[ad_1] With war still raging in the Gaza Strip, Israel is bracing for a potential new explosion of violence in Jerusalem as Hamas threatens to escalate in response to any restrictions against Muslim worshippers in the contested holy city during the sacred month of Ramadan. Israeli officials have openly discussed instituting specific security measures, such … Read more
[ad_1] The new weight-loss drugs that suppress appetite and reduce food cravings can be quite effective at helping people drop pounds, with many losing at least 10 or 20 percent of their body weight while they take the medications. But in the real world and despite the drugs’ effectiveness, as many as half of users … Read more
[ad_1] In a recent study published in the journal Nature Metabolism, a team of scientists investigated whether modulation of the gut microbiome using dietary fiber supplementation in the form of resistant starch could help with insulin resistance and weight loss and offer a potential treatment avenue for metabolic disorders. Study: Resistant starch intake facilitates weight … Read more
[ad_1] Emmeline Clein, photographed by Phoebe Jones. “Girls with eating disorders are perhaps the smartest girls around, they literally read between the lines of what everyone’s constantly telling them,” says the author Emmeline Clein, whose debut essay collection Dead Weight: Essays On Hunger And Harm, hits bookshelves today. “And unfortunately, that lesson is one that’s … Read more
[ad_1] Share on PinterestA new study suggests abdominal fat could impact brain health and cognition among people with a high risk for Alzheimer’s. Shana Novak/Getty Images Researchers from Rutgers University say abdominal fat could impact brain health and cognition among people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that middle-aged males with a high Alzheimer’s … Read more
[ad_1] In the early hours of Feb. 23, Israeli forces bombed a vehicle in Jenin refugee camp, killing three Palestinian camp residents. The target of the drone strike was 27-year-old Yasser Mustafa Hanoun, a field commander in the Jenin Brigade — ostensibly the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), but which for the past … Read more
[ad_1] {{#rendered}} {{/rendered}} We’ve all heard the widespread recommendation of hitting 10,000 steps per day for optimal health, but some groups — such as women over age 60 — may not need that many. That’s according to a new study published in JAMA Cardiology, which found that women between the ages of 63 and 99 … Read more
[ad_1] This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread Ok! Dopamine Transporter Levels Pre- and Post-Exercise. A Average 18F-FE-PE2I DAT BPND images before and after six months of exercise. The red box including the … Read more
[ad_1] Moscow’s “incremental” victories in Ukraine are coming with “incredible” human losses, former CIA director and U.S. Army general David Petraeus has said, as Kyiv marks two years of full-scale war with no end in sight. Russian President Vladimir Putin appears fully committed to his military effort in Ukraine, in which Kyiv and Western intelligence … Read more
[ad_1] TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Vladimir Kara-Murza could only laugh when officials in Penal Colony No. 6 inexplicably put a small cabinet in his already-cramped concrete cell, next to a fold-up cot, stool, sink and latrine. That moment of dark humor came because the only things he had to store in it were a toothbrush … Read more