Category: HEALTH

Israeli researchers have discovered that stress experienced by mothers during pregnancy affects the foetus's brain.

A team of Indian researchers has developed a new biosensor platform that can test and diagnose preeclampsia -- a life-threatening complication caused by hypertension -- among pregnant women in 30 minutes.

A study suggests that just three minutes a day of moderate activity may be enough to boost heart health in older adults.

Middle-aged Americans demonstrated some of the highest levels of loneliness in a new study released on Tuesday, which assessed tens of thousands of 50 to 90-year-olds across 29 countries.

A team of researchers at Rutgers University in the US has found that five-year-olds exposed to paternal depression are more likely to have behavioural issues in grade school.

A new study led by researchers at Yale University in the US suggests that early-life exposure to small particle air pollution and outdoor artificial light at night could increase the risk of paediatric thyroid cancer.

According to a study on Monday, eating bananas or broccoli, rich in potassium, may effectively help lower hypertension -- affecting over 30 percent of adults globally.

While shift work is a known risk factor for cardiovascular events, a new study on Tuesday showed that eating only during the daytime may prevent the risks.

A team of US researchers has developed a simple blood test that can predict preeclampsia -- a serious pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure.

According to British health authorities, a confirmed human case of Clade Ib mpox has been detected in northeast England, the fourth this year.

A new study suggests that long-term use of antidepressants may significantly raise the risk of sudden cardiac death, with the level of risk varying by age and duration of exposure.

Do you love to scroll your phone while in bed? Scientists have found that using a screen in bed can drive your risk of insomnia by 59 percent.

Experts warned on Monday that the overuse of digital devices and the resulting increased screen time are driving a significant number of people, especially the young, towards nearsightedness or myopia.

The prevalence of chronic conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, asthma, prediabetes, and depression or anxiety, has risen to unprecedented levels -- 30 percent -- over the past twenty years in the US, according to a study.

Teenagers who do not get the right amount of sleep may be at an increased risk for high blood pressure or hypertension -- a common risk factor for cardiovascular diseases --, warned research on Friday.

Gastric bacteria, which leaks around the stomach lining, plays a significant role in the onset of stomach cancer -- which has limited treatment options and poor survival rates, according to a study on Wednesday.

Here comes another warning for those who love to spend hours on digital screens. According to a new study, spending as little as one hour per day on tablets or smartphones could significantly increase the risk of myopia or nearsightedness.

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, influenza has surpassed COVID-19 as the deadliest respiratory illness in California in the US, prompting hospitals to struggle with overwhelming patient numbers amid a surge in flu cases.

Researchers say a new antibody discovery platform can delve deeper into the mechanisms underlying the processes behind Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s diseases.

H5N1 bird flu has silently spread from animals to some humans who treat animals, according to a study, by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that suggests bird flu cases may be undercounted.