We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Researchers said lowered levels of the female sex hormone oestrogen may be a factor. They analysed the health information of […]

The One Show: Ian McKellen asks if 'nobody is watching' We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info At the age of 82, the star has already been […]

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. This is not a drill: Martha Stewart may have just made the best after-school snack for our kiddos. On Feb. 25, Stewart posted a delicious, and honestly intriguing, photo of a unique, new cookie recipe. She posted it with […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — When it comes to knowing how much time should pass between having COVID and getting a booster, there are no set rules or solid findings from comparative studies to look to. In light of the Omicron wave, there are currently, and will […]

(Reuters Health) – Playing a smoking cessation smartphone game may make it easier for smokers to achieve cessation even when they’re not yet ready to quit, a clinical trial suggests. The trial included 433 current smokers who reported that they were reluctant to quit, of whom 213 were randomized to participate in a three-week mobile-health game experience prior to the […]

A family history of breast cancer (FHBC) is positively associated with mammographic breast density in premenopausal women, according to a study published online Feb. 17 in JAMA Network Open. Yunan Han, M.D., from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and colleagues examined the association of FHBC and mammographic breast density in premenopausal women. The analysis included a […]

One in five people who smoke also drink heavily, but they show worse outcomes than non-heavy drinkers in quitting smoking and are often excluded from smoking cessation trials. Knowing how challenging it can be to quit smoking, Andrea King, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago, wanted to find a treatment that could help smokers […]

Nearly 90 percent of COVID-19 patients who qualified for, but did not receive, ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) due to a shortage of resources during the height of the pandemic died in the hospital, despite being young with few other health issues, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The Vanderbilt University Medical […]

Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have discovered that power-producing organelles in the eye’s photoreceptor cells, called mitochondria, function as microlenses that help channel light to these cells’ outer segments where it’s converted into nerve signals. The discovery in ground squirrels provides a more precise picture of the retina’s optical properties and could help detect eye disease earlier. The […]

An analysis of health data for nearly 312,400 current drinkers suggests consuming alcohol, most notably wine, with meals is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference 2022. “The effects of alcohol consumption on health have been described as […]