Researchers have been steadily gathering important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and brain. Two years into the pandemic, these findings are raising concerns about the long-term impacts the coronavirus might have on biological processes such as aging.
There is a growing global body positivity movement to combat the stigma and prejudice that overweight and obese individuals face. Some of this stigma arises from the perception that obese individuals are unhealthy.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its guidelines about masks and respirators a number of times over the past two years...
Two years into the pandemic, most of us are fed up. COVID case rates are higher than they’ve ever been and hospitalisation rates are once again rising rapidly in many countries.
Whether you’re sitting at home or in the office, you’re likely reading this on a digital device, and your eyes may be hot, scratchy, tired and dry.
As the days continue to get shorter and colder, it is likely that you or someone you know has started to experience seasonal mood changes.
When I was a child, what the family doctor said was gospel, and no one would even have thought of disputing it.
When I was a child, what the family doctor said was gospel, and no one would even have thought of disputing it.
A coronavirus epidemic broke out in the East Asia region more than 20,000 years ago, researchers report.
A new study uses genome-wide association studies for a range of different traits and disorders correlated with nicotine dependence and explains 3.6% of the variation in nicotine dependence.
The emotional charge of fear is a huge one. It is the emotion I come across more than any other in my work with cancer clients.
The emotional charge of fear is a huge one. It is the emotion I come across more than any other in my work with cancer clients.
Postpartum women in bad romantic relationships are not only more likely to suffer symptoms of depression, but are also at greater long-term risk of illness or death, according to a new study.
Extreme longevity likely will continue to rise slowly by the end of this century, according to new research, with estimates showing that a lifespan of 125 years, or even 130 years, is possible.
The sense of smell in older adults declines when it comes to meat, but not vanilla, researchers report.
Only 1 in 10 older adults in a large national survey who were found to have cognitive impairment consistent with dementia reported a formal medical diagnosis of the condition.
An artificial intelligence algorithm can improve diagnoses, treatments, and our overall understanding of sleep disorders, researchers report.
For most people, infection with SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – leads to mild, short-term symptoms, acute respiratory illness, or possibly no symptoms at all. But some people have long-lasting symptoms after their infection – this has been dubbed “long COVID”.
More older Americans are able to meet their daily care needs without assistance, a report shows, but concerning gaps remained for older Black and Hispanic people.
Nearly all of us feel a little blue or a little down every now and then. It happens. Occasional temporary feelings of sadness are a natural part of life. However if you frequently feel this way, or if the feelings are excessive, you may be suffering from depression.
- By Alan Cohen
Many of us have become so steeped in what is wrong with ourselves in relationship that dysfunction becomes our accepted norm. We are so expert in why we can't commit; or keep attracting abusive partners; or how our parents' poor role model squashed our self-esteem; or; or; or . . .
A multidecade study of young adults living in the United Kingdom has found higher rates of mental illness symptoms among those exposed to higher levels of traffic-related air pollutants, particularly nitrogen oxides, during childhood and adolescence.