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Wisdom comes with age. But flexibility? It feels like we lose a little limberness every year — and that can come with some (*ahem*) stiff consequences. It’s not just that you can’t do the splits or touch your toes like you used to. Having tighter muscles can affect your ability to navigate day-to-day life, something you may have already started …

Let’s be real: aging is inevitable—but looking and feeling vibrant as the years roll by? That’s something we can influence. We all know someone who seems to defy the rules of time. Maybe it’s your friend’s mom who looks like their older sister. Or that skincare YouTuber who’s pushing 50 but could easily pass for 30. While genetics certainly play …

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways From little treats to big adventures, your furry baby deserves the very best, and it’s in your hands to fill their life with happiness and make it an unforgettable …

Facebook Tweet Email Link For older adults who may otherwise be food-insecure, participating in food assistance benefits may be associated with a slower cognitive decline as they age, according to new research. Compared with eligible people who were not participating in the US Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, SNAP participants showed a slower decline in cognitive function during a 10-year period, …

How Much Do You Know About Sunscreen? Take Our Quiz.  The New York Times Mineral v chemical sunscreen: Which one should you be using?  BBC Tested: The Best Mineral Sunscreens for Dark Skin in 2025 | NBC Select  NBC News Discover the best mineral sunscreens for 2025  London Evening Standard Global Mineral Sunscreen Market to Grow at 5.0% CAGR, Reaching  openPR.com Source link

Our periodic reminder that there are many bird flus out there: China reports more H9N2 human cases [same link] Multidrug resistant Salmonella is spreading in poultry.  Make sure to sterilize those cutting boards! Cambodia’s thirteenth H5N1 case of this year is in ICU And so is the fourteenth case, reported just yesterday World health organizations say the risk to the …

In early 2024, Melissa Sanders experienced an almost three-month long period. At 44 years old, she thought perimenopause, when the body starts to transition to menopause, was causing her heavy menstrual bleeding. “Everybody was telling me I’m going through perimenopause,” the now-46-year-old from Valley City, Ohio, tells TODAY.com. “I didn’t make a big deal about it. I just put up …

Canada’s Measles Cases Surpass U.S., Alberta Officials Push for State of Emergency  The New York Times Canada has three times as many measles cases as US  The Hill 30 measles cases in ‘low-vaccine’ communities in northern Nova Scotia  Delta Optimist Measles outbreak in Nova Scotia rises to 35 cases  Toronto Star Nova Scotia measles outbreak grows to 35 cases  The Globe and Mail Source link

A groundbreaking international study, recently published in Health Data Science, analyzed objective sleep data from 88,461 adults in the UK Biobank and found significant associations between sleep traits and 172 diseases. The research, led by teams from Peking University and Army Medical University, highlights sleep regularity — such as bedtime consistency and circadian rhythm stability — as an underrecognized but …

You can only learn so much from watching 20-plus seasons of Grey’s Anatomy, so I’m asking real-life medical professionals: What’s a freaky fact about the human body that most people wouldn’t want to know? Maybe you’re an OB-GYN, and you know that ovaries can develop tumors with teeth… —u/_bbycake Maybe you’re a brain surgeon who knows that patients won’t feel …