All posts by : Felistas

Imagine having to eat something that makes you sick—just to see what’s making you ill in the first place.

Fitness enthusiasts have debated the question for decades: is it better to do cardio before or after lifting weights? Until recently, the answer has largely been down to preference—with some enjoying a jog to warm up before hitting the weights, while others believe lifting first is better for burning fat.

A team led by the University of Sydney has identified red blood cell rupture at dying endothelial sites as a primary driver of microvascular obstruction in COVID-19, bypassing the expected role of fibrin and platelet clots.

Nurses deliver almost 80% of hands-on direct care globally, making them important in strengthening health system resilience. Despite their contributions during health crises, they remain underrepresented in leadership roles that shape essential resilience strategies.

A major bottleneck in curing HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is that the virus can hide in an inactive form within resting white blood cells, which play a crucial role in coordinating the immune response.

As more of us live longer, can robots help us maintain healthier, more independent and dignified lives? The robots I’ve been studying are friendly, helpful machines that can talk, remind, monitor—and even offer a form of companionship for older people.

A few years ago, a student in my history of public health course asked why her mother couldn’t afford insulin without insurance, despite having a full-time job. I told her what I’ve come to believe: The U.S. health care system was deliberately built this way.

Semaglutide, widely used to treat diabetes and obesity, was associated with more than double the risk of developing neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) in older patients with diabetes, according to researchers at the University of Toronto.

Spending too much time on screens may cause emotional and behavioral problems in children—and those problems can lead to even more screen use, according to research published in the journal Psychological Bulletin and titled “Electronic screen use and children’s socio-emotional problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.”

What’s happening inside the brain of a passionate hockey fan during a big game? A new study from the University of Waterloo gives a closer look at how the brain functions when watching sports, with data showing how different a die-hard fan’s experience is from that of a casual viewer.