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A new study suggests that small bursts of activity throughout the day may reduce all-cause mortality risk.VILPA, or vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity, can be a part of your everyday routine.Be intentional with finding ways to interject your day with short bursts of activity. We all know we need to move more. But sometimes, the recommended 150 minutes a week of moderate or 75 minutes a week of vigorous physical activity just seems unreachable—and maybe even unrealistic on your busiest weeks. And when we get to feeling this way, we might fall into a “Why bother?” mindset. For starters, it’s…
Scientists recently sequenced the genome of the Atlas blue butterfly for the first time. They discovered 227 pairs of small autosomes, which likely formed through fragmentation, and 2 large sex chromosomes.Image credit:Roger VilaThe Atlas blue butterfly (Polyommatus atlantica), which is native to Morocco and Algeria, is estimated to have about seven times as many chromosomes as most other butterflies and nearly 10 times as many chromosomes as humans.Scientists have long suspected that P. atlantica carries more chromosomes than other non-polyploid animals (those with no more than two sets of chromosomes), but they had never sequenced the genome of this elusive…
Credit: Burak Sür / Getty Images Children who have strong neurocognitive skills may have better health in later life, research suggests, after finding they were at reduced risk of premature death many years later. However, benefits in three of the neurocognitive functions examined—performance IQ, full-scale IQ, and arithmetic skills—were mitigated by family dysfunction and poverty. The study revealed the decades-long benefits of greater neurocognitive function in areas such as visual-motor function, sensory-motor function, auditory-vocal association, IQ, and academic skills. Nearly all the neurocognitive scores were associated with the risk of mortality in mid-adulthood, the team noted in JAMA Network Open. “This provides…
As the weather gets colder, a creamy soup for lunch or dinner is the perfect way to lean into the coziness of the season. We’ve compiled our best creamy soup recipes with four- or five-star ratings that are satisfying on their own but also pair deliciously with a warm sandwich or crisp salad. From our easy 20-Minute Black Bean Soup to our hearty and comforting Marry Me Chicken Soup, these cozy soups are the perfect fall meal. Love any of these recipes? Join MyRecipes to save, search and organize your EatingWell recipes all in one place. It’s free! 20-Minute Black…
Healthybud has launched its Lamb+Salmon Freeze-Dried Raw Food, which the company said is the first complete and balanced freeze-dried raw dog food to include both prebiotics and postbiotics. The product was introduced at SuperZoo 2025 in Las Vegas.The formula combines lamb and wild-caught salmon with fruits, vegetables and superfoods. The product is available in two formats: crunchy, kibble-style bites for everyday feeding or training, and soft, rehydratable patties for meal service across all life stages.”Pet parents today want more than just food for their dogs — they want functional nutrition that supports long-term wellbeing,” said Dana Ben David, co-founder and…
Where some signs wear their hearts on their sleeve, Scorpio plays their cards close to their chest. They’re secretive, skeptical, and incredibly deep. Highly sensitive and intuitive, other signs can’t even begin to imagine the depths Scorpio contains within themselves, and this makes them hard to understand, indeed.
With a never-ending assembly line of delicious, addicting snacks, fueling your body with healthy foods can feel like an uphill battle. And now, a study published in Nature1 showed that hyper-palatable foods may be especially disruptive to your metabolic health and weight loss goals.
Edmund Tsui, MD, is an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Jules Stein Eye Institute in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.He earned his medical degree from Dartmouth. He completed an ophthalmology residency at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where he was chief resident, followed by a fellowship in uveitis and ocular inflammatory disease at the Francis I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology at the University of California in San Francisco.Dr. Tsui is committed to advancing the field of ophthalmology. His research focuses on utilizing state-of-the-art ophthalmic imaging technology to improve the diagnosis and monitoring of…
Growing concern over arsenic in the food supply, including foods such as rice, is valid.High arsenic levels are linked to cancer, developmental delays in babies, diabetes, and heart disease.You don’t have to avoid foods like rice altogether. Experts offer tips on how to reduce your exposure. In May 2025, the “What’s in your family’s rice?” report was published by the organization Healthy Babies Bright Futures. This report evaluated heavy metal exposures found in rice and raised concern over the high levels of arsenic found in over 145 samples of rice purchased throughout the United States. While heavy metals, like arsenic,…
Scientists at the Jackson Laboratory (JAX) have developed an antibody-based therapy against influenza A virus (IAV), which they suggest could change the way the world fights flu, one of the deadliest infectious diseases. The team, headed by JAX immunologist Silke Paust, PhD, demonstrated that a cocktail of non-neutralizing antibodies targeting distinct, overlapping epitopes within influenza A virus’s conserved Matrix Protein 2 ectodomain (M2e) protected mice—including those with weakened immune systems—from nearly every strain of influenza tested, including avian and swine variants that pose pandemic threats. Unlike current FDA-approved flu treatments, which target viral enzymes and can quickly become useless as…