People who lose weight on Ozempic are viewed worse than people who don’t lose weight at all: study

In the Ozempic era, not all pounds lost are met with praise. New research suggests that people may face more judgment for slimming down with the help of a GLP-1 drug than if they hadn’t lost weight at all. “We expected there might be some stigma around using a GLP-1,” Erin Standen, assistant professor of psychological sciences at Rice University and the lead author of the study, said in a press release. “But what surprised us was the extent of it.” In the study, Standen and her colleagues asked more than 600 participants to evaluate a fictional person based on…

Bobby Cox, legendary Braves manager and Hall of Famer, dead at 84

Bobby Cox, Hall of Fame and World Series-winning manager, has died, the Braves announced Saturday. He was 84. Cox is most remembered for leading the Braves during their most prosperous era from the early 1990s through the mid-2000s, winning 14 straight National League East division titles from 1991-2005. The team…

Trump’s ‘revenge’ tour steaming  through the South after Indy win

Republicans who brazenly crossed President Trump are looking over their shoulders after six out of seven state senators who resisted his redistricting push in Indiana have been knocked off. Now, Team Trump is plotting to take down Republicans who made it onto his bad side in Louisiana, Kentucky and Georgia…

Rory McIlroy takes brutal shot at Bryson DeChambeau amid LIV chaos

Bryson DeChambeau is still figuring out his golf future, but Rory McIlroy appeared to take a swipe at the LIV star this week. Following news that the Saudi Investment Fund (PIF) would stop backing LIV at the end of the season –and with DeChambeau expecting harsh penalties in a potential…

Pregnancy quiz: Can you deliver on the science of growing babies?

As placental mammals, humans give birth to live young. Pregnancy begins on the first day of the last menstrual period, roughly two weeks before conception.A human pregnancy consists of three trimesters and generally lasts around nine months. But how much do you know about how babies develop? For example, did…

Is now the time to get back into Bitcoin?

New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Bitcoin has been on a rollercoaster for the last eighteen months.  In October 2024, the digital currency began to rise on hopes that Trump would be friendlier than the…

Popular diet staple may speed up brain aging by a year and a half

That “fridge cigarette” might be accelerating your cognitive decline. A new study out of Brazil determined that popular sweetening agents in items like Diet Coke could cause the brain to age 62% faster than brains with less exposure. And the numbers are even more startling for younger people and those…

Microsoft reveals partnership with Starlink despite Elon Musk’s feud with OpenAI

Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink to expand internet connectivity around the world – signaling its openness to working with Elon Musk’s companies despite the exec’s feud with OpenAI, with which Microsoft has a strategic partnership. The world’s richest person has been engaged in a heated legal…

Ford recalls more than 450K SUVs due to suspension issue

Ford is recalling more than 450,000 vehicles in the U.S. in two separate actions over safety issues that federal regulators say could increase the risk of a crash. The largest recall covers 412,774 model year 2017-2019 Ford Explorer SUVs due to a rear suspension toe link that can fracture, potentially affecting steering control.…

Living at high altitudes could reduce risk of common disease, study suggests

Living at high altitudes may lower the risk of diabetes, and scientists believe they have finally figured out why. A new study from the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco examined how red blood cells behave in low-oxygen environments. The findings, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, reveal that at high elevations,…

Gym bros are ditching steroids for these healthier performance enhancers

Swole — without the serious side effects. For generations, gym rats have turned to illicit steroid use for bigger muscles, despite the numerous side effects and dangerous risks, from roid rage and infertility to, in some cases, death. But the landscape of muscle-building is being reshaped as a growing number…

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