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Doctors are up in arms over a new study suggesting that colonoscopies might not be as necessary as previously thought — and they're sounding off online.

Gut Doctors Unhappy About Study Claiming Colonoscopies Might Not Be Necessary

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers studied a man who became allergic to his own orgasms, and diagnosed him with a little known condition called post-orgasmic illness syndrome

Otherwise Healthy Man Found to Be Allergic to His Own Orgasms

By Frank Landymore

For the first time, microplastics have been discovered in human breastmilk. Experts are deeply concerned about the potential implications for infant health.

Scientists Find Microplastics in Human Breastmilk

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Anyone who's been in a long-term relationship knows that sex and desire wane over time, but there may be a relatively easy way to bring the spark back.

Scientists Have a Hack for Having More Sex in Long-Term Relationships

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tattoo ink may contain toxic chemicals — including some that could potentially be carcinogenic — that are nowhere to be found on ingredient lists.

Scientists Concerned About Potential Carcinogens in Your Tattoos

By Noor Al-Sibai

UK doctors have been able to successfully change the blood type of three donor kidneys from the rarer blood type B to "universal donor" type O.

Doctors Say They’ve Figured Out How to Switch an Organ’s Blood Type

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Nearly 20 years of Alzheimer's research could be undone after investigators uncover that a widely cited and influential paper may have used fabricated data.

Decades of Alzheimer’s Research Allegedly Based on Fabricated Data

By Frank Landymore

Scientists Discover That Being “Hangry” Is a Real Phenomenon

Scientists Discover That Being “Hangry” Is a Real Phenomenon

By Frank Landymore

Researchers have found that getting at least one flu shot makes it 40 percent less likely for people over the age of 65 to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

Weirdly, It Appears the Flu Vaccine May Protect Against Alzheimer’s

By Victor Tangermann

A team of Cambridge scientists say dyslexia encourages creativity and innovation and could lead to humanity's success as we evolve.

Dyslexia Actually Grants Special Powers, Researchers Say

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A new study linked an inability to balance unsupported on one leg to a nearly-doubled risk of death within the next decade.

If You Can’t Stand on One Foot for Ten Seconds, Doctors Have Bad News

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Nnicotine doesn't have to make it to your lungs to cause injury. Cigarette and e-cigarette residuals can cause skin damage by contact alone.

Cigarette Smoke Damages Your Skin Just by Touching It, Scientists Say

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Nicotine use by American teens has soared to astonishing new levels since JUUL e-cigarettes exploded in popularity in 2017.

JUUL Got a Million American Kids Hooked on Nicotine, Researchers Say

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Kids who played video games saw a positive impact on their intelligence, European scientists say in new study published in the Nature journal.

Good News, Gamers! That Screen Time Could Make You a Little Smarter, Scientists Say

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A study last week in the Scandanavian Journal of Medicine & Science In Sports found that three seconds of lifting increases muscle strength and thickness.

Scientists Find That Lifting Weights for Just Three Seconds Is Quite Good for You

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Researchers from Switzerland and the US say they brought neurons and retinal cells back to "life" after death. The eye cells detected color and light.

Scientists Claim to Bring Dead Human Eye Cells Back to Life

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Spinal fluid from young mice appears to make their elders smarter, a new study has found. But don't go rushing to do it yourself.

Injecting Spinal Fluid From Younger Mice Improves Memory in Elders, Scientists Say

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists in the UK say fecal microbiota transfers, aka poop transfers, made older mice reverse aging in their eyes, guts and brains.

Hooray! Scientists Say They Can Reverse Signs of Aging Using Poop Transplants

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A Spanish man had a roundworm infection so bad that doctors could literally see the larvae slithering under his skin.

Doctors Alarmed by Man with Worms Visibly Slithering under His Skin

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering used special ultrasound to lower blood sugar in patients with diabetes as insulin prices soar.

Scientists Say They Might Have Found a Way to Treat Diabetes Without Insulin

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Scientists have discovered polluting microplastic in the lungs of living people for the first time, more proof that the particles are practically everywhere.

Scientists Find Microplastics Deep Inside Human Lungs

By Victor Tangermann

A study looking at the effects of a highly-prescribed diabetes drug has linked the medication to an increased risk of birth defects.

Commonly Prescribed Drug Linked to Birth Defects

By Noor Al-Sibai

No, it's not just you — men really do think they're smarter than everyone else.

Men Consistently Overestimate Their Own Intelligence, Scientists Find

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists say that smoking weed as a teen ain't no thang, but if you're still using it into adulthood, it's probably not great.

If You’re Still Smoking Weed at 30, Scientists Have Bad News

By Noor Al-Sibai

There are apparently some drug researchers who hate fun and think that microdosing is fake.

Microdosing Acid Doesn’t Have Any Benefits, Say Scientists With No Sense of Fun

By Noor Al-Sibai

A study by Harvard and other researchers found images of feet and hearts with disease got parents to buy less sugar for kids by way of drinks and snacks.

Experts Propose Slapping Photos of Diseased Organs on Sugary Drinks

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Eating edibles may have adverse effects on testicles, a new study suggests.

Bad News: Scientists Say Eating Too Many Edibles May Make Your Balls Shrivel Up

By Noor Al-Sibai

It's not just you — everyone is having less sex, and fears about unwanted sex acts may be to blame.

Scientists Blame Assault Fears for Downturn in Human Sexual Activity

By Noor Al-Sibai

Vaccine Successfully Stalls Elements of Aging in Mice

Vaccine Successfully Stalls Elements of Aging in Mice

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new study complicates previous research associating testosterone with business success by linking the hormone with unethical behavior in sexual scenarios.

High Testosterone Linked to F**kboy Behavior, Scientists Say

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of researchers have discovered that a particle found in the blood of the young could be the secret to keeping older folks youthful.

Scientists: Stealing the Blood of the Young May Make You More Youthful

By Tony Ho Tran

Ugh, Men! Study Finds That Dudes Spread Way More COVID

Ugh, Men! Study Finds That Dudes Spread Way More COVID

By Noor Al-Sibai

The South African scientist who was first to alert the world to the existence of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant believes it may have mutated in people with HIV.

A Disastrous Collision Between COVID and HIV May Have Caused the Omicron Variant

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have discovered yet another reason why vaping sucks.

Bad News, Boys! Vaping Linked to Erectile Dysfunction

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers may have found the molecular-level cause for Alzheimer's by looking deeper into the DNA tangles in the brains of dementia patients.

Scientists May Have Found the Molecular-Level Cause for Alzheimer’s

By Noor Al-Sibai

A gruesome new study finds that not only are pregnant women in the United States more likely to die by homicide than maternal illness, but that they are most likely to be killed by their partners.

Pregnant American Women More Likely to Be Killed By Their Partners than by Illness

By Noor Al-Sibai

Fauci Accused of Funding Cruel Experiments on Puppies

Fauci Accused of Funding Cruel Experiments on Puppies

By Tony Ho Tran

Humans Could Definitely Live to 130, Scientists Say

Humans Could Definitely Live to 130, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

A massive study on over 1.1 million blood samples found that half of American kids under the age of 6 could have lead in their blood.

Half of American Kids Have Lead in Their Blood, Doctors Say

By Dan Robitzski

A new mouse study seems to have determined how beta-amyloid, a toxic compound linked to Alzheimer's disease, starts to accumulate in the brain.

Scientists May Have Discovered the Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease

By Dan Robitzski

New research demonstrates a way to trick an older person's immune system into becoming as robust and active as it was in their youth.

Doctors Claim to Have Discovered How to Reverse Cell Aging

By Dan Robitzski

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A Single Alcoholic Drink Immediately Increases Risk of Heart Dysfunction

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists found that drinking too little water makes the body undergo changes that raise the risk of heart failure, but staying hydrated helps prevent it.

Study: Drinking Water Prevents Heart Failure

By Dan Robitzski

Looking at skewed historical birth records, experts warn that millions more boys than girls will be born in the coming decades.

Scientists Warn That Way Too Many Men Are Being Born

By Dan Robitzski

The sharp increase of screen time during the pandemic has been linked to a huge spike in myopia, also known as near-sightedness, among kids.

Screen Use Linked to Failing Eyesight in Children

By Dan Robitzski

An experimental form of male birth control involves using magnets to heat up nanoparticles inside the testes to prevent sperm formation.

Experimental Male Birth Control Is Magnets That Heat Up Your Testicles

By Dan Robitzski

New research found high levels of PFAS, a class of plastics used in a wide variety of products, accumulating in new moms' breast milk.

Scientists Find Alarming Chemicals in Mothers’ Breast Milk

By Dan Robitzski

A massive study identified a long list of medical conditions that appear to be linked to cases of adult ADHD, and experts say it may help reshape treatment.

Adult ADHD Is Linked to a Ton of Serious Diseases

By Dan Robitzski

Some commonly used artificial sweeteners could potentially cause serious health issues by making the bacteria in our gut invade the intestinal walls.

Scientists Just Discovered Something Horrifying About Artificial Sweeteners

By Victor Tangermann

A new study suggests that there's no way to slow down the process of aging, even if modern medicine helps us live longer than before.

Study: Sorry, Aging Is Unstoppable, You Vain, Youth-Hungry Idiots

By Dan Robitzski

Free School Lunch Linked To Better Health, Higher Salary

Free School Lunch Linked To Better Health, Higher Salary

By Dan Robitzski

The CDC released a study on Friday indicating that attempted suicides amongst teenaged girls rose sharply during the pandemic.

CDC Study: Teen Suicide Attempts Spiked During the Pandemic

By Tony Ho Tran

Only one-third of respondents to a survey said they'd take a pill that made them live forever, but more would consider it if they were younger.

Only One Third of US Adults Would Take an Immortality Pill

By Dan Robitzski

Controversial new research suggests that COVID-19 has a notable negative impact on male fertility, making it harder to have kids.

Scientists Say That Declining Sperm Count Research Is Nonsense

By Tony Ho Tran

Research suggests scientists should pay greater attention to their lab mice's well-being. Not only for the mice's sake, but because it improves the science.

Scientists Gene Edit Mice to Live 23 Percent Longer

By Tony Ho Tran

A brain implant that delivers imperceptible, personalized electric shocks is successfully treating a woman with severe depression.

Study: Wake Up an Hour Earlier, Cut Your Depression Risk by 23 Percent

By Foster Kamer

Researchers concluded that with perfect health, humans could live to anywhere between 120 and 150 years, as detailed in a new study.

Scientists Say This Is the Maximum Human Lifespan

By Victor Tangermann

Under extreme, rare circumstances, taking a plane trip could expose you to harmful levels of cosmic radiation given off by violent space weather.

Passenger Jets May Get Blasted by Dangerous Radiation, Scientists Warn

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists found a way to significantly reduce the levels of "bad" cholesterol in a monkey's bloodstream for ten months with a single CRISPR injection

Scientists Gene-Hacked Monkeys to Fix Their Cholesterol

By Dan Robitzski

Initial results of a small study in Spain are demonstrating a very, very exciting possibility: It's not just safe to mix vaccines — it works, really well.

Incredible: Mixing Vaccines Works, and Is Safe, According to New Study

By Foster Kamer

"Exposure to a high background radiation displays clear beneficial health effects in humans," according to a team of Israeli researchers.

Scientists Claim That Actually, Radiation Is Good For You

By Victor Tangermann

Generation X and especially millennials are aging shockingly poorly, according to a massive new study on health outcomes.

Millennials Are Aging Really Badly, Experts Say

By Dan Robitzski

A recent survey of human-made chemicals inside pregnant women's bodies found dozens of plastics and other compounds that scientists can't identify.

Scientists Detect Chemicals Inside Pregnant Women They Can’t Even Identify

By Dan Robitzski

The rats that survive eradication attempts could have sickly offspring — or they could produce "super rats" that are even harder to kill.

Study: Social Media Turns Us Into Hungry Rats Basically

By Tony Ho Tran