Public Health
Toronto Public Health has confirmed Toronto’s first human case of West Nile virus in 2026. Here’s what residents should know about symptoms, the two-to-14-day onset window, who faces a higher risk of severe illness, and practical precautions—from using approved insect repellent to removing standing water—that can help protect families during...
A new World Health Organization assessment finds major progress against HIV, including fewer infections and deaths, while warning...
Learning a new skill doesn't just improve your performance—it physically changes your brain. Discover how neuroplasticity transforms repeated...
Ever walked into a place you've never visited yet felt you've been there before? Neuroscience reveals how memory,...
Why do some people stay in your mind for years while others quietly fade away? Psychology suggests your...
Trauma and chronic anxiety can reshape the brain's structure, strengthening fear pathways while weakening emotional regulation systems. New...
Medical Research
A Yale study has uncovered a surprising clue about how semaglutide may produce sustained weight loss. In female mice, chronic treatment recruited brain neurons normally...
Public Health
CDC says 345 people in 27 states were sick as of Aug. 5, 2026, in a Salmonella outbreak...
Medical Research
Researchers at the University of Zurich used live imaging in mice to track a group of astrocytes repairing...
