Category: Health

Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a method of deep-brain stimulation (DBS) during sleep that enhances memories, by making them less susceptible to interference and disruption as time passes. Calling it a “breakthrough,” the team study showed for the first time that long-lasting memories […]

Weighted vests have long been popular with athletes and celebrities such as David Beckham and former Hollyoaks star Gemma Atkinson. But interest in their use may have been piqued recently after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg shared a sweaty selfie of himself wearing one on Instagram. Weighted vests usually weigh 5-20kg. They’re typically worn to increase […]

When exercising, there’s a common belief that we’re doing something good for our bodies yet in practice, many beliefs about training routines actually turn healthy activities into harmful and even dangerous ones. Here’s a list of the mistakes we see repeated over and over among trainees which can dramatically increase the risk of injuries, chronic […]

Like other countries, the UK implemented a number of initiatives to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people’s economic circumstances. While we know these schemes supported household finances, now we’re beginning to understand how they affected mental health. For instance, a 2022 study showed the COVID job-retention scheme (furlough) protected workers from mental […]

Clalit Health Services – the largest of Israel’s four nonprofit public health maintenance organizations (HMOs), which was founded as a mutual aid society in 1911 – is striving once and for all to discard its rather outmoded image that existed until it parted from the Histadrut in 1995. Then, the National Health Insurance Law separated […]

Nothing quite beats riding a wave for the first time. And our research suggests you don’t have to be a pro to benefit from the power of the sea. We have found that surfing can help people with brain injuries live more engaged and meaningful lives. In addition to physical impairments, acquired brain injury can […]

Most articles about diets tend to focus on women. This time, however, the focus is on a particularly extreme diet and the men that adhere to it. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen, and even UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are all fighting against being middle-aged thanks to a one-meal-a-day fasting diet.  But how safe […]

According to data from the most recent census, there was an almost 15% rise in the number of non-dependent adult children living at home with their parents in England and Wales between 2011 and 2021. If we look at young adults aged in their 20s and 30s, on average nearly one in four live at […]

Abdominal pain in kids is one of the most common reasons for going to the emergency room. But how can one tell if the pain is from an infection and will pass, or if it’s being caused by something more serious like a chronic disease or a less common condition? Many things can cause abdominal […]

The perception of time is a psychological phenomenon, meaning external factors can modify the way we experience it. For example, time may seem to fly by when we’re in good company, whereas if we’re somewhere we don’t want to be, it may appear to slow. The COVID pandemic was a source of psychological stress globally, […]