One in three people worldwide will develop a potentially life-threatening heart rhythm disorder in their lifetime, yet awareness remains critically low. With cases rising rapidly, cardiologists from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) are urging communities and health care systems to “Feel the Pulse” on Pulse Day, 1 March, and take simple steps to raise awareness of these serious but often overlooked conditions.

February is known as the month of love, and it’s also National Potato Lovers Month. It’s the perfect time to talk about one of the world’s most popular (and misunderstood) foods. Potatoes often get a bad rap, but new research shows they can actually play a role in weight loss and improving insulin resistance—especially for people with impaired glucose metabolism.

Melatonin supplementation may help offset the DNA damage associated with night shift work by boosting the body’s ability to repair it, suggest the findings of a small clinical trial published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.