Head to toe: Study reveals brain activity behind missed penalty kicks
Are penalty shots a soccer player’s dream or nightmare? What should be an easy shot can become a mammoth task when the hopes and fears of...
Category: Health
New research finds rise of frequent cannabis vaping among US high school seniors
Frequent cannabis vaping, defined as vaping at least 10 times a month, more than doubled among high school seniors in the United States between 2018 and...
Supporting mums’ mental health strengthens their ‘protective’ playmate role with children
Helping parents with depression or anxiety could also improve their ability to engage in potentially ‘protective’ forms of play with their children, which can reduce the...
Thin and brittle bones strongly linked to women’s heart disease risk
Thin and brittle bones are strongly linked to women’s heart disease risk, with thinning of the lower (lumbar) spine, top of the thigh bone (femoral neck),...
Sugar-sweetened drinks linked to increased risk of colorectal cancer in women under 50
Colorectal cancer diagnoses have increased among people under age 50 in recent years and researchers are seeking reasons why. A new study led by Washington University...
The effects of eliminating race-based adjustments in estimates of kidney function
An ongoing debate is focused on race-based algorithms in medicine—such as an adjustment for Black race in equations that estimate individuals’ kidney function. A study appearing...
WHO warns of new COVID wave in Africa
The World Health Organization on Thursday warned of a new wave of COVID-19 infections in Africa due to delayed vaccine supplies, a slow rollout and new...
Online learning doesn’t improve student sleep habits, research suggests
New research from Simon Fraser University suggests that students learning remotely become night owls but do not sleep more despite the time saved commuting, working or...
Skin and immune cells coordinate defenses against assault
As the human body’s largest organ, the skin is responsible for protecting against a wide range of possible infections on all fleshy surfaces, from head to...
Researchers develop mathematical model predicting disease spread patterns
Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials seized on contact tracing as the most effective way to anticipate the virus’s migration from the initial, densely...
