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Hormones and Stroke Risk: Pregnancy, Menopause, and More Women’s HealthJuly 02, 2026 9 Min Read

The world can throw us some serious challenges to mental health, making us reach for a quick hit of comfort food. But do some of those classic comfort foods negatively impact our mental wellbeing? We asked the experts

Cold-water immersion is a popular post-workout recovery strategy, but new research suggests it may offer no greater benefit to muscle strength recovery than heat-based methods. The study, published in the Journal of Thermal Biology, investigated how different thermal recovery strategies affect muscle recovery following exercise-induced muscle damage

SAN FRANCISCO – APRIL 06: A man walks along the Embarcadero April 6, 2005 in San Francisco. According to a study released Tuesday, almost 53 percent of Californians over 25 are overweight, and more than 17 percent are obese, or extremely overweight and are costing nearly $21.7 billion a year in medical bills, injuries and…

As school starts and routines return to “normal,” many adolescents will struggle with early mornings after a summer of sleeping in and irregular holiday schedules. Throughout the school year, pupils count down to the weekend, hoping to recover the hours of sleep lost during the week — a pattern researchers call ‘social jet lag’

A new study set out to answer a question that has puzzled scientists for years: can the bacteria living in our gut alter the chemistry of the human brain?

Inside all of us there’s a bustling community of trillions of cells that influences numerous aspects of our health. We call it our “microbiome”

skip to content From a sleep health perspective, it is not recommended to sleep with fairy lights on (Image: Freepik)

Hormones, anatomy, and life stages can change how digestive symptoms show up for women—and when to seek care.

Frequent travellers often notice that long-haul flights leave them feeling more than just tired. Crossing multiple time zones can disrupt the body’s internal clock, alter sleep patterns, affect meal timing and reduce physical activity for a few days. Because all of these factors influence how the body regulates glucose, some people wonder whether jet lag…