Category: Health

Exposure to infection and other immune stress in the womb increases the likelihood of alcohol misuse in adulthood, a risk that may be reduced through

Doctors usually focus on a person’s average blood pressure, but research increasingly shows that how much blood pressure fluctuates from moment to moment is just

The urgent onset of “the munchies” after cannabis use isn’t imaginary – it’s a cognitive response that occurs regardless of sex, age, weight or recent

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have found two gut bacteria working together that contribute to chronic constipation.

The brain does not only communicate through fast electrical impulses; it also relies on slower, more diffuse chemical signals that modulate our emotional and social

A Stanford University team have tested their nasal spray vaccine in animals but still need to do human clinical trials.

This is a MedPage Today story. Public health officials are looking into reports of a small potential uptick in neurologic complications of influenza in children

A study of over 50,000 pregnant women in Norway during the 2023/24 influenza season found that only 29.9% were vaccinated against influenza and 12.1% against

When you finish a run, your muscles may feel like they did all the work. But researchers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) and the University

With careful selection, same-day hospital discharge was found to be feasible and safe in around one-fifth of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a

Researchers at Amsterdam UMC have discovered that a second pregnancy alters the female brain. Previous research from the same group had already demonstrated the impact

Loose-fitting e-textiles may offer superior motion tracking capabilities, enhancing recognition accuracy and prediction over conventional rigid sensors.

A randomized crossover pilot study in healthy adults found that coffee and isolated caffeine produce distinct short-term immune responses despite equivalent caffeine doses. The results