It’s not just Wall Street or Silicon Valley. The pressure to maintain productivity, the onset of burnout syndrome, and the drive to enhance creativity are all reasons why substance use continues to persist in the workplace
Research in mice describes a molecular mechanism in fatty tissue that predisposes people to regain weight. This finding could help explain the ‘yo-yo effect’
Common mistakes include failures to ensure a calm environment and that patients remain seated five minutes prior to their test
The specialist has just published a book that reviews the benefits and risks of medications for mental illnesses
This temporary organ that develops alongside the embryo can deliver clues regarding the health of the pregnant woman and her baby
A study of 80,000 people in the U.K. shows that to reduce the risk of heart disease, people should do activities that require them to move during the work day
The businesswoman says she was rejuvenated via an illegal gene therapy tested on mice. Scientists are dubious of her claims
Cocaine taps into primal instincts, including verbosity, grandiosity, and a desire for dominance. Preventing its use would reduce exposure to traumatic experiences that are a risk factor for serious mental disorders
Our nervous impulses are conditioned by subatomic electrical particles that travel through neurons and flow through each of our cells
Research aboard the International Space Station reveals that some microorganisms become more aggressive and dangerous beyond Earth
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, which causes 120,000 deaths a year, adopts an alternative mode of cell division to ensure its survival, new study finds
A report by the OECD reveals that most national authorities want more international transparency when it comes to the purchase of drugs, but also that they refuse to report what they pay
An installation by the Puerto Rican, who is based in Philadelphia, exposes the experiences of five patients within the healthcare system. The project addresses the importance of alternative ways to cope with illness
The sweets have been linked to three deaths in America and at least one hospitalization in Germany
A new study shows that those born during the restrictions suffered 35% less diabetes and 20% less hypertension
Three-dimensional cell-by-cell maps of pancreatic, breast, colon or ovarian cancer open new understanding of the origin and evolution of the disease
The largest study on this issue, involving 2,049 adolescents, reveals that this form of abuse may impact memory, learning, and motor control
The work transforms the understanding of the body’s response to infections and opens the way to treatments against drug-resistant microbes
The specialist from Hospital Clínic Barcelona oversaw the creation of ‘Ets una exagerada’, a collaborative book that unravels the biases caused in the health field by androcentric approaches to medicine
The executive director of the organization says gender inequality is one of the most important drivers of new infections, especially in Africa
An effective therapeutic treatment to neutralize or prevent colds has not yet been found. For now, there is only solid evidence for drugs and lifestyle recommendations despite some support for saline nasal drops
Health authorities in Rio de Janeiro are reviewing samples from 288 donors after discovering that two HIV-positive people were declared fit to be organ donors
Affected prematurely at the age of 36, the actress has made her media presence a platform to break stigmas… and do business
Climate change and conflict are displacing people, destroying livelihoods and disrupting agricultural and industrial economies, all of which intensifies hunger and instability
We enlist two gynecologists to analyze the erotic realities of mature women, at a moment when feminine desire amid the big change is hitting the big screen
The academic has been awarded the 2024 Virchow Prize for her work in ‘safeguarding human and planetary health’
These substances can mimic the actions of the body’s natural hormones and negatively impact health. To date, over 2,000 have been identified
