Researchers looked into why some circus performers complain about hip pain during their acts. They focused on two things: the shape of the hip joint itself and how much it can move. The study tested performers who were already dealing with hip pain to see if there was a link between the joint's stru
Researchers digging into U. S. health surveys from 2005 to 2018 asked whether the total number of years a woman’s body naturally supports pregnancy might shape her mental health decades later. The study zeroed in on postmenopausal women, a group already at higher risk for depression, to see if their
Researchers recently looked into whether what people post on X (the app once called Twitter) could connect to suicide rates after Canada ran media campaigns. Instead of just counting posts, they tried matching online conversations with real-world statistics. Canada’s media push aimed to guide how su
Research shows that people who value religion or spirituality often drink less alcohol. But most studies don’t consider whether someone’s specific faith changes this effect. A recent study looked at over 10, 000 Canadians to see if religious affiliation—like being Protestant, Catholic, or atheist—af
Researchers have discovered a new biological marker that could change how schizophrenia is treated. The marker is a protein named CACNA2D1 found in the fluid around the brain. People with schizophrenia have lower levels of this protein, which may make their brain signals overactive and cause thinkin
Research suggests that adding just a few extra minutes of walking and sleep each day might lower heart disease risk, even if the evidence isn’t rock solid. Experts looked at population data and estimated that 4. 5 more minutes of moderate walking and 11 extra minutes of sleep daily could improve hea
Researchers looked at the cells lining a woman’s uterus right before she received a frozen embryo. They wanted to see if the types of immune cells present could hint at whether she would later give birth. The study focused on women who were undergoing frozen embryo transfer (FET) and used the data f
Research over the last decade shows a clear pattern across U. S. counties: when temperatures climb, so do risks linked to police violence. It’s not that heat alone causes police to act more aggressively, but climate conditions seem to sharpen existing tensions in places where water is scarce and cit
Research explores why teens join online sports activities by using a popular technology model called UTAUT2. The study also adds ideas from another theory that looks at what tools and features a technology offers. The main idea is to find out which five factors push teens toward active participatio
Researchers have found that women who live near farms where pesticides are used can give birth to babies with poorer health scores, even if the exposure happened before they become pregnant. The study examined more than 1. 1 million births in Arizona from 2006 to 2020, using the Apgar score—a qui
