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Global HIV prevention declined drastically after Trump aid cuts, U.N. finds - The Washington Post

Global HIV prevention declined drastically after Trump aid cuts, U.N. finds - The Washington Post

Cuts from the U.S. and others have hit hard, with the number of people receiving PrEP dropping by 38% from 2024 to 2025, according to data from 62 countries.

Millennials Like Me Were Sold a Fantasy About Weed. Now Researchers Have a Warning. - Slate Magazine

Millennials Like Me Were Sold a Fantasy About Weed. Now Researchers Have a Warning. - Slate Magazine

This wasn’t at all what I imagined when I first lit up.

Neuroscientists discover previously unknown cognitive benefits of reading physical books - PsyPost

Neuroscientists discover previously unknown cognitive benefits of reading physical books - PsyPost

A new study reveals that reading comic books on physical paper reduces the brain's workload compared to digital tablets. Brain scans show that paper provides sensory cues that make it easier to mentally organize and remember story details.

Why the penis is a barometer of men's health - and we need to wake up to its warnings - BBC

Why the penis is a barometer of men's health - and we need to wake up to its warnings - BBC

Erectile dysfunction can be an early warning of heart attack, stroke, diabetes and dementia.

You'd Never Guess This Subtle Sign Of A Stroke - AOL.com

You'd Never Guess This Subtle Sign Of A Stroke - AOL.com

Stroke symptoms aren't always so obvious. Here's how to spot one coming on.

Woman hears ringing in her ears, blames stress—then learns terrifying truth - Yahoo

Woman hears ringing in her ears, blames stress—then learns terrifying truth - Yahoo

Melony Aponte told Newsweek: “something felt off but I kept putting it down to stress."

A survey across 142 countries found that about almost a quarter of people felt very or fairly lonely, but the loneliest group was not the old, as many assume: it was young adults aged 19 to 29 - Space Daily

A survey across 142 countries found that about almost a quarter of people felt very or fairly lonely, but the loneliest group was not the old, as many assume: it was young adults aged 19 to 29 - Space Daily

Almost a quarter of the world reported feeling very or fairly lonely. The Meta-Gallup Global State of Social Connections survey (pulished in 2023) put the figure at 24% across 142 countries and areas. While this is shocking, perhaps the more interesting numbe…

A Supplement For Joint Pain Could Accelerate Alzheimer's Memory Loss - ScienceAlert

A Supplement For Joint Pain Could Accelerate Alzheimer's Memory Loss - ScienceAlert

People with Alzheimer's disease who took the common supplement glucosamine were 25% more likely to die within five years than those who didn't.

Why tiny amounts of vitamin B12 matter more as we age - Medical Xpress

Why tiny amounts of vitamin B12 matter more as we age - Medical Xpress

Two micrograms is an almost unimaginably small amount. It weighs less than a tiny fragment of a grain of table salt. Yet adults need only around this amount of vitamin B12 each day, depending on the guideline used, to support red blood cells, nerves and DNA p…