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Share on PinterestOzempic, the active ingredient of which is semaglutide, can also reduce the risk of heart disease, according to research. Steve Christo – Corbis/Corbis via Getty ImagesPreventing major adverse cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes is better than treating them. Research about potential prevention strategies, including the use of semaglutide, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and aid weight loss, is ongoing. Results of a secondary analysis found that semaglutide may help decrease the risk of death from any cause, death from cardiovascular causes, combined heart failure outcomes, and major adverse cardiovascular events after just six…
Share on PinterestNew research explores the potential of protein bars enriched with collagen as a weight loss aid. Jeff Wasserman/StocksyA study conducted by Spanish researchers analyzed how effective collagen is as a weight loss aid. The study followed two groups for 12 weeks; one group received collagen-based protein bars, and the other did not. The group that received the collagen supplement lost twice as much weight as the control group. More than 70% of adults in the U.S. are either overweight or have obesity. As this number continues to climb, scientists are interested in finding ways to help people lose…
Share on Pinterest“Broken heart syndrome” is more common in women, but men may be far more likely to die from it, according to new research. Kobus Louw/Getty Images“Broken heart syndrome” carries a significant risk of death and serious complications, according to new research.Although the condition appears to be much more common in females, males may be significantly more likely to die from it.“Broken heart syndrome” is commonly associated with other major complications, including heart failure, atrial fibrillation, stroke, and cardiogenic shock.Men may be more than twice as likely as women to die from takotsubo cardiomyopathy, colloquially known as “broken heart…
From the high fructose corn syrup in ketchup to the titanium oxide found in some coffee creamers to the modified palm oil in protein bars, American food is stuffed to the brim with suspect ingredients. And if Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has anything to say about it, certain artificial dyes will be dimmed for good. Sayonara red dye No. 3, maybe. I’m not defending the use of artificial dyes and added sweeteners – no one needs more petroleum products and added sugar in their diets – but focusing a gargantuan amount of attention on a…
Food is messy, so it makes sense that the room where you keep, prepare, and toss your food out can become covered in residue.1. RefrigeratorRefrigerators are a common household appliance used most — if not all — days, but thinking about cleaning these parts may come as an afterthought:Top: You may not be tall enough to see over the top of your fridge, which is where dust can accumulate, so it’s understandable that you might forget to wipe this place down.Inside: It’s hard to keep the inside of your fridge sparkling clean if sauces drip, food residue leaks, and produce…
Most of us, no matter how healthy we try to eat overall, have a soft spot for fast food occasionally. For some, it’s fried chicken nuggets dipped in mystery sauce, while on other occasions it’s hard to resist the temptation for a few slices of glistening pizza or a double-decker burger with sketchy but oh-so-tasty toppings. Nobody is immune from greasy fries lust. Cheap, convenient, undeniably delicious, and rich in nostalgia are these guilty pleasures. But it’s also true that almost universally they are nutritional train wrecks that will derail your fitness and health goals if you give in to…
2026-03-05T21:45:46.041Z Share Copy link Email Facebook WhatsApp X LinkedIn Bluesky Threads lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app Loading audio narration… This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Amazon faced an outage affecting tens of thousands of shoppers globally on Thursday afternoon. Downdetector reports surged complaints of Amazon issues, peaking at 20,000 by 3:49 p.m. ET. Amazon’s outage involved checkout and pricing errors, unrelated to AWS issues from October 2025. Amazon appears to be…
Elon Musk is one of those guys who only has one towel, according to his mother.In an X post on Tuesday, Maye Musk described her son’s living space in Boca Chica, southern Texas, near SpaceX’s Starbase launch site.”There is no food in the fridge,” the billionaire’s mother, 77, said. “The garage where I slept is on the right.”She added, “The shower only has one towel so I left it for Elon. That was okay with me.”There is no food in the fridge. The garage where I slept is on the right. The shower only has one towel so I left…
Block CEO Jack Dorsey issued a warning about the impact of AI on employment, particularly for other companiesAfter announcing he’s cutting about 40% of Block’s 11,000 employees, Dorsey outlined Block’s next phase as a “smaller, faster, intelligence-native company” in his opening remarks during the company’s earnings call on Thursday.”I don’t think we’re early to this realization. I think most companies are late,” he said.AI, he said, is dramatically accelerating work inside Block.”A significantly smaller team using the tools we’re building can do more and do it better. And intelligence tool capabilities are compounding faster every single week,” Dorsey saidDorsey pointed…
The average American’s skyrocketing electric bill has caught the attention of everyone from President Donald Trump to Microsoft executives — just don’t expect lower rates in 2026.Electric and gas utilities asked state regulators to approve $31 billion in rate increases last year, more than double the $15 billion they sought in 2024, a new study from PowerLines, a nonprofit that advocates for utility customers, found.The surge in requests from utilities to tack on additional charges to customer bills comes as Big Tech companies continue their sweeping buildout of power-hungry AI data centers across the country. Many utilities have attributed rate…