VU University Amsterdam

New research reveals impaired oxygen absorption and mitochondrial dysfunction in muscle cells may explain why exercise makes long COVID patients feel worse

Infectious Diseases

Exercise makes long COVID worse, and researchers may now know why

Exercise is usually a good thing but for many long COVID patients it can often make their condition worse. Two new studies are shedding light on this counter-intuitive phenomenon, finding distinct physiological abnormalities in long COVID patients.

Scientists have discovered microplastics in the human bloodstream for the first time, at concentrations equal to a teaspoon for every 1,000 liters of water

Body and Mind

Plastic particles found in the human bloodstream for the first time

Scientists are continuing to uncover the true extent of our plastic pollution problem, and the latest development in this area offers up the first evidence of plastic particles being absorbed into the human bloodstream.

Countries with warmer climates are said to have higher rates of violent crime – but why?

Science

CLASH theory blames violence in hot climates on "fast life strategy"

A new model attempts to explain the higher violent crime rates seen in parts of the world near the equator with hotter climates.