Beeping shoes help people with Parkinson's disease walk further
A sensor that clips onto shoes and alerts wearers when they walk with a strong stride improved stability among people with Parkinson ' s in a small trial (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Life expectancy gap between men and women is closing worldwide
The life expectancies of men around the world are catching up with women ' s longer lifespans, possibly due to a decline in smoking and alcohol-related deaths (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
What is Disease X and why is it in the news?
The World Health Organization uses the term " Disease X " to refer to an infection with the potential for causing the next epidemic – or a new global pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Science alone won't end cervical cancer, even though we have a vaccine
Twenty years after we developed a cervical cancer vaccine, the disease is still killing. Politics and economics got in the way, says Linda Eckert (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Kimchi and artisan cheeses can contain antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Fermented food such as artisan cheeses or kimchi made with unpasteurised milk or starter cultures that haven ' t been properly screened can contain antibiotic-resistant bacteria (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Sperm counts are down worldwide and researchers are discovering why
With sperm counts falling around the world, researchers are finally getting to grips with the underlying causes - and coming up with ways to reverse the trend (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Why sperm counts are falling and what we can do to increase them
Sperm counts are down worldwide, but researchers are finally getting to grips with why - and coming up with ways to reverse the trend (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Thousands of severe covid-19 cases in UK summer due to missed vaccines
Greater covid-19 vaccine uptake could have prevented several thousand deaths and hospitalisations in UK during a coronavirus wave in 2022 (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Covid-19 variant JN.1 may be the mildest form of the virus yet
The latest coronavirus variant, JN.1, is more infectious, but seems to be causing less severe illness than in previous waves (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Multiple sclerosis genes may have arisen to ward off animal infections
An invasion of nomadic herders from the Eurasian steppe profoundly changed the genetic landscape of modern Europe, influencing patterns of modern diseases (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Workplace well-being initiatives don't boost employee mental health
The mental health of people who undertake mindfulness or meditation courses offered by their employer is generally no better than those who are not offered such programmes (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
We ’re finally working out why the Mediterranean diet is so good for us
We have known for decades that the Mediterranean diet lowers the risk of heart attack and other conditions – now we are starting to understand how certain components of the diet work their magic (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
There can be 240,000 plastic particles in a litre bottle of water
Own brand one-litre water bottles from three unnamed US supermarkets each contained hundreds of thousands of microscopic plastic particles (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Zapping the brain with electricity makes us easier to hypnotise
Electrically stimulating part of the brain makes people more susceptible to hypnosis, which has shown promise for treating conditions such as chronic pain (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
After much neglect, women ’s health must get the attention it deserves
For decades, the health of half the population has been sidelined in medical research, but there are signs that this inequity can finally be addressed (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
