Category: Science and Health

A two-hour “protest strike” will be carried out on Wednesday by thousands of physicians on behalf of the leadership of the Israel Medical Association (IMA). The labor action will take place between 8.30 and 10.30 am in hospitals and clinics around the country, and information sessions for doctors and others will be during the first […]

People diagnosed with alcohol use disorder are frequently believed to have a higher tolerance to alcohol. However, according to a recent study, they may be even more impaired than normal after heavy drinking.  The findings of this study were published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. This research debunks some common […]

First, it was Tide pods, now there is a new bizarre social media trend to consume a household product not intended for consumption. This time, it’s borax. People on TikTok tout the benefits of consuming a compound most commonly associated with pesticides and cleaning agents.  This isn’t the first time a borax craze went viral over […]

We already know that giving birth at a later age is considered riskier, but what about giving birth at a very young age? Is there a safer range for both the fetus and the mother? Research has discovered that the ideal age range for mothers to give birth is between 23 and 32, as it […]

Who someone falls in love with might say more about whom they are than their loved one, a new study published on April 13 found. The peer-reviewed study, published in the academic journal APA PsychNet, theorized that people’s sense of who they are impacts how they interpret others. Thus, the researchers believe that people are […]

Substance abuse has long been considered an issue for the young not the old, but recent data from the National Insitute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) shows that the proportion of people with a substance use disorder (SUD) who are elderly doubled between 2000 and 2012 from 3.4% to 7.0%. The total number of people with […]

Alzheimer’s disease experts are revamping the way doctors diagnose patients with the progressive brain disorder – the most common type of dementia – adopting a seven-point rating scale based on cognitive and biological changes in the patient. The new guidelines, unveiled by experts on Sunday in a report issued at an Alzheimer’s Association conference in […]

An outbreak of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), a deadly form of feline coronavirus, in Cyprus has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of cats, according to Sky News. The situation has prompted experts to warn that if the outbreak were to reach the UK, it could have catastrophic consequences. Dinos Ayiomamitis, head of Cats […]

European health officials advised pet owners to keep cat indoors to protect them from catching bird flu on Thursday, amid a series of incidents of cats and other mammals being infected with the virus around the world. “It is recommended to avoid exposure of domestic cats and dogs, and in general carnivore pets, to dead […]

Practicing mindfulness can help reduce the impact of intense negative emotions, a new study published on May 25 found.  The peer-reviewed study, which is published in the academic journal Frontiers, found that the emotionally impact of fatigue can be heavily alleviated through using mindfulness.  The study collected data from 145 participants from a Chinese university. […]