Improve your sleep by optimizing 6 biomarkers: ‘Integral to health’

{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}} Even if you’ve cultivated the perfect environment for sleeping, some invisible details may be interfering with a good night’s rest. Certain biomarkers — also called biological markers or medical signs, according to the National Institutes of Health — can have a direct impact on sleep. “Various factors can affect sleep,” said Dr. Brett … Read more

Russia-Ukraine war: How Ukraine lost Avdiivka to Russia

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — One Ukrainian brigade had defended the same block of industrial buildings for months without a break. Another had been in Avdiivka for nearly the entire two years of the war, bone-tired but with no replacements to relieve them. Ammunition was low, and the Russians conducted dozens of airstrikes every day, using … Read more

After 10 years of war, Krasnohorivka in new danger as Russia advances in the east

Editor’s note: Due to fear caused by the tense environment in Krasnohorivka and the possibility of their city being occupied by Russian forces in the future, some subjects interviewed declined to give their last names. KRASNOHORIVKA, DONETSK OBLAST – On the streets of the small industrial city of Krasnohorivka, just outside occupied Donetsk, the term … Read more

As New Jersey investigates mumps outbreak, experts share what to know about symptoms, protection

{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}} The New Jersey Department of Health is investigating a suspected cluster of mumps cases in Hunterdon County among eight family members who traveled internationally, according to a recent press release. No additional information was provided due to privacy concerns, the release indicated. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported … Read more