Isha Ishtiaq

Isha Ishtiaq

Live Science Contributor

Isha Ishtiaq is a freelance medical and health writer with a B.S. (Hons) in Biotechnology and an M.S. in Biological Sciences. She specializes in creating clear, trustworthy content that connects science with everyday life. She believes effective health communication builds trust, supports informed decisions, and respects the real people behind every question.

Latest articles by Isha Ishtiaq

'Night owls' may have worse heart health — but why?

By Isha Ishtiaq published

Emerging evidence suggests that "night owls" are more likely to have poor heart health and a higher risk of heart attack or stroke than "morning larks." Why is that?

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Heart & Circulation

Early research hints at why women experience more severe gut pain than men do

By Isha Ishtiaq published

A mouse study suggests estrogen may increase gut pain by activating specific cells, offering hints to why IBS is more common in women than in men.

Health

No-sugar sweetener erythritol may pose risk to cells in the brain

By Isha Ishtiaq published

A popular zero-calorie sweetener could injure cells in the brain's blood vessels, a lab study finds. Here's what we know so far.

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Neuroscience

New pocket-size model of ALS 'breathes and flows like human tissue'

By Isha Ishtiaq published

A stem-cell-based "organ-on-a-chip" model of ALS mimics early biological changes seen in the degenerative disease.

Neuroscience