China-based telehealth apps may fill care gaps for some Chinese immigrants in the U.S. — but the evidence points more to system barriers than better care In theory, modern health systems are supposed to be accessible, understandable, and responsive t...
Continue readingScientists are exploring whether COVID-19 leaves molecular traces relevant to lung cancer biology — but a cancer-risk link remains unproven In the early years of the pandemic, the main concern was surviving the acute phase of COVID-19. Over time, the...
Continue readingThe hippocampus does more than store memories — it also helps the brain spot novelty and update what matters When people think about memory, they often picture the brain as a kind of storage system: experiences go in, get filed away, and can later be...
Continue readingMental health is more than the absence of illness — purpose, connection, and everyday support matter too For a long time, public discussion about mental health has focused, understandably, on symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Depression, anxiety, b...
Continue readingPersistent nightmares in children may be tied to sleep and emotional regulation — and there are ways to break the cycle without medication Nightmares are part of childhood for many families. A bad night here, another there, a more intense scare after...
Continue readingSmartwatches may help flag heart failure hospital risk — but the strongest evidence still comes from dedicated wearable sensors Heart failure often worsens gradually rather than all at once. A patient may seem relatively stable for days or weeks and...
Continue readingSport clubs may have helped communities hold together during a public health crisis — but the evidence here is still indirect In any public health crisis, the focus usually falls on what is most visible and urgent: overloaded hospitals, government de...
Continue readingAI suggests CPAP may not affect cardiovascular risk the same way in everyone with sleep apnoea The connection between obstructive sleep apnoea and cardiovascular disease seems straightforward at first glance. Repeated drops in oxygen, fragmented slee...
Continue readingA new method promises a clearer view of how the genome works in cancer — but for now, the strongest advance is in target discovery For many years, talking about cancer genetics mostly meant hunting for important mutations. The main question was strai...
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