Nov 13, 2025

The provided text details significant ethnic disparities in Atrial Fibrillation (AF), noting a clear prevalence gradient with South Asians lowest and Whites highest. It highlights a "South Asian paradox" of low AF despite high cardiovascular risk. Risk factors also differ by ethnicity, such as hypertension driving...

Nov 4, 2025

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According to an article by Sy Boles of the Harvard Gazette, Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB) affects many women, but research progress has been slow due to the lack of suitable animal models. Scientists Donald Ingber, founding director of the Wyss Institute, and Judah Folkman, professor of Vascular Biology at...

Oct 30, 2025

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 In an article by Jacqueline Mitchell of the Harvard Gazette, a study by gastroenterologist Dr. Trisha Pasricha links smartphone use on the toilet to a 46% increased risk of hemorrhoids. Phone users are five times more likely to sit for over five minutes, a habit driven by the phone's distraction rather...

Oct 28, 2025

Ashley Shew’s “A Gateway Hearing Aid” explores how Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 have transformed from simple earbuds into affordable, over-the-counter hearing aids. Following FDA approval, users can now self-test and adjust their hearing through an app—bypassing clinics and high costs. While limited to mild...

Oct 23, 2025

Research by Shravan Murlidaran and Miguel P. Eckstein challenges the idea that our eyes are drawn to the brightest objects. It suggests our brains actively seek to understand a scene's narrative. This "free viewing" state prioritizes objects critical for "scene understanding" (SU relevance) over simple visual saliency