Health and Fitness

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A joint project by the Universities of Otago and Waikato to reclassify what is considered rural in a health context will provide more accurate data of differences in health outcomes between rural and urban areas. The study, “Defining rural in Aotearoa New Zealand: A novel geographic classification for health purposes,” published …

Health outcomes for rural communities may be poorer than previously thought Read More »

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The New Zealand government plans to spend NZ$18 million on becoming the first country to eliminate transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) within a decade. In a draft action plan launched last week, associate health minister Ayesha Verrall set out key measures to increase prevention and testing, improve access to …

New Zealand’s plan to eliminate HIV transmission ignores deepening inequities in health outcomes for Māori women Read More »

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a recently published review article in Cell, researchers Jon Lundberg and Eddie Weitzberg at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at Karolinska Institutet summarize research in nitric oxide (NO) with a focus on what is happening right now. When NO was discovered as a neurotransmitter almost 40 years ago, it …

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Graphical abstract. Credit: Cancer Research (2022). DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-21-1908 Although there has been significant progress in the treatment of rare forms of blood cancer in recent years and new drugs have been approved in Germany, the prognosis for many affected individuals remains unfavorable. Research teams at Leipzig University’s Faculty of Medicine are working on several preclinical …

Researchers decipher a new, unconventional functional mechanism in leukemia cells Read More »

Left: Retinal ganglion cell recorded both at its cell body (soma) and at its axon, which sends spikes to the brain. Right: Electrical trace from the soma and axon of the cell on the left. Large somatic spikes are transmitted down the axon. Small spikes are not. Credit: Northwestern University Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified …

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ONCE THE SEASON hits peak summer status, there are plenty of days you’ll look out the window or at the forecast and wish that you could skip out on your gym-bound workout to spend the time outside. Thankfully for those sunny days, most training can be adjusted fairly easily, even if you’re planning to leave …

This Bodyweight Exercise Will Blow Up Your Summer Back Workout Read More »

I’m Zachary Zane, a sex writer and ethical manwhore (a fancy way of saying I sleep with a lot of people, and I’m very, very open about it). Over the years, I’ve had my fair share of sexual experiences, dating and sleeping with hundreds of people of all genders and orientations. In doing so, I’ve …

Sexplain It: I’m Traveling to See an Old Friend…and I Think I Might Be in Love With Him Read More »

Cheating and love don’t mix unless you’re listening to R&B duo DVSN. Drake’s OVO Sound artists’ polarizing single, “If I Get Caught,” has people up in arms and in their feelings defending what they view as dealbreakers in their relationships, and for good reason. The song openly wonders if one sexual indiscretion should break up …

DVSN Defends Their Views on Cheating in ‘If I Get Caught’ Read More »

Watching porn can be a healthy and important part of exploring your sexuality. Indulging in a bit of fantasy can help you figure out what does and doesn’t turn you on and identify the things you might want to try out with a partner. But there’s also something to be said for letting your imagination …

Audio Porn Will Change Your Sex Life. Here Are 15 Sites and Apps to Try ASAP. Read More »

LEG DAY WORKOUTS can be overwhelming when you want to do more than the bare minimum to challenge your lower body. Do you go with the squat, leg press, or deadlift? Those can all be great choices to target your quads, hamstrings, and glutes—but all of those exercises keep your feet planted firmly on the …

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