Category: Health

In the summer of 2020, Jaime (who asked that I use just her first name) was struggling with irritable bowel syndrome, depression, headaches, and acne. She paid a visit to the primary care physician she’d been seeing for years, who recommended an elimination diet that she said would help get to the root of all...

Strange patches of glowing light have been spotted drifting across Europa’s night sky after a solar storm, puzzling onlookers. The strange sight happened on April 23 when a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun crashed into Earth’s atmosphere, causing a “severe” G4 geomagnetic storm. Sky watchers were prepared to observe the auroras, which typically...

The British Heart Foundation says the number of people with atrial fibrillation has surpassed 1.5 million for the first time – and at least 270,000 others don’t know they have the condition. The number of people in the UK diagnosed with a heart rhythm condition that puts them at increased risk of stroke has surpassed...

Regardless of the progress humanity has made in modern medicine even just in the last century, there is still much we do not understand about the human body. This is especially true of the brain, where something as common as dreams is the subject of active debate about their fundamental nature, whether they serve a...

A baby died and seven others needed intensive care after a “usually mild” virus appeared to cause serious heart disease, health officials said. The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had been alerted to an “unusual” increase in myocarditis – inflammation of the heart – among babies in South Wales infected with enterovirus over the...

Orla Pentelow, 31, from North London, was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), in 2017 after years of stomach problems. Despite the painful and sometimes debilitating symptoms, she has found her own ways to manage the autoimmune condition—and the anxiety that comes with it. Orla Pentelow has been living with...

Summary: Positive human voices, such as laughter, coming from the listener’s left side elicit stronger activity in the auditory cortex of the brain. The researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to observe the brain’s response to different types of sounds from different directions in right-handed participants. They observed the highest activation in the primary...

A new once-weekly obesity treatment injection helps people shed large amounts of body fat, analysis suggests. Tirzepatide, from Eli Lilly and Company and sold under the brand name Mounjaro, is currently approved by UK regulators for type 2 diabetes, but may soon be approved for obesity. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice)...

A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry sheds light on the interaction between the gut microbiome and metabolic processes in depressed individuals. The study revealed links between changes in lipid and energy metabolism, specific types of gut bacteria and the presence of depressive symptoms, shedding light on the potential role of the gut-brain axis in...