Category: 4. Health

Exercise therapy is suggested as a first-line treatment to improve joint pain and loss of function caused by osteoarthritis (OA), a musculoskeletal disorder that affects more than 595 million people worldwide. Yoga and strengthening exercises are both…

Research and expert insights illustrate how gamified health tools are creating behavior change in public health worldwide.

Can a video game ease anxiety, build focus, or support a child with ADHD?

As healthcare challenges surge globally — especially among youth — innovators are turning to an unlikely tool: video games. Now one of…

Are we blind to the most fundamental link in our pursuit of well-being? Forget your productivity apps and relationship gurus for a moment. Could the very bedrock of human vitality be the dynamic duo of sleep and sex?

Though often analyzed in isolation – sleep under the microscope of circadian science, sex through the lens of hormones and…

Thus far, Medicare seems off…

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention could soon make new recommendations for fluoride and its role in public drinking water. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of HHS, is directing the CDC to convene a panel of 15 health experts to assess the role of fluoride in…

When you think about nurses, the first images that come to mind might be compassion, care, and dedication. But behind those long shifts and countless acts of selflessness lies a crucial, often overlooked part of nursing is leadership. For years, frontline nurses have been the backbone of patient care, yet their voices have often gone unheard…

Kailera jumped the weight loss miracle-drug line by licensing four clinical-stage obesity therapies from China, which is quickly emerging as a powerhouse pharmaceutical R&D center. After all, why spend millions trying to…

Congenital deafness (hearing loss from birth) is common, impacting around one in 1,000 babies born in the UK. The condition affects communication, social and cognitive development of children and general quality of life. It is largely caused by mutations in genes, but many of these genes remain to be discovered. Understanding the exact mutations that cause deafness could hold the key to devising…

Virginia Tech researchers have gained a better understanding of this insidious virus by studying its rodent hosts in North America. Using National Science Foundation data, they found three hotspots of hantavirus circulation in wildlife — Virginia, Colorado, and Texas — and identified 15 rodent species as…