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Chris Johnson Lost His Speech to ALS Within a Year, and His Case Highlights Early Warning Signs

Former NFL back Chris Johnson was diagnosed with ALS at 39 and now speaks through an eye-controlled device. What early symptoms look like.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Your bedroom may be too bright at night—and new research reveals what nighttime light could be doing to your heart

New research suggests nighttime light exposure may affect heart structure. A study observed thicker heart muscle and reduced flexibility in participants. This research adds to growing evidence on light pollution's health effects. Scientists tracked light exposure and conducted cardiac imaging on over eleven thousand people. Reducing bedroom light could potentially…

The Economic Times · Sep 11

A Few Minutes of Fall Garden Maintenance Could Prevent Expensive Problems Next Year

A few minutes of fall garden maintenance can save a surprising amount of money, work, and frustration when spring arrives. A garden that looks finished for the season still holds plenty of unfinished business, from diseased foliage and lurking weeds to dirty tools and forgotten hoses.

Frugal Gardening · Sep 11

Chris Johnson Life Expectancy: What ALS Experts Say as NFL Star Writes Heartbreaking Letter to His Kids

Former NFL star Chris Johnson has written an emotional letter to his four children while undergoing treatment and clinical trials for ALS, a disease with highly variable survival rates.

International Business Times UK · Sep 11

7 Ways Breastfeeding May Support a Mother’s Heart Health

Breastfeeding is usually discussed in terms of a baby's nutrition, immunity and development. But there is another side of the story that deserves attention: maternal health. Research has linked breastfeeding with better long-term cardiovascular outcomes in mothers, including a lower risk of heart disease and stroke. Some research also suggests…

MyLifeXP · Sep 11

5 Situations Where Indian Adults Need a Hepatitis B Vaccine Before It's Too Late

If You Were Born Before Universal Vaccination BeganIndia's Universal Immunisation Programme added hepatitis B to its childhood schedule in 2002 for urban areas, and only achieved nationwide rollout by 2011. Anyone born before that window, and many born during it in rural or underserved districts, likely received no hepatitis B…

Times Life · Sep 11

What the Shingles Vaccine Prevents and Why Every Indian Over 50 Should Ask About It

Shingles is a nerve disease, not a skin diseaseMost people who get shingles remember the rash. What they do not forget is the pain that follows it, a condition called post-herpetic neuralgia, where damaged nerve fibres keep firing long after the skin has cleared. This can last months. In some…

Times Life · Sep 11

An AI-Designed Lung Fibrosis Drug Shifted Aging Clocks in 42 Patients, but Proof of Slower Aging Is Missing

An AI-designed lung drug lowered blood-protein aging clock readings in 42 patients. The study cannot show that it slows aging, and the drug is unapproved.

Medical Daily · Sep 10

8 Ways to Make This Year’s Garden Supplies Last Another Season

Garden supplies do not have to become annual purchases. A little cleaning, smart storage, and timely maintenance can keep tools, containers, hoses, stakes, and other hardworking gear ready for another round instead of sending them to the trash.

Frugal Gardening · Sep 10

Those Dead Summer Plants May Still Have Value Before They Reach the Trash

A brown tomato plant, crispy basil, or collapsed annual flower can look like garden garbage, but the end of a plant’s season does not necessarily mean the end of its usefulness. Before those tired stems land in a trash bag, gardeners can often turn them into compost, save their seeds,…

Frugal Gardening · Sep 10