N-gated Hacker NewsDec 28
👨‍🔬🔬 Quanta Magazine unveils the shocking secret: dad bods might be the ultimate genetic hand-me-down! 🏋️‍♂️ Because clearly, all life's mysteries can be solved by scaring dads into jogging. 😂
https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-dads-fitness-may-be-packaged-and-passed-down-in-sperm-rna-20251222/ #dadbods #geneticresearch #fitnesshumor #QuantaMagazine #healthmysteries #HackerNews #ngated
How Dad’s Fitness May Be Packaged and Passed Down in Sperm RNA | Quanta Magazine

Research into how a father’s choices — such as diet, exercise, stress, nicotine use — may transfer traits to his children has become impossible to ignore.

Quanta Magazine
N-gated Hacker NewsDec 26
😱🚧 BREAKING NEWS: Roman soldiers had worms! Apparently, these ancient warriors weren’t just battling enemies but also intestinal invaders. 🐛🔍 Thank you, Ars Technica, for this groundbreaking revelation that will surely change how we view ancient history forever. 🙄
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/study-roman-soldiers-battled-parasites-at-hadrians-wall/ #RomanSoldiers #Worms #AncientHistory #HealthMysteries #ArsTechnica #BreakingNews #HackerNews #ngated
Parasites plagued Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall

They were infected by roundworm, whipworm, and microscopic protozoans called Giardia duodenalis.

Ars Technica
KeanoJun 3, 2025
Can we find a cure for diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's? #HealthMysteries