common, especially by text, says Jamila Musayeva, an etiquette coach who posts videos about modern manners on YouTube. She’s lost track of the number of times someone has responded to an invite by asking who else will be there—which is code for questioning whether it’s actually going to be any fun. (It’s even more insulting than asking what kind of food will be served.) “It’s usually like, ‘I won’t come unless there’s someone there I want to see,’” she says. “It’s degrading the whole experience to just wanting to hang out with one person,” or a specific group of potential guests who are…not the person issuing the invite.

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When 2-year-old goes into cardiac arrest, parents take life-saving action

Most parents of toddlers worry about sleep habits and sniffles, but heart failure isn’t usually a concern.
It certainly wasn’t on the Thomases’ radar when their 2-year-old son went into sudden cardiac arrest in the middle of the night at their Illinois home.
When the child woke up screaming, his parents ran into the room. (See the video at the top of this article.)
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«Hearing him scream out was alarming, as he usually slept soundly, and it was a horrible cry,» Stephanie Thomas told Fox News Digital.
«When I went into his room, he continued to scream out and then face-plant into his crib.»
At first, the couple thought their son was just having a night terror, so Stephanie Thomas — a clinical dietitian at OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois — sat next to her son's crib with her hand on his back, trying to calm him down.
«When he finally settled, I could feel his breathing slow..

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What to Know About the New COVID-19 Variant NB.1.8.1

Public-health experts have warned for months that the COVID-19 virus isn’t gone—and, far from waning, SARS-CoV-2 has mutated yet again into a new variant. Called NB.1.8.1, it’s causing a spike in infections in China. A few cases also recently appeared in the U.S. when people arriving at airports tested positive, according to a statement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The World Health Organization has also designated it as a “variant under monitoring.”

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Here’s what to know about the new variant.

Where did NB.1.8.1 come from?

Data from GISAID, a global database of genetic sequences of major disease-causing viruses, show the first known cases of NB.1.8.1 toward the end of April, appearing in travelers from China, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.

NB.1.8.1 is now the dominant COVID-19 strain in China, where it is contributing to spikes in emergency room visits and hospitalizations..