Lifestyle - Page 293

June 29

Flight attendant demands passenger spit out Zyn, leaving travelers confused about policies

Smokeless nicotine pouches exist in a gray area for air travel, with TSA allowing them in luggage but airlines having unclear policies about in-flight use, causing passenger confusion.

June 28

Rare Jupiter-sized planet discovered 3,200 light-years away using Einstein's space-time warping method

A rare Jupiter-sized planet AT2021uey b was found 3,200 light-years away using microlensing, a method based on Einstein's Theory of Relativity that observes light bending.

June 28

Man shatters world record with 465 half-marathons run in a single year

Personal trainer Edward Molineaux broke a world record by running 465 half-marathons in one year, covering 6,000 miles after taking up jogging to recover from a hernia.

June 28

New drug helps patients lose nearly 25% of body weight in early trials

Amycretin, a new weight-loss treatment from Novo Nordisk, combines two hunger hormones, helping participants lose nearly one-quarter of their body weight in early trials.

June 28

Billionaire's death after swallowing bee raises questions about rare cardiac reaction

Cardiologists discuss the rare possibility of bee-related cardiac events after Indian businessman Sunjay Kapur reportedly suffered a fatal heart attack swallowing an insect during a polo match.

June 28

Internet blasts man accused of stealing roommate's groceries: 'What a sense of entitlement'

Reddit users defended a man who moved his groceries to a mini fridge after his roommate repeatedly took his food without replacing it, sparking heated debate online.

June 28

Parrot picks seeds from dragonfruit without touching the white flesh

In this cute time-lapse video, a parrot can be seen pecking seeds from a freshly cut dragonfruit without eating the flesh.

June 28

Chicago braces for deadly July 4 weekend as Fox News analyst takes action in brother's unsolved murder

Fox News analyst transforms grief into action after his brother's murder with new book, offering a reward and establishing the Caldwell Institute for Public Safety amid Chicago's crime crisis.

June 28

Ingredient in common kitchen herbs could target Alzheimer's, but don't change any recipes just yet

A study revealed carnosic acid in herbs may help combat Alzheimer's by reducing inflammation and improving brain cell connections, but cooking with herbs alone won't provide benefits just yet.

June 28

Body fat predicts major health risk that BMI misses, researchers say

Study shows people with high body fat are 78% more likely to die and three times more likely to die from heart disease, calling into question BMI's reliability as a health measure.