Health
This Is What Influencers Could Look Like In 2050 (And It’s Horrifying)
If you’ve ever wondered what constant screen time, endless selfies, and a decade of filler appointments might do to the human body, scientists have built your nightmare fuel. Enter Ava – a model created to show what influencers could look like in 2050, according to Casino.org. Spoiler: it’s not flattering. Ava comes with patchy skin,…
Read MoreThis Mosquito ‘LiDAR’ Has Raised Over $1 Million
We might not have flying cars, robot butlers or Star Trek-style food replicators, but the future does have lasers – and they’re now being aimed at mosquitoes. Enter the Photon Matrix, a crowdfunded device currently on Indiegogo that promises to track and obliterate the world’s most annoying insects with the precision of a high-tech missile…
Read MoreOzempic And Vision Loss May Be Linked, Says Research
Ozempic and its cousins Wegovy and Mounjaro have become the buzziest names in medicine, pitched as weight-loss game-changers and hailed by TikTok wellness gurus as the “miracle jab.” These drugs, technically called GLP-1 agonists, work by mimicking a hormone that controls blood sugar and dampens hunger signals. But alongside their cult status, new research is…
Read MoreYour Natural Perfume Peaks Mid-Cycle – Science Just Confirmed It
Forget fancy perfume counters – turns out your body has been blending its own fragrance all along. A new study from the University of Tokyo has revealed that women’s natural scent subtly shifts across the menstrual cycle, with men finding them most attractive during ovulation. “These results suggest that body odour may in some way…
Read MoreBabies Can Now Be Born With DNA From Three People
The phrase “three’s a crowd” doesn’t apply here – in fact, it might just save lives. Doctors in the UK have confirmed that eight babies have been born using DNA from three people to prevent devastating hereditary diseases. It sounds like science fiction, but it’s very real, very legal, and very hopeful. The groundbreaking method,…
Read MoreUCLA’s Scientific Breakthrough Might Be The Cure To Hairloss
Humans have been fighting baldness for millennia, and history is full of questionable remedies. Ancient Egyptians smeared a mix of dates, dog’s paw and donkey’s hoof on their scalps. Celts sealed mice in jars. Native Americans turned to yucca juice. None of it worked. Fast forward a few thousand years and modern science may finally…
Read More$13,000 to Detox Your Blood? Yael Cohen Thinks It’s Worth It
Yael Cohen is no stranger to a mic drop moment. The founder of F*ck Cancer, ex-wife of Scooter Braun, Met Gala attendee, and now CEO of Clarify Clinics has reemerged from a two-year social media hiatus with a bold pitch: want to get microplastics out of your bloodstream? That’ll be £10,000, darling. Yep. For the…
Read MoreBreakthrough Treatment Could Stop Chemo Hair Loss, Say Scientists
For anyone going through chemotherapy, hair loss can be one of the most emotionally difficult side effects. But what if a cold cap and a grape-inspired lotion could help you hold onto those strands? According to Sky News, researchers at Sheffield Hallam University may have just unlocked the secret to saving your hair during treatment.…
Read MoreElizabeth Holmes’s Partner Raises Millions for Another Blood-Testing Startup
It seems history might be repeating itself — or at least rhyming uncomfortably. Billy Evans, the partner of convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and father of her children, has reportedly raised nearly $20 million for a new startup called Haemanthus, a health-testing company that promises diagnostics from just a small sample of blood, urine, or…
Read MoreThe NHS App Is Getting A Major Upgrade
Move over online banking – the NHS App is levelling up, and it wants to run your health admin like a pro. In what might be the most millennial-friendly update to UK healthcare ever, the government’s new 10 Year Health Plan promises to turn the app into a full-blown digital front door to the NHS.…
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