Many blind people want sight rehabilitation technologies to increase their independence. Tracy Spohn/ Shutterstock In a society focused on visual communication, being blind can have severe disadvantages. In fact, research shows blind people are at higher risk of unemployment, social isolation, and lower quality of life than sighted people. GivenContinue Reading
Refreshing in the scientific-medical sense, not just the pints-after-work sense. Syda Productions/Shutterstock It is often said that weak beer was drunk in preference to dirty water in European towns during the middle ages. This fact is probably overstated, but the idea that beer was nutritionally important in the medieval periodContinue Reading
In the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, a lot of attention has been paid to the types of vaccines being developed and their progress through the various stages of clinical trial. A lot less attention has been paid to what happens after a vaccine is approved by the regulators.Continue Reading
Rest days are just as important as your workouts. Jacob Lund/ Shutterstock In 2017, world famous distance runner, Ron Hill, ended his record of 52 years and 39 days of consecutive running by taking a day’s rest after feeling unwell during one of his runs. Hill writes in his autobiographyContinue Reading
Towfiqu ahamed barbhuiya/Shutterstock When you visit your doctor, you might assume that the treatment they prescribe has solid evidence to back it up. But you’d be wrong. Only one in ten medical treatments are supported by high-quality evidence, our latest research shows. The analysis, which is published in the JournalContinue Reading
wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock As reliable data on COVID-19 emerges, one thing has become clear: not everyone is affected in the same way. Some groups in society have been hit particularly hard by this pandemic. Several risk factors have emerged, but one of the most important is ethnicity. Several studies have shown thatContinue Reading
Pixeljoy/Shutterstock.com The accepted history of anatomy says that it was the ancient Greeks who mapped the human body for the first time. Galen, the “Father of Anatomy”, worked on animals, and wrote anatomy textbooks that lasted for the next 1,500 years. Modern anatomy started in the Renaissance with Andreas Vesalius,Continue Reading
Many things can trigger a panic attack. Tero Vesalainen/ Shutterstock We are living in scary and uncertain times, so it’s hardly surprising that a new study has found the number of Google searches for “anxiety” and “panic attacks” has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Some degree of anxiety aboutContinue Reading
goodluz/Shutterstock The most common site for pain in recreational runners is the knee. For some, especially older runners, the pain can be a symptom of osteoarthritis. But does running worsen knee pain and osteoarthritis? A study from Canada shows that many people – including health professionals – believe running mightContinue Reading
Muscle mass is important for maintaining health and being active during older age. Liderina/ Shutterstock As we get older, our skeletal muscle mass, strength and power to move gradually decline, which may lead to a condition called sarcopenia. Sarcopenia affects more than 50 million people over the age of 50Continue Reading
