Category: Health and Medicine

Depression is one of the most pervasive mental health conditions, affecting millions globally. But did you know that women are twice as likely to experience depression as men? The reasons…

Memory has always been one of the most fascinating puzzles of human cognition. How do we remember the events of our lives, the facts we learn, and, perhaps most intriguingly,…

For decades, Alzheimer’s research has been dominated by a fierce debate: Do the destructive amyloids—A-beta and tau—hold the key to unraveling age-related cognitive decline? These sticky, misshapen proteins were once…

The candles flicker on your birthday cake. Friends and family sing. Someone jokes that age is just a number. But deep inside your body, your organs might be telling a…

Every day, your brain performs miracles. It decodes language, navigates complex emotions, calculates trajectories, and conjures entire realities behind your eyes. But one of its most astonishing powers is one…

Picture this: You’re lying in bed, darkness pressing against your eyelids, your mind swirling with half-formed fears. Your heart thunders like a war drum. A slick sheen of sweat prickles…

In the modern world, ultra-processed foods are everywhere—convenient, affordable, and often irresistibly tasty. From processed meats on our sandwiches to sugary sodas in our fridges, these foods have become staples…

Under the soft glow of a nursery nightlight, a newborn baby sleeps, tiny fists curled beside rosy cheeks. From the outside, all seems perfect. But hidden inside that delicate body,…

In a groundbreaking new study, scientists from Australia’s Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, working with colleagues in the UK and U.S., have uncovered evidence that exposure to brighter light…

As the sun dips below the horizon, millions of rods in our retinas awaken to capture the faintest glimmers of twilight. But for those living with retinitis pigmentosa—a genetic disease…

In the dim silence of the adult brain, far from the bustling fireworks of early development, a quiet miracle continues to unfold: the birth of new neurons. A groundbreaking new…

When a pig’s kidney is sewn into a human body, the human immune system doesn’t greet it with a handshake—it declares war. This war, fought on a microscopic battlefield inside…

In the quiet moments when a woman begins to navigate the fog of hot flashes, sleep disturbances, or the profound hormonal shifts after surgery, hormone therapy often offers a much-needed…

Imagine waking up one day in a house you’ve lived in your whole life—only to find that the doors no longer lead where they used to. You open one expecting…

In a quiet laboratory nestled within the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, a team of scientists has unearthed a secret that could reshape our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease—and it…

In the invisible war raging inside the human body, some enemies hide in plain sight. Among the most elusive is cytomegalovirus—better known as CMV—a virus that infects most adults around…

It starts innocently enough. A low-calorie diet, a commitment to “eat clean,” maybe after a holiday binge or in anticipation of summer. The pounds shed feel like a triumph—but they…

In the quiet, unfathomably complex folds of the human brain lies one of biology’s most astonishing powers: memory. We remember our childhood homes, the sound of a friend’s laugh, the…

For millions of people around the world, migraines are not just headaches—they are life-altering storms of pain, nausea, sensitivity to light, and mental fog that can steal hours, days, and…

At every high school reunion, there’s a quiet reckoning. Some classmates still carry the energy of youth—bright-eyed, quick-witted, lean and lively. Others, despite being the same age, show the creeping…

Cancer has long been a master of disguise and deception—tricking immune cells, hijacking blood vessels, and reshaping its environment to survive. But now, scientists have uncovered one of its most…