Story at-a-glance Heavy alcohol use accelerates bleeding strokes by more than a decade, causing brain hemorrhages to occur around age 64 instead of 75 and leaving survivors with greater disability and cognitive decline MRI scans show that heavy drinkers develop more severe white matter damage, a sign of accelerated brain aging and small vessel disease,…

I have been on my farm for about five years, give or take.  I live outside a small town in rural Tennessee.  I didn’t know anyone when I moved here.  The closest neighbor is about half a mile away, and the rest are many miles down the road. If you are planning on moving from…

The EPA ignored scientific consensus for years, only classifying formaldehyde as a probable human carcinogen in 1987—after billions of pounds had already polluted the environment under Reagan-era deregulation. Despite identifying 58 “unreasonable risk” scenarios, the agency downgraded threats in key areas (e.g., wood manufacturing), mirroring past corporate lobbying victories over public health. Formaldehyde saturates homes/workplaces…