Author: Arsen Mayer

Stress is a natural part of everyday life, and it can be caused by anything that excessively demands your attention. When faced with a stressful situation, your heart rate increases, you breathe faster, your muscles tense up, and the brain requires more oxygen. The stress response can be detrimental to your health if it lasts […]

Stories about the Apple Watch’s abnormal heart rate alerts and how they saved human lives are fairly common, but this time the watch saved a young woman in a situation that was particularly unusual for someone her age – a pulmonary embolism. These stories mainly appear in Apple’s announcements, about how the heart rate monitoring […]

Understanding the importance of salt and its impact on our health is crucial. In this comprehensive guide, a Maccabi dietitian provides valuable insights into salt’s role in the body, identifies hidden sources of salt in our diets, and offers practical strategies to reduce salt intake without sacrificing taste. Let’s embark on a journey to make […]

The results of clinical trials may not be as accurate as they seem due to biases in electronic health records, a recent article suggested. The report, which was published in the academic journal Contemporary Clinical Trials but which has not been peer-reviewed, argued that a person’s race or socioeconomic status could impact the outcome of […]

Scientists have pinpointed a hiding place for latent HIV in the human body in a new significant breakthrough in HIV research. In a new study, the scientists confirmed that microglial cells (MG), a type of immune cell in the brain, can serve as a breeding ground for the virus.  Microglial cells are specialized immune cells […]

Have recently found out that you’re pregnant? Congratulations! The anticipation is over, but now you have to make some serious lifestyle changes in your nutrition and eating habits. One concern you might have is: Do you really need to eat for two? Keren Granit, a clinical dietitian specializing in nutrition during pregnancy, is here to […]

Why do something tomorrow that you can do today? The Japanese word “Kaizen” means to “change your life for the better.” According to the Times of India, the Japanese cultural concept can be applied as a way to overcome laziness.  The philosophy focuses on the continued improvement that aims to make small changes that can […]

As more and more people switch to an electric toothbrush to seemingly maximize oral hygiene, a senior dentist warns of the “silent killer” found in these toothbrushes. He claims that millions of people are putting their health at risk when brushing incorrectly and failing to change the heads of their brushes regularly.  A new UK […]

There is an old phrase “blind as a bat.” In fact, these flying mammals are not blind, but they can suffer from hearing loss when they get old. Although most bats live fewer than 20 years in the wild, scientists have documented six species that live more than 30 years, and in 2006, a tiny […]

You came to pick up your child from kindergarten, expecting your little one to run to you with open arms and a wide smile after a whole day of not seeing each other. But the reality was a little different and disappointing. Instead of a smile, your child is angry, maybe sad. You don’t know […]