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Individuals who contract COVID‐19 often experience memory, attention, and concentration problems, even after recovering from the initial illness. A new study from the University of Waterloo shows individuals who had contracted COVID‐19 reported significantly more cognitive failures at work. COVID-19…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Chocolate lovers know that there’s no better treat in the world than a gooey, fudgy, chocolate brownie. But what…

A new study has highlighted the apparent effect of Brexit and the pandemic on the trade in the illegal party drug ecstasy (MDMA). Researchers from The Loop, a U.K. drug checking charity, found almost half (45%) of substances sold as…

When a longtime patient visited Dr. William Sawyer’s office after recovering from covid, the conversation quickly turned from the coronavirus to anxiety and ADHD. Sawyer — who has run a family medicine practice in the Cincinnati area for more than…

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that several traditional medicines commonly used in South Asia, are effective in maintaining blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. Ayurveda is a traditional medical…

Most of us have tried reading in bed to drift off to sleep, but does what we read matter? Avid reader Jess Bacon has been finding out if there’s any difference between fiction and non-fiction for deep sleep. Reading is…

An experimental formulation of a hydrogel, injected into spinal discs, proved safe and effective in substantially relieving chronic low back pain caused by degenerative disc disease (DDD), according to new research to be presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology…

Cannabis can sometimes be used as a method of chronic pain relief, but there is a lot about cannabis’ health benefits and associated risks that researchers still don’t understand. New research found that some cannabis products containing THC and CBD…

A research collaboration including scientists from Oregon State University has developed a new technology to help surgeons know where a patient’s nerves are, lessening the chance of nerve damage. The technology is based on hydrogels, three-dimensional networks of polymers that…

Disagreeing with your in-laws about parenting is normal and (mostly) harmless. Sure, it doesn’t really matter if your child skips a nap one day or if they watch a little too much TV at their grandparents’ house. But one mom…