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The first part, the immediate loss of hair, was simple. "Stress has an immediate impact through the activation of the sympathetic nervous system," explained Hsu, who is also a principal faculty member of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. She said that it begins with our natural "fight or flight" response, which releases norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter that - among other effects - kills highly proliferating cells in the hair follicle when the level is too high. Hair loss in such circumstances is usually temporary.

Sometimes, employers will provide grace periods of up to two and a half months past the end of the year to allow for extra time to use your FSA funds. Others may allow you to carry over up to $660 per year. But 33% of employers have a hard deadline, so if you don't use your funds by the end of the year, they're gone.

Human beings and snowshoes go way back: archaeologists have found relics of crude frame snowshoes in the glaciers of the Italian Dolomites, dated to 3800 BC. We've long used various forms of the footwear to "float" atop the snow instead of trudge through it. For millennia, this ability was critical for survival; indigenous peoples, fur trappers, dog sledders and lumberjacks - moving through northern climates from Finland to Colorado - used the webbed attachments to conserve energy, complete tasks and even chase down enemies

It's thought that around 66% of Americans have what's known as tech neck or forward head posture, where the head and chin protrude and put pressure on the neck. It's common in office workers who crane their necks to look at screens (big and small) all day. This can cause neck and back pain, headaches, and lead to more serious musculoskeletal problems, like kyphosis (curvature of the spine).

Traveling is one of the most rewarding experiences in life, but it comes with its share of risks-especially when it comes to your health. Whether you're backpacking through Southeast Asia, road-tripping across Europe, or taking a luxury cruise, unexpected medical issues can turn an amazing trip into a nightmare. That's where travel health insurance steps in-offering peace of mind and financial protection when you're far from home.

In the last few years, I've seen an increasing number of wellness and fitness influencers yap about fixing their metabolisms. For some, that means hawking supplements like Foodology's Coleology Cutting Jelly, NAD+ pills for improving insulin sensitivity, or powders that claim to "balance your hormones." Right now, my TikTok FYP is full of girls talking about the viral Korean Switch-On diet - a seemingly brutal regimen of intermittent fasting, protein shakes, and tofu. An obesity researcher purportedly designed the diet, which will "reset your metabolism."

Named Leia, the device has electrodes sewn into it, which restores the user's sensation to the foot sole as well as reduces their chronic pain. When the electrodes stimulate specific nerve strands, the body releases chemical messengers, and these block pain signals from traveling through the nervous system. A small tracker sits in the upper part of the sock, in the shaft section. It is this part that receives data from the pressure sensors and converts it into electrical signals.

And the misconception has become more widespread as a growing number of states legalize marijuana. Around half now allow recreational use for adults and 40 states allow medical use. But cannabis is definitely something that someone can develop an addiction to, said Das, an addiction psychiatrist at Stanford University. It's called cannabis use disorder and it's on the rise, affecting about 3 in 10 people who use pot, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Ellen Troy, who suffered for years with lethargy and unexplained fatigue, recalls feeling exhausted for no reason.

Irish Life Health said it is raising the cost of its premiums by an average of 5pc from January 1, having already announced a number of rises in the past year. The health insurance provider increased premiums in January, April and October. And it comes after multiple hikes from VHI Healthcare, Laya Healthcare, and one from new entrant Level Health. Customers of Irish Life Health will see a single adult premiums rise by between €65 and €125 a year,

For a really long time, I wasn't in the best shape, and I didn't know how to do anything about that,

According to show creator Michael Grassi, watching Dane film a scene where his character shares his changing perspective on asking for help was so moving that the cast and crew got on their feet and applauded. "I have never seen this happen in my entire career, but he essentially got a ten-minute standing ovation after shooting that scene, because it was so beautiful and so honest and so real," Grassi recalled to .

Novo Nordisk's closely-watched Alzheimer's trials of an older oral version of its semaglutide drug failed to help slow the progression of the brain-wasting disease, the firm said on Monday, a blow to the obesity drug giant that sent its shares sliding. The trials, which Novo had previously called a "lottery ticket" to underline its highly uncertain outcome, were testing whether the medicine could slow cognitive decline in patients.

Within just a few months of playing consistently, she began to notice a difference. "I remember when I started playing ping pong," she told Business Insider's Sarah Andersen in April, "I noticed that my reflexes were faster than they had been." Now, after more than a decade of playing and competing at the national level and earning more than 50 medals, she attributes the sport to keeping her mind sharp and engaged as she enters her 80s.

I was settling into one of those airport activity tables with high stools and electric outlets at my flight's gate, waiting for the agent to announce boarding, when I felt a gathering storm at the apex of my butt cheeks. This was my last flight after being away from home on a book tour in May. For the past two weeks, I hadn't left my chair much, due to all the posting, podcasting, writing, and tense, nervous scrolling that releasing a book involves.

I'm extremely grateful to the team at George's without them, I would have no voice and would have to give up the job I've loved for almost 50 years. They have been amazing, and all the care I've had every step of the way has been second to none. I can't stop singing their praises.

Soon I was obsessing over my sleep and activity scores. The reports were generally positive except for one: heart rate variability, or HRV. That's a measure of how much the time between heartbeats changes. Every morning, in bright red, my ring's app singled out HRV and told me: Pay attention. That didn't sound good, although I had no idea why. Before wearable fitness watches, rings and bracelets became so common and started including HRV as a data point, I had never heard of it.

A survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) of more than 20,000 nursing staff found that 66% had worked when they should have been on sick leave, up from 49% in 2017. Just under two-thirds (65%) of respondents cited stress to be the biggest cause of illness, up from 50% in 2017. Seven out of 10 said they had worked in excess of their contracted hours at least once a week, with about half (52%) doing so unpaid.

I have a retirement lump sum, some of which I will spend and some of which I will invest or save.

Karen and her business partner, Dave Bilinski, were watching from the outdoor pens of their farm in the mountains of Canada's West Kootenay. The fate of their flock had been taken up by right-wing media, and had become another front in a spiritual war. An angry group of their supporters, with signs and walkie-talkies, gathered on the property. They'd set up a barricade to slow the cops' advance:

Sweating, he says, is part of the thermoregulation process. When your body temperature rises, it signals to your brain to sweat in order to cool you down. As the sweat evaporates, it helps regulate your core temperature. One reason temperature rises is exercise. When we exercise, the energy we produce to fuel that activity creates heat as a byproduct, says Collins. The more intense the workout, the more heat is generated and usually, the more you sweat.

First, keep it clean. Use soapy water and a cloth to wipe down the frame, especially around the joints and where the hands grip the metal. Make sure to dry thoroughly to prevent rust. Check the wheels to see if dirt or other debris has accumulated and remove any with a small brush. Test the wheels by spinning them; they should roll smoothly. If they don't, use a lubricant or silicone-based spray to get them whirling again.

A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing drug appears safe and effective for cutting cholesterol, possibly for life, according to a small early study released Saturday. The study, which involved 15 volunteers, found one infusion of a drug that uses the CRISPR gene-editing technique could safely reduce cholesterol, as well as levels of harmful triglycerides, by about half.

I have had breast cancer. I found a lump a few weeks ago. It came and went but then I was working on The Masked Singer and Lorraine, the TV show, and Lorraine Kelly had put signs on the backs of all the doors saying check your breasts' and every time I went for a wee I did that. It was still there, and then one morning I saw myself in the mirror and thought I'm going to get that looked at'.

On a sunny fall morning, children wearing helmets and backpacks gathered with their parents in Montclair, New Jersey, for a group bicycle ride to two local elementary schools. Volunteers in orange safety vests made sure everyone assembled in a neighborhood shopping area was ready before the riders set off on their 5-mile "bike bus" route. Every few blocks, more adults and kids on bikes joined in. Eventually, the group grew to over 350 people.

Dear No Longer in Love With My Pillow, It is highly unlikely that your masturbation style caused nerve damage, according to my go-to urology source, Dr. Charles Welliver, director of men's health in the department of urology at Albany Medical College. "Penile sensation does decrease with age, so might be some age-related changes," he added in an email regarding your question. This just may be where you are.

"My family's been riding together every night before our kids go to bed, and it's reliably the best time of the day," said Jim Huth, Prevelo's Director of Operations. "Our family rides get everyone focused on a shared activity, get us all outside, and help me and my wife get away from the distractions of daily life. I hope having our bikes available through TrueMed makes it easier for more families to enjoy rides together."

Don't worry, you can continue to ask ChatGPT all your burning health questions. A series of news articles and X posts on Monday morning, including one post by the prediction market Kalshi, suggested that OpenAI's ChatGPT would no longer offer health advice. That's not entirely accurate. OpenAI can still give you medical information - it just can't pretend to be your doctor.

I've always been what you'd call a "bad sleeper." At night, my brain loves to replay the next day's to-do list over and over, and when I'm starting to doze off, a car door will slam down the street or my neighbor's dog will bark, and I'm suddenly wide awake. Even the faintest sliver of streetlight sneaking through the curtains can keep me up.