Whooping cough cases increasing in the UK – what you need to know
Dec 12, 2023 16:03 pm UTC| Health
You may have read recent alarming reports of a cough that lasts 100 days is quickly spreading across the UK and can fracture ribs. If you didnt look beyond the headlines, you might have missed the fact that the reports are...
We're on track to eliminate hepatitis C, but stigma remains and reinfection is a risk
Dec 12, 2023 16:02 pm UTC| Health
Hepatitis C is a preventable but potentially life-threatening blood-borne virus. It primarily affects the liver and, if untreated, can lead to cirrhosis (scar damage) and cancer. When direct-acting antivirals for...
Dopamine menus: the science behind the trend – and how it might help people with ADHD
Dec 12, 2023 16:00 pm UTC| Health
Menus are usually something youd expect to come across in a restaurant. But one social media influencer went viral recently for sharing a different kind of menu a dopamine menu or dopamenu. The dopamine menu concept...
Patients Regain Weight After Stopping Eli Lilly's Zepbound: Study
Dec 12, 2023 08:58 am UTC| Business Health
Patients who lost weight with Eli Lillys weight-loss drug, Zepbound, eventually regained a significant amount of weight after discontinuing the treatment. These findings were published in the journal JAMA. Shed light on...
The holidays and your brain – a neuroscientist explains how to identify and manage your emotions
Dec 11, 2023 08:29 am UTC| Health
Just as the shift to shorter days and colder weather can bring with it mood swings and other emotional challenges, the holiday season can also bring about somewhat predictable changes in mood and behavior. Around this...
Does exercise really do nothing for longevity, as a Finnish twins study suggests?
Dec 11, 2023 08:26 am UTC| Health
Surveys on lifestyle and longevity consistently find that people who do more exercise live longer. So it is surprising to see a report from the Finnish Twins Cohort Study that there is little direct effect of leisure time...
Dec 11, 2023 06:52 am UTC| Health
The widespread demise of coral reefs due to climate change is now a certainty. But what role does art have in our future for coral reefs? Art is about feelings. One of the great challenges today is that we often feel...
‘We have thousands of Modis’: the secret behind the BJP’s enduring success in India