Cart is empty Women who have mild inflammation in the acute stages of COVID-19 infection may be more likely to experience a particular set of long COVID symptoms, according to new research.
Majority of non-binary youth avoid team sports due to discrimination and barriers, study finds
Non-binary youth face immense barriers and discrimination preventing them from participating in team sports, according to a new study from Simon Fraser University.
Independent studies using smart mouthguard data sheds light on playing rugby like never before
World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has welcomed results from the largest ever studies into the forces experienced by rugby players. The results, which provide players and parents with greater clarity and confidence than ever before into the benefits and safety of rugby, are a first anywhere in world sport.
People whose genotype supports physical activity found to have lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease
In a study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä’s Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, it was found that individuals with a genetic predisposition for higher levels of physical activity have fewer risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and a reduced risk of developing hypertension, cerebrovascular diseases, and type 2 diabetes. The study was conducted as an international collaboration and was published in the European Journal of Epidemiology.
Brooke Shields had a grand mal seizure—here’s what you need to know about the condition
Actress and model Brooke Shields has revealed she suffered a grand mal seizure in September. In an interview, Shields revealed that the seizure caused her to lose control of her movements, froth at the mouth and eventually lose consciousness. The actress doesn’t have a history of seizures—and many people reading her story may be wondering if they’re also at risk.
State House official in debt collection scandal
By Nation Reporter
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s legal advisor, Christopher Mundia, has been accused of abuse of authority by using the influence of State House to collect debt using his law firm, CL Mundiya & Company on behalf of some companies which are owed money by Konkola Copper Mines (KCM).
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Each nostril has a unique sense of smell, intracranial electroencephalogram study finds
Research led by the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and the Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, has examined the neural processes underlying odor processing in the human olfactory system and how the brain handles odor information from different nostrils.
Firearm injuries among children and adolescents lead to huge mental and behavioral health consequences: Study
The alarming increase in firearm injuries to children and adolescents in the United States has taken an enormous mental and behavioral health toll on victims, survivors, and their families, with ripple effects on the economy and health care spending, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) have found.
Study shines light on the health of pregnant people in the year after birth
Maternal mortality in the U.S. is on the rise and more than half of maternal deaths occur in the postpartum year.
Key Medicare payment model fails to improve mental health, finds study
A nationwide Medicare program that aims to improve health care and reduce costs by linking health-care reimbursements to health quality and cost outcomes has resulted in no improvements in mental health care, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Yale School of Public Health.