FITTER. BETTER. HAPPIER.

Scientists have devised a fascinating way to determine when you may die — and all it takes is a simple cheek swab.

Open Wide

Studies

And you might be able to buy the test online, too.

Fun New Mouth Swab Will Tell You When You’ll Die

Sex Ed

Devices

That's kinda... kinky.

FDA Approves Vanilla-Flavored Underwear That Protect Against STIs

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.

It's Alive!?

This study "joins a body of science raising questions about the irreversible nature of death."

Scientists Claim to Bring Dead Human Eye Cells Back to Life

Scientists have found a new avenue for finding out whether someone's been exposed to the world's preeminent parasite — by looking at their eyeballs. 

Crap!

"Toxoplasma gondii is probably the most successful parasite in the world today." 

It's Surprisingly Likely That You Have a Nasty Parasite in Your Eyeball

A nosedive in the crypto market tanked LUNA, a stablecoin based on the US dollar. Reddit users panicked, posting mental health and depression struggles.

Market Crash

Mental Health

Don't let this happen to more people.

Suicidal Posts Spike After Crypto Project Crashes

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.

Fountain of Youth

Okay, that's pretty fascinating.

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

With the imminent demise of Roe v. Wade, many penis-havers are considering vasectomies — but that urge may be undergirded by a misleading meme. 

No Snip

Treatments

"Vasectomies should be considered *permanent*." 

Please, For The Love Of God, Don't Let the Supreme Court Rush You Into a Vasectomy

Companies like Apple, Microsoft, Tesla and others are helping employees get access to abortion and covering travel costs after the Supreme Court leak.

Corporate Power

Developments

Welcome to America.

More and More Tech Companies Offer to Help Employees Get Abortions

Verve Therapeutics, backed by Google Ventures, says Crispr gene editing to reduce humans' bad cholesterol, reducing heart attacks.

Heart Healthy

Breakthroughs

“We’re on the cusp..."

Scientists Suggest Editing Human Genetic Code to Prevent Heart Attacks

The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) is getting clowned on Twitter for sending out a bizarre tweet about cancer they haven't deleted yet.

Typo Tweet

"As a cancer doctor, I was shocked."

CDC Mocked for Bizarre Tweet About Cancer Causing Cancer

A man who successfully lived for two months after having his failing heart replaced with a genetically altered one from a pig, may have suffered from a virus pigs are known to carry, The New York Times reports.

Human Pig Virus

"Something happened. He looked sick. He lost his attention."

Scientists Reveal Why Man Died After Receiving Pig Heart Transplant

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

Fecal Facial

In mice, at least.

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

The US Food and Drug Administration's newest head, Robert Califf, M.D., says pandemic misinformation is the US' leading cause of death.

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