Lockdowns fuelled a record number of diabetes diagnoses, worrying figures show. The number officially living with the killer condition now stands at 4.3million, but almost one million more have it without knowing, experts claim. A further 2.4million are pre-diabetic, while 13.6million are thought to be at high-risk of developing the condition. It means roughly one […]
Getting care in the United States for lingering COVID-19 symptoms can be challenging, affecting long-term health and ability to work, a new study finds. Adults with so-called long COVID have had greater challenges with health care access and affordability than other adults, and these barriers to care have implications for their well-being, said lead researcher […]
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Adjusting to your postpartum body is challenging for many moms, and Meghan Trainor is getting brutally honest about her experience after giving birth to son Riley, 2. The “Made You Look” singer, who is […]
Brain organoids are self-organizing tissue cultures grown from patient cell-derived induced pluripotent stem cells. They form tissue structures that resemble the brain in vivo in many ways. This makes brain organoids interesting for studying both normal brain development and for the development of neurological diseases. However, organoids have been poorly studied in terms of neuronal […]
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. There’s nothing worse than finding yourself at the end of a busy day, hungry, with no easy dinners on hand. And unfortunately, most of the fast dinner options we do have to choose from, […]
Swimming is a unique activity. Not only is it an Olympic sport but it’s also a form of exercise and a life-saving endeavor. How many other physical activities can boast such a claim? So, it is no surprise that swimming holds such appeal in the UK, where there is a diverse range of enthusiasts. We […]
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the transition period before dementia, have shown a tendency to go hand-in-hand with type 2 diabetes (T2D); about 45% of individuals with T2D also have MCI. Tai chi chuan is an increasingly popular multimodal mind-body exercise consisting of slow, deliberate physical movements combined with meditative practices. Researchers from the Fujian University […]
In a recent study published in the Nutrients Journal, researchers estimated the nutritional implications of replacing ‘easily swappable’ animal-origin dairy milk and meat with visibly and functionally similar plant-origin foods among Australians. Study: Impact of a Switch to Plant-Based Foods That Visually and Functionally Mimic Animal-Source Meat and Dairy Milk for the Australian Population—A Dietary Modelling […]
Depressed man, 30, claims he’s cured himself by taking daily dips in freezing water Mitchell Bock takes an ice bath, cold shower, or goes wild swimming every day He sees cold water therapy as swapping a day of discomfort for a few minutes Mr Bock, 30, from Caerphilly, has even stopped his anti-anxiety medication A depressed man […]
Some of us keep to ourselves, and others are open books. But if you’re an oversharer, it’s likely that keeping the details of your life on the down low is simply not an option. From sharing your itemised ASOS order, to explaining exactly what happened on that first date, ‘private’ isn’t in your dictionary. But […]
