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01/06/2023

If your blood type is AB, then you'll want to keep a close watch on your cognitive health. One 2014 study published in the journal Neurology analyzed the relationship between blood type and brain health and found that people with type AB blood had an 82 percent highe

01/06/2023

Though non-A blood types are relatively less likely to get stomach cancer, they still have to worry about pancreatic cancer. In the same 2015 study, researchers found that all non-O blood types were at a higher risk of pancreatic cancer, and subjects with type B blood were 59 percent more likely to come down with the cancer. And for more on the symptoms of this particular condition, check out 13 Warn

01/06/2023

Stomach cancer and type A blood seem to go hand in hand. That's according to a 2015 study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, which found that people with type A blood were 38 percent more likely to develop stomach cancer than those with type O blood. And for more things you should know about your abdomen, check out This Is Everything Your Stomach Is Trying to Tell You

01/06/2023

If you have type O blood, then your heart is in luck: According to research presented at the 2017 World Congress on Acute Heart Failure, individuals with this blood type are less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke. The bad news? Individuals who are type A, type B, or type AB—in oth

01/06/2023

Although people with type O blood are more susceptible to bites, they can thank their genetics for one thing: protection against malaria. Oddly enough, scientists have found that folks with type O blood seldom die from malaria, seeing as the RIFIN protein—the protein that ca

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31/03/2023

t's no secret that sunshine offers multiple health benefits, and many of them are mental. According to research from the University of Liege in Belgium (via The Independent), "human brains work better in summer." After having volunteers work on attention and memory tests a

31/03/2023

The fact that bears are able to hibernate through the winter is a wonder of nature. But what helps them to survive those cold, food-free months is that they pack on the pounds during the summer. Fortunately for us, Explore.com runs live-streams from Alaska's Katmai National Park, which allow viewers from all over the world to watch brown bears strolling around the river, feeding on salmon, wrestling w

31/03/2023

Kids and fun-loving adults have been playing with Frisbees for years. But though the Wham-O toy company started producing Frisbees back in 1957, History.com notes that the "story of the Frisbee began in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where William Frisbie opened the Frisbie Pie Company in 1871." University students would play with the empty pie t

31/03/2023

Summer brings to mind sunny days and sizzling temperatures. However, thunderstorms occur very frequently during the summer, especially in the afternoons and evenings. How Stuff Works explains that this is due to the fact that thunderstorms need both moisture and "rapidly rising warm air" in order to develop. Because of that, "it makes sense that they would occur more often" during the warmer sum

31/03/2023

Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month? It's the perfect time to indulge in the sweet treat, though you'd need a huge appetite to master the biggest scoop ever, which weighed a belly-busting 3,010 pounds. Created by Kemps Dairy in Cedarburg, Wisconsin as part of their

31/03/2023

Swimming is a classic summer pastime that can be both invigorating and relaxing. However, there are some who take their underwater efforts to the extreme. Just take Budimir Šobat, for example. In March 2021, the Croatian freediver, who was 56 years old at the time, set a Guinness World Record after holding his breath for an incredible 24 minutes and 37.36 seconds. "While I am doing my maximum static apne

31/03/2023

During the spring, there are cherry blossom-viewing picnics in Japan. And in Argentina, it's tradition to picnic for Christmas. However, if you prefer to dine outside in the summer, then you'll be thrilled to find out that there's a picnic-related holiday in August, thanks to Australia. A tradition that's been around the Northern Territory "since at