Inside a small, sealed room, Olivia Leach swallowed a capsule that will quickly monitor her inner temperature. She then hopped on a stationary bike and ready to sweat. Slowly, as she started to pedal, the room began to warmth up at a price of 1 diploma each 5 minutes. It felt “like a muggy, scorching…

The Meals and Drug Administration on Monday accepted a brand new screening check for colorectal most cancers. It requires solely a pattern of blood and might discover cancers when they’re early stage and normally curable. For many individuals, a routine blood check is less complicated to get than a colonoscopy or a fecal pattern check.…

Watching a Broadway musical could be an awesome expertise — to say nothing of the actors performing in it. “Should you die onstage, or your character’s screamed at, your physique believes that’s actually taking place to you each night time,” stated Hannah Cruz, who made her Broadway debut this spring within the ladies’s suffrage musical…

As we age, our our bodies break down extra bone tissue than they construct. This could improve the danger of osteoporosis, a situation outlined by weak, brittle bones, which may make them extra prone to breaks and fractures. And for older adults, the results can be devastating — damaged or fractured bones could give option…

Q: I put on hairstyles like field braids, cornrows and modern ponytails, however typically they make my head harm. Why does that occur? Ought to I be anxious? The way you put on your hair is usually about greater than feeling and looking good. For some folks, a coiffure is a type of self-expression, making…

Dr. Stephanie Lareau whizzed by means of the bushes on her mountain bike in Roanoke, Va., someday in 2018. When she wished to cease for water and a snack, she didn’t suppose a lot of plunking down in a pile of leaves close to a reservoir to relaxation. The subsequent day, Dr. Lareau discovered a…

The street to the Olympics is paved with carbs. An estimated 15,000 athletes are ready to compete in Paris this summer season. Most will arrive with detailed plans for what to eat earlier than, throughout and after their occasions. “A part of their coaching is their vitamin,” stated Sarah Wick, a sports activities dietitian and…

Very similar to how the community of muscular tissues across the hips, pelvis and again act like scaffolding for the backbone, the tiny muscular tissues throughout the ft are liable for supporting the arch, absorbing load and holding you steady while you stroll or run. “You set 4 to 6 instances your physique weight by…