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In order to play the lead role in Joker, Joaquin Phoenix underwent a dramatic transformation, and as a result he looks truly, unsettlingly emaciated in the film. The 44-year-old actor lost a shocking 52 pounds ahead of shooting, and he’s just revealed the drastic methods it took to achieve such significant weight loss. In a

Beta-1 integrin, a critical component of epithelial extracellular matrix receptors, is essential for normal lung function in adulthood, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered. In a mouse model, deleting the gene for beta-1 integrin from the epithelial cells lining the alveoli of the adult lung, where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

We all know that choosing to have a baby via surrogacy is no simple matter. Just the mere mention of the topic brings up countless questions about physical and financial logistics. Then there’s the emotional side of it all, both for the parents-to-be and the surrogate. Kim Kardashian West recently spoke about how she got

Women who are unhappy with their breasts are far less likely to check them for potentially dangerous lumps and changes, according to a new study by Angela Ruskin University. The study – that looked at 18,000 women across 40 countries – also revealed that women in Britain are most likely to be unsatisfied with the

Former Navy SEAL officer John "Jocko" Willink said that discipline is the most important factor in getting fit. Rather than waiting for motivation, he recommends waking up early and doing 100 burpees first thing in the morning to help cultivate good discipline. Willink recently partnered with Vitamin Shoppe to promote his brand of protein shakes,

We may not have finished our Valentine’s Day shopping yet, but that doesn’t mean McDonald’s isn’t already planning for the next big holiday: St. Patrick’s Day. There are all sorts of yummy foods to look forward to on St. Patrick’s day — corned beef and cabbage, bangers and mash, paczki, green beer, soda bread and

Women with early stage breast cancer who test positive for an inherited genetic variant are not always receiving cancer treatment that follows current guidelines, a new study finds. An inherited gene can increase risk of developing a second breast cancer, so strategies such as removing a woman’s breasts or ovaries are intended to prevent a

When Simon Thomas’s wife, Caroline, got sick, he got serious. “It was the hardest thing we had encountered as a family,” says the 40-year-old police sergeant from Llanelli, Wales, UK. After years of making great family memories—but also putting on weight—Thomas knew he wanted to be at his healthiest to take care of his wife

High blood pressure is a common condition which causes the pressure inside a person’s arteries to be higher than it should be. But many people won’t realise they have the condition because symptoms are rarely noticeable. The American Heart Association describes high blood pressure as the “silent killer” as it can lead to heart attack

The human-made chemicals that make our kitchen pans stick-free, our athletic wear water-repellent and firefighting chemicals more efficient do their jobs incredibly well, but it’s at the expense of lingering in the body and environment for what is believed to be forever. These forever chemicals, perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid, more commonly known as PFOS

To gain an infinite lifespan, cancer cells need to maintain the ends of their chromosomes, known as telomeres. They achieve this in various ways. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center systematically investigated more than 2,500 tumor genomes of 36 types of cancer to find out how these mechanisms are manifest in changes in the

There are few things more addicting than a sunny day–the warmth, the beach, a chance to pull out that sundress. But if you’ve ever dealt with the irritation of a sunburn, then you know that too much of a good thing can be bad for you. And overexposure to the sun can cause *way* more

Ovarian cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in women, but symptoms don’t usually show in the early stages. While they may appear as the cancer advances, they can often be confused for less serious conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS). READ MORE Prostate cancer symptoms: Signs

Higher levels of abdominal fat were linked with reduced cognitive function in a Clinical Obesity study of older Asians with type 2 diabetes—even in individuals with normal weight. In the 677-participant study, higher abdominal fat—or visceral adiposity—was associated with lower scores related to memory and language. Source: Read Full Article

Coronavirus cases have exceeded 20,000 as of today, as infections explode out of China and into the rest of the world with deadly consequences. The disease reared its head during late 2019 and early 2020, which is flu season in several countries around the world. How deadly is seasonal flu? Seasonal flu refers to several

A major international study from the Autism Sequencing Consortium with participation of researchers from the Danish iPSYCH psychiatry project, has recently mapped 102 new autism genes. The new findings provide a new understanding of the biology behind autism, which could in the future be utilised to provide an earlier and more precise diagnosis and better

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made an important discovery that could lead to more effective treatments for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. Their work highlights the significant potential of drugs targeting a specific immune molecule (IL-17) implicated in MS. The scientists, led by

Everyone loves flowers. But there are those of us that hate buying flowers for Valentine’s Day or simply to dress up our homes — not because they aren’t beautiful, but because they don’t last very long, and to be honest, we feel terrible about paying for something that goes from gorgeous to grungy in just

A process developed by University of Queensland researchers to produce larger quantities of the Hendra virus therapeutic antibody could be expanded to manufacture treatments for other potentially deadly viruses around the world. Researchers at UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) used this process to produce material for Queensland Health’s world-first human Hendra virus

Coronavirus, otherwise known as 2019-nCoV, is a novel infection which blindsided Chinese health officials last December. Authorities have recorded nearly 20,000 cases of the disease, which has spawned a global public health warning and threatens to become the planet’s next pandemic. As cases and panic continues to spread around the world, one app claims to