People who brought their blood glucose down to a normal level had a lower risk of death from heart disease or hospitalization for heart failure after 20 years. By Nina Agrawal People with prediabetes ...

Think about someone you’d call a friend. What’s it like when you’re with them? Do you feel connected? Like the two of you are in sync? In today’s story, we’ll meet two friends who have always been in ...

For decades, we've relied on a few key numbers to gauge our heart health: blood pressure, cholesterol, and heart rate. But a growing body of scientific research is revealing a more nuanced truth.

A post hoc analysis found that the effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on cardiac and inflammatory stress responses was critically dependent on variability in baseline ...

The group, Coalition for Prediction Markets (CPM), comes as the U.S. prediction market has boomed since the start of the year. A federal court's dismissal last year of a prohibition on election ...

Oscars Best Actor Commentary (Updated Dec. 18, 2025): Ethan Hawke’s revelatory work as Broadway legend Lorenz Hart in Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon” earned him the Los Angeles Film Critics ...

FanDuel is preparing to launch its “FanDuel Predicts” prediction market as a standalone app, starting with a basic product in a limited number of states. The platform is a partnership with CME Group, ...

Oscars Best Original Score Commentary (Updated Dec. 14, 2025): The Oscars shortlist has been announced for best original score. Three women earned spots on the original score shortlist, including ...

Online prediction markets are allowing people to place bets on the outcomes of real-life wars. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to reporter Matthew Gault about the rise of the practice and its consequences.

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An NFC South matchup kicks off NFL Week 15 as the Atlanta Falcons visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on 'Thursday Night Football'. Both squads are struggling as Atlanta has lost seven of its last eight, ...

The College Football Playoff bracket includes controversies over Miami's and James Madison's inclusion. Several teams face uncertainty due to coaching changes and potential player opt-outs. The ...