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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Life expectancy is back to pre-pandemic levels, according to global health research — but mortality rates for teens and young adults are of growing concern.The latest release of The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) includes new and updated estimates of all-cause mortality and life expectancy from 1950 to 2023.Combining data from more than 24,000 sources, including surveys and censuses, the report includes mortality estimates during crises like COVID-19.WHAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE TO 100 YEARS OLD HAVE IN COMMON, ACCORDING TO SCIENCEThe number of deaths between 1950 and 2023 increased by 35% due to population growth and aging — but the age-standardized mortality rate fell by 66.6%, which indicates that people are li...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Health officials in New York confirmed a person tested positive for the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in what is the first locally acquired case in the United States since 2019. The transmission detected in a Nassau County resident comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Americans to be on high alert for the virus following outbreaks in Cuba and China this year. "A communicable disease investigation conducted by Nassau County Department of Health (NCDOH) found that the individual began experiencing symptoms in August. The investigation revealed that the individual had history of travel outside of Nassau County during the period of inoculation, but did not report traveling abroad," the Nassau County Departm...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Alex Kingston, known for her roles on hit shows like "ER" and "Doctor Who," revealed her battle with uterine cancer in a recent interview.In the first sign that something was wrong, the actress began hemorrhaging onstage in 2024, then ultimately carried on with the show. It wasn’t until six weeks later that doctors diagnosed her with cancer."Your body does try to warn you," the star, 62, told The Independent. "It just depends on whether you can read the warning signs."ERIN ANDREWS HAD 'NO SYMPTOMS' BEFORE CANCER DIAGNOSIS, PUSHES FOR EARLY SCREENINGS"I had assumed that the way I was feeling was old age, and I just sort of accepted it," Kingston went on, noting that she had experienced bloating and achiness for years.Kingston brushed off the...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Artificial intelligence is making its mark on the future of cancer care.One of the newest applications for the technology is pinpointing hard-to-detect breast cancer.Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute are using AI in a preliminary setting to predict which patients may develop lobular breast cancer.WOMAN BEATS DEADLY BRAIN CANCER WITH EXPERIMENTAL STEM CELL THERAPY: 'TRULY AMAZING'What is lobular breast cancer?Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in the country.Lobular breast cancer, which is aggressive and hard to detect, represents between 10% and 15% of breast cancer ...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As "superbugs" continue to surge, the World Health Organization is now warning that one in every six bacterial infections are resistant to antibiotics.WHO also called for antibiotic medications to be used more responsibly, according to a press release published by the agency on Monday.Based on data from more than 100 countries between 2016 and 2023, the health agency determined that resistance to antibiotics rose in approximately 40% of infection samples.DANGEROUS SPIKE IN SUPERBUG INFECTIONS SURGES ACROSS US AS EXPERTS SHARE CAUTIONSThe report includes eight common bacterial pathogens: Acinetobacter spp., Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, non-typhoidal Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Staphylococcus aureus and ...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Washington man appeared to be destined to develop Alzheimer’s disease — but against all genetic odds, he has eluded the common dementia for decades.Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently published a study focusing on Doug Whitney, 76, who lives near Seattle.He has a rare inherited genetic mutation in the presenilin 2 (PSEN2) gene, which virtually guarantees early-onset Alzheimer’s.STUDY REVEALS WHY ‘SUPER AGERS’ MAINTAIN ‘OUTSTANDING MEMORY’ INTO THEIR 80SAll of Whitney’s family members who inherited the gene have experienced cognitive decline starting in their early 50s or sooner, according to a WashU press release.Whitney, however, shows no signs of mental decline. WashU researchers wondered if...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Longevity is a lifestyle practice, according to 100-year-old Ruth Lemay, who has gone viral for sharing her vibrant energy and fitness routine.Lemay, who lives in Virginia Beach, was featured in a video while pedaling on a recumbent exercise bike at the gym, which was posted by the health brand evry.day club (@evrydayclub) on Instagram.The centenarian was asked what she does to stay so fit and "look so great" for her age, as she was wrapping up three miles on the bike after 30 minutes.7 STEPS TO ‘SUPER-AGING’ ARE KEY TO LIVING A LONGER, MORE FULFILLING LIFE, EXPERTS SAY"Then I’ll do 30 more minutes," she commented. "And I walk — [I’ll] do a mile."Lemay shared her "secret to longevity" — the fact that she started walking four miles every day...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vitamin D is known to be essential to many aspects of human health — but a new study suggests that taking a certain form of it can have a negative effect.The more potent and longer-lasting form, vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is produced naturally when the body is exposed to sunlight and is also found in animal products, while vitamin D2 (cholecalciferol) comes from plant or fungal sources, per the National Institutes of Health.Researchers from the University of Surrey in the U.K. found that taking vitamin D2 can cause reduced levels of vitamin D3 in the body.OVERLOOKED SUPPLEMENT COULD SLOW AGING AND BOOST BRAIN AND HEART HEALTH, EXPERT SAYSThey made this determination by analyzing 11 randomized controlled trials including 655 adults, which ...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new UC Irvine study may have finally uncovered how dietary fiber protects the body from sugar’s damage, and how protecting yourself starts in the gut.Researchers at the UCI School of Medicine found that inulin, a naturally occurring fiber found in vegetables like onions, garlic and artichokes, can reshape the bacteria living in your gut to stop fructose before it hits your liver."We found that consuming a type of dietary fiber called inulin… changes the bacteria in the gut to promote the consumption of harmful dietary fructose," said lead researcher Cholsoon Jang, PhD, of UCI’s Nutrient Metabolism & Disease Lab. The findings, published in Nature Metabolism, reveal a new level of protection offered by fiber, not just in digestion, but ...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A groundbreaking international study has uncovered striking genetic differences in how women and men experience depression, and it could help explain why women are diagnosed with the condition at nearly double the rate of men.SKIN DNA BREAKTHROUGH COULD LET 60-YEAR-OLD WOMEN HAVE GENETICALLY RELATED KIDSThe research, published in Nature Communications and led by scientists at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia, found that genetic factors play a larger role in depression risk for women. Researchers discovered nearly twice as many genetic "flags" linked to depression in women compared with men. The study found about 13,000 DNA changes tied to depression in women. (iStock)"We already know that females are twice as likely t...