Oldest American, Hester Ford, dies, leaving 120 great-great-grandchildren
Hester Ford, America’s oldest woman, celebrated her 116th birthday on Aug. 15 at her home in Charlotte. She has died of natural causes. First reported by @qcitymetro. ? @TCooperHullPics pic.twitter.com/JVRMYT0NYsApril 17, 2021 Hester McCardell Ford, a woman recognized as the…
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Palmitoleic Acid Paper Pulled for Data Concerns
A journal has retracted the 2014 report of a clinical trial of a supplement touted as a way to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease after beginning to suspect that the data were not reliable. The study, “Purified palmitoleic acid…
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Researchers investigate inhibitory mechanism in Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a form of progressive dementia interfering with daily living. It is caused by the decline in the number of brain cells resulting in the deterioration of our mental abilities. One of the main reasons for the…
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Sorting folklore from fact on the health benefits of garlic
Garlic is a food of legends, supposedly capable of providing protection against everything from common colds to heart disease—not to mention vampires and werewolves. But does it really ward off as many health ills as its reputation suggests? “That might…
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Skin cancer: Diabetes drug phenformin may boost chemotherapy
In the 1950s, doctors prescribed a drug called phenformin to people with type 2 diabetes. A safer alternative, metformin, is now in more common use. Both drugs have shown promise as anticancer agents in laboratory studies, but phenformin appears to…
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Lala Kent Breast-Feeds Daughter Ocean in New Photo: I'm 'Digging' This
Nursing her newborn! Lala Kent shared a sweet shot breast-feeding her baby girl, Ocean, on Sunday, April 18. BiP’s Krystal Nielson and More Celeb Moms Share Breast-Feeding Pictures “I’m digging it all,” the Vanderpump Rules star, 30, captioned the Instagram…
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Defects in specific goblet cells may be a factor contributing to ulcerative colitis
There are many variants of "goblet cells" in the intestines and they seem to have different functions, according to a new study from the University of Gothenburg. The study indicates that defects in goblet cells of a particular type may…
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Scientists probe mystery of ‘thunderstorm asthma’ event that sent thousands to the ER
Calls to emergency departments spiked in the wake of a thunderstorm that swept over Melbourne, Australia, in 2016. It was a rare outbreak of “thunderstorm asthma,” the most severe ever recorded. Now, a new model, published April 14 in the…
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Mini-hearts are similar to human hearts
Vanessa Solvang is a master’s student in biotechnology and has chosen to specialize in cell and molecular biology. She spends a lot of her time cultivating and studying mini-hearts at NTNU’s Laboratory Centre (Laboratoriesenteret). Here you’ll find mini-hearts, mini-brains, mini-lungs…
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‘I Ate A Low-Carb, High-Protein Diet And Walked Every Day To Lose 130 Pounds With PCOS’
My name is Victoria Brady (@vickinosecrets), and I am 33. I’m located in Atlanta, Georgia, where I work as a marketing consultant and web designer, as well as an ACE-certified personal trainer. I have PCOS, so I started eating a…
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