Why we should be more concerned about maternal stress during pregnancy
Marie Poirot reports on a University of Edinburgh study which highlights the connection between stress during pregnancy and the development...
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Long COVID, the enduring toll of COVID-19 on public health
Seán Dunphy discusses the long term impact of COVID-19 on patients and public health. Image credit: mattthewafflecat via Pixabay SARS-CoV-2,...
Coronagenes: A study of the genes behind severe COVID-19
Image credit: Coronagenes, University of Edinburgh COVID-19 affects individuals in different ways. Some people are asymptomatic whereas others require intensive...
COVID-19, a disease of the blood vessels?
Image credit: Gerd Altmann, Pixabay. COVID-19 baffled doctors and scientists around the world with its strange symptoms and disproportionate mortality...
Blood iron emerges as a potential key to anti-ageing
Image credit: Jill Wellington, Pixabay Growing old may be an inevitable part of our lives, but can we overcome the...
For best results, start early: Healthy meal-prep kits boost children’s long-term ‘health’
Image Credit: Jonathan Chang via Flickr CW: Discussion of BMI and health in relation to socio-economic status Your childhood might shape your...
Poverty can leave a mark on our DNA
Image Credit: greyloch via Flickr A team at Northwestern University, Illinois, USA, have announced that experience of poverty can leave...
Health trackers: help or hindrance?
Image Credit: StockSnap via Pixabay CW: Mental health, eating disorders, exercise Health trackers have a huge presence in our lives, whether it’s the health app...
Can mushrooms stimulate healthy ageing?
Photo Credit: Marco Verch via Flickr Mushrooms are divisive, as far as foods go. Some people love their earthy flavour...