Individualised care targeting lifestyle factors could lower risk

[ad_1] Share on PinterestActing on lifestyle factors could help prevent AFib, a new review details. Design by MNT; Photography by Westend61/Getty Images & Hollie Fernando/Getty Image. Atrial fibrillation involves an irregular heart rhythm and is an important risk factor for stroke. While age, sex, and genetics are non-modifiable risk factors for atrial fibrillation, physical activity … Read more

Asian American women are getting lung cancer despite never smoking. It’s baffling scientists and leading to more research.

[ad_1] It was fall 2021, and Aurora Lucas had a stubborn cough and chest pain. However, her doctors dismissed the symptoms, telling her to drink hot water and honey. After three months of hospital visits, Lucas was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer at 28 years old, despite never having smoked. Lucas, who is Filipina … Read more

The Picture Show : NPR

[ad_1] Meirav Leshem Gonen (left), whose daughter Romi is being held hostage in Gaza, embraces Sharon Alony Cunio, who was kidnapped and released from captivity along with her two children and whose husband, David, remains hostage, as the march to Jerusalem passes Kibbutz Sa’ad in southern Israel on Feb. 28. Tamir Kalifa for NPR hide … Read more

These legless, egg-laying amphibians secrete ‘milk’ from their butts

[ad_1] Alternatives to cow’s milk keep popping up. There’s oat milk, there’s goat’s milk, and now there’s amphibian milk (though you won’t find it on grocery store shelves). A team of Brazilian biologists have documented legless, subterranean amphibian mothers producing a milk-like liquid– packed with fats and carbohydrates–for their offspring. The research published March 7 … Read more

Young voters are driving far-right surge ahead of key Europe elections

[ad_1] SETUBAL, Portugal — The surprising voters driving the far right’s surge in Europe scrambled for selfies inside a suburban auditorium. Rita Matias, a 25-year old ultraconservative and social media influencer, had just called for migrant quotas and curbs on abortion in a political debate. Now, her more progressive opponents in staid blazers and pullovers … Read more