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Orange Juice May Do Much More For Your Body Than Scientists Ever Realized - ScienceAlert

HealthDecember 1, 2025

Most of us think of orange juice as a simple breakfast habit, something you pour without much thought. Yet scientists are discovering that this everyday drink may be doing far more in the body than q�...

Study Links Tattoos to 29% Higher Risk of Dangerous Skin Cancer - ScienceAlert

HealthNovember 28, 2025

Can tattoos protect your skin from the sun's harmful rays, or do they make things worse? A new study I conducted with colleagues suggests there may be cause for concern. We found that people with ta�...

'Exciting' New Cancer Blood Test Results Hide a Concerning Problem - ScienceAlert

HealthNovember 27, 2025

Progress in cutting the global toll of cancer remains painfully slow, but a new blood test has sparked unusual levels of hope. Researchers say it could one day make routine screening far more effecti�...

Could Pieces of Bacteria in Your Brain Affect Your Sleep? Here's The Science. - ScienceAlert

HealthNovember 27, 2025

Sleep is one of the essential physiological needs for human survival, alongside food, water, and air. But sleep is socially driven, influenced by environmental and personal factors, and a recent stu�...

An Amazing Thing Happens in The Brain When We See Someone Touched - ScienceAlert

HealthNovember 24, 2025

Touch is fundamental to how we perceive our own bodies and connect with others. A gentle brush stroke on our body can feel soothing, while a pinch or cut can be painful. We often think of touch as s�...

The 'Japanese Walking' Fitness Trend Has Science-Backed Benefits - ScienceAlert

HealthJune 7, 2025

A fitness trend known as Japanese walking is capturing attention online, promising major health benefits with minimal equipment and time. Based on interval-style bursts of fast and slow walking, Jap�...

Parasite Infecting Up to 50% of People Can Decapitate Human Sperm - ScienceAlert

HealthMay 31, 2025

Male fertility rates have been plummeting over the past half-century. An analysis from 1992 noted a steady decrease in sperm counts and quality since the 1940s. A more recent study found that male in�...

Heart Attack Or Panic Attack? Why Young Men Are Calling Ambulances For Unmanaged Anxiety - Study Finds

HealthMay 28, 2025

(Photo by Basicdog on Shutterstock) Anxiety affects one in five Australian men at some point in their lives. But the condition remains highly stigmatized, misunderstood and underdiagnosed. Men are...

How the language of job postings can attract rule-bending narcissists - Ars Technica

HealthMarch 23, 2025