A 6-year-old Neanderthal child had Down syndrome, a new analysis of an oddly shaped ear bone found in a cave in Spain suggests. The finding is the first known case of Down syndrome in Neanderthals, our closest human relatives that lived in Eurasia from about 400,000 to 40,000 years ago. The fact that the child, […]
A fossil of the inner ear of a six-year-old Neanderthal child that showed signs of Down syndrome seems to indicate that the ancient, now-extinct species were compassionate caregivers, according to a new study in the publication Science Advances. Archeologists in eastern Spain unearthed the fossil in 1989, which showed the complete inner ear anatomy of […]
After keeping her diagnosis private for years, Celine Dion is opening up about her experience with stiff-person syndrome in the new documentary, I Am: Celine Dion, which premieres on Prime Video today. Speaking to People ahead of the film’s release, the “My Heart Will Go On” singer, 56, revealed that she could barely walk at […]
Is “eldest daughter syndrome” a real thing? A new study gives it credence. Katiuscia Noseda via Getty Images Growing up as the oldest sibling, author Y.L. Wolfe often felt the lines between her role and her mother’s role were blurred. “By the time my youngest brother was born when I was almost 11, I was overwhelmed with […]
In the fall of 2022, Dr. William Dugal, then 32, contracted Covid-19 and began experiencing unusual symptoms. “It started with the numbness in my feet, almost like my shoes were too tight, and it progressed to where I was having trouble walking,” Dugal, now 34, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, tells TODAY.com. “I knew there was […]
Celine Dion could barely walk at one point due to an extremely rare condition known as stiff person syndrome, the “My Heart Will Go On” singer has revealed to People in a new interview. Though Dion, 56, kept her diagnosis private for years, she has decided to open up about her experience in the documentary, […]
Gabby Petito, 22, disappeared on a cross-country journey with her fiancé Brian Laundrie, 23, in the summer of 2021. The Petito & Schmidt Families Gabby Petito Gabby Petito’s name first appeared in headlines across the nation and around the globe when the budding YouTube blogger disappeared on a cross-country journey with her fiancé Brian Laundrie, […]
A 50-year-old woman who visited hospital seven times with slurred speech and extreme tiredness, only to be discharged with a diagnosis of being drunk – despite saying she had not been drinking – had a rare condition which gave her the appearance of being intoxicated. Called auto-brewery syndrome, the condition sees fungi in the gut […]
[table-of-contents] stripped Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome may affect 90% of U.S. adults, new research finds. CKM is a cluster of conditions that may lead to heart disease and includes: insulin resistance, obesity, hypertension, atherogenic dyslipidemia (a lipid abnormality characterized by high triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol), and chronic kidney disease. Cardiologists explain how to identify the […]
Riley Gaines, the ex-Kentucky swimmer on Feb. 15, 2023 at the Kansas Statehouse | Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector Women’s sports rarely get the respect they deserve and very few female athletes ever break through to become household names. Stellar performances by Brittney Griner, Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes and many more have made the WNBA what it […]
The perils of prolonged sitting have been well, established. It can boost your chances of developing everything from heart disease to cancer and diabetes, and can even take years off your life. But there’s one side effect that you may not have realized is linked to parking your tush in a desk chair all day. Americans […]
Nearly 90% of adults over age 20 in the United States are at risk of developing heart disease, an alarming new study suggests. While the unexpectedly high number doesn’t mean that the majority of adults in the U.S. have full-blown heart disease, it does indicate that many are at risk of developing the condition, even […]