How do pacemakers and defibrillators work? A cardiologist explains how they interact with the electrical system of the heart

Dec 12, 2023 16:04 pm UTC| Health

Your hearts job is to keep your pulse steady to pump blood throughout your body. Sometimes your heart rate is slower when youre relaxing, and sometimes its faster when youre exercising or stressed. If your hearts ability...

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...