COVID-19 exposed and exacerbated the mental toll of being a healthcare worker especially in low-resource settings in Asia. As we move toward a new normal, governments, hospitals and mental health experts are beginning to support the neglected community of health care workers, but many challenges are yet to be addressed.

Studying role of poor nutrition in chronic fatigue, researchers found that higher homocysteine levels—a marker often associated with vitamin B deficiency—were linked to greater fatigue and lower motivation.

At the summit of Mount Fuji, researchers tracked blood flow in climbers’ brains and found that shifts in how blood moves through key arteries may hold the answer to acute mountain sickness.

In non-urban areas, the two species consumed similar prey, reflecting their natural competitive relationship.

Across Asia, people with disabilities are breaking physical and social barriers to STEM fields, opening the way for others.

As climate stressors disrupt global food systems and access to nutritious diets, the resilience of gut microbes is being undermined.

Researchers from the Singapore Institute of Technology co-designed a holistic mobile app with stroke survivors, caregivers and clinicians that delivers information on stroke through games and educational content.

Temperature fluctuations in the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans are linked to 85 percent of persistent summer rainfall in China.

As more people in Asia use tech to closely regulate what they eat, personalized nutrition is becoming a new normal in the region.