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Long COVID Linked to Lasting Damage in The Brain's Dopamine System - ScienceAlert

Health August 11, 2026

COVID-19 can cause brain injuries that are still visible on scans years later in people with neurological symptoms related to long COVID. Existing research shows that cognitive dysfunction in long CοΏ½...

Thousands of Women Reported Disrupted Periods in June. Here's The Science Behind It. - ScienceAlert

Health August 1, 2026

Did you (or someone you know) have a period come late, twice, or not at all in June? If so, you are not alone. Across social media, thousands of women and people who menstruate reported having weirdοΏ½...

Scientists Find Neurons in The Gut That Could Be Driving Constipation And Pain - ScienceAlert

Health July 30, 2026

Constipation and abdominal pain often occur together, but scientists still don't fully understand how the nervous system coordinates movement through the bowel with the sensations arising from insideοΏ½...

Watching Too Much TV May Actually Rot Your Brain After All, Study Finds - ScienceAlert

Health July 26, 2026

If you click on the TV and hear a voice from your childhood saying, "That idiot box is going to rot your brain!" you're not alone. My grandma said exactly that whenever she walked by me watching cartοΏ½...

Scientists Create a 'Gut-on-a-Chip' That Reveals Hidden Drivers of Inflammatory Bowel Disease - ScienceAlert

Health July 21, 2026

Inflammatory bowel disease affects millions of people worldwide, yet scientists still don't fully understand what drives the chronic inflammation that damages the gut. Although treatments can help οΏ½...

Bad News: All This Summer Sun Likely Won't Fix Your Vitamin D Levels, Study Finds - ScienceAlert

Health July 19, 2026

Summer just feels like a healthier season plenty of daylight after work to play soccer or picnic in the park, beach days, and a free boost of vitamin D from all that extra sunshine. It's like a resοΏ½...

Could The Keto Diet Be Fueling Cancer? New Study Challenges Popular Theory - ScienceAlert

Health July 17, 2026

The ketogenic diet has become one of the world's most popular eating plans. Originally developed to help control epilepsy, the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet has since been investigated for everytοΏ½...

Could The Keto Diet Be Fueling Cancer? New Study Challenges Popular Theory - sciencealert.com

Health July 17, 2026

The ketogenic diet has become one of the world's most popular eating plans. Originally developed to help control epilepsy, the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet has since been investigated for everytοΏ½...

A Common Blood Pressure Medicine Could Help Fight a Deadly Superbug - ScienceAlert

Health May 8, 2026

A blood pressure drug has the potential to combat one of the most common, difficult-to-treat bacterial infections, according to a new study. A team of researchers, led by scientists at the Houston MοΏ½...

Scientists Reveal Why Breast Cancer Risk Rises With Age - ScienceAlert

Health May 1, 2026

A woman's breast tissue undergoes dramatic changes as it ages, creating an environment where cancer cells are more likely to flourish, a new study has found. The team of researchers, from the UniverοΏ½...