Category: Health

A national study of Australian undergraduates suggests that spending more than 10 hours a week gaming is associated with poorer diet quality, higher body weight

This systematic review synthesizes human, in vitro, and food-processing studies on bamboo consumption, finding limited but suggestive evidence for metabolic, digestive, and antioxidant benefits when

This large prospective UK study compared five low-cost fingertip pulse oximeters with arterial blood gas measurements and found that readings varied systematically by skin tone

A pilot scheme is rolled out in the north of the Isle of Man by the public health directorate.

Amber breaks out in hives if the temperature goes below 12C (53F) and wishes for a “normal life”.

An international trial involving 1,000 volunteers will aim to detect biomarkers associated with the condition.

The report looks at whether lockdowns were timely and reasonable, and what impact rule-breaking at the heart of government had on public confidence.

Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hanock are all criticised for contributing to poor Covid decision-making.

Report on government decision-making says delays cost 23,000 lives in the first wave in England.

The inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic has heard from politicians, civil servants, experts and bereaved families.

The ex-senior minister apologises for mistakes in the pandemic, but defends some of the previous government’s actions.

Baroness Hallet says ministers failed to take “decisive action” against an “entirely foreseeable” variant.

Six weeks of Ashwagandha root extract supplementation in semi-professional team-sport athletes was associated with sex-specific effects during pre-season training. Females showed improved perceived recovery with

Glaciers harbor both ancient and human-derived antibiotic resistance genes, preserved in ice and increasingly mobilized by climate-driven melt. This global review proposes a glacier-to-downstream “continuum”