Even as America begins to reopen, people across city neighborhoods continue to express appreciation for the health care workers braving hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients…
The ‘love hormone’ oxytocin can also give rise to aggressive behavior
During the pandemic lockdown, as couples have been forced to spend days and weeks in one another’s company, some have found their love renewed while…
Transparent fish reveal the subtle, cellular dance in which sensory organs take shape
We owe a great deal to the hair cells in our inner ear. Without them, we couldn’t detect sounds or take five steps without tripping.…
Pregnancy and birth in the time of a pandemic
When it comes to COVID-19 and pregnancy, there’s a lot we don’t know. UBC’s Dr. Deborah Money, professor in the faculty of medicine’s department of…
How virtual reality takes the ‘work’ out of workouts
If you want to exercise harder, enjoy it more and feel it less, pull on a VR headset and plug in some upbeat tunes, leading…
Strange physical symptoms? Blame the chronic stress of life during the COVID-19 pandemic
During the current COVID-19 pandemic have you been wondering why you’re getting headaches more often? Or stomach aches? Or feeling itchy or getting pimples? Or…
Anesthesia may work by targeting the fat in our brains
After nearly 150 years, we may finally understand how general anesthesia makes us drift into unconsciousness — although some of the specifics remain murky. These…
Noise disturbs the brain’s compass
Our sense of direction tends to decline with age. In the scientific journal Nature Communications, researchers from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and…
On the front lines: Kay Park
Kay Park, a medical student at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, discusses St. Louis Food Angels, a Sling Health initiative she co-founded…
Lizzo Got the Last Word On Body Shaming & Health Concern-Trolling
At this point, commentary about Lizzo’s body from anyone who is not Lizzo is an exhausting and unnecessary — we can imagine this feeling is…