Obese people are at risk of suffering a condition similar to Alzheimer’s disease. But this can be countered by healthy weight loss. A McGill University...
More older women have succumbed to cervical cancer in recent years, even though the condition is preventable. A new study from the University of California,...
The ultimate British dish--fish and chips--have takers all over the world. However, the fish served in the dish might actually be an endangered shark...
More older adults in the United States have become addicted to processed food, according to a recent University of Michigan poll. The school’s National Poll...
Someone experiences a stroke every four seconds in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Learning a short acronym...
A revolutionary app called "AudioCardio" claims that its sound therapy can reduce hearing loss and even alleviate tinnitus conditions in people. A Grammy-nominated producer,...
A novel study has shown that prescribing medication dosage in accordance with a patient’s DNA can bring down the side effects by 30%--a significant figure.The international study was led by Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), and their findings were published in the journal The Lancet.“The one-size-fits-all approach...
A rare disease that is 100% fatal once symptoms appear has been detected in a cow at a farm in the Netherlands. Worryingly, the disease can be passed to humans when they eat beef of cows contaminated with the disease.The disease called bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or...
The recent birth of a 16-pound infant has brought the issues associated with giant babies to the fore. According to scientists, there are certain factors that increase the chances of mothers giving birth to big babies.The 16-pound baby was born to a mother in Brazil via cesarean...
More than half of adults in the United States agree with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposal to ban the sale of tobacco products in the country. A study published in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease on Thursday showed that majority of U.S. adults support policies...
The Mediterranean diet has undeniably become popular in recent years due to its promised health benefits, sustainability and ease of use. But a new version of this healthy eating program is slowly rising and could overtake the original version in no time. The Mediterranean diet is already a...
Unless you like hibernating during the winter season, you probably loathe the idea of traveling, going to work and doing outside chores amid the cold weather. And then there’s the risk of having a heart attack in cold temperatures. A study published in May 2021 showed the seasonal...
The morning commute is already challenging and exhausting for many people. And now there’s another reason to detest your regular travel to work or school as scientists found that even brief exposure to diesel fumes from cars and other vehicles could hurt the human brain. In a randomized...
The fentanyl crisis in the U.S. has gotten so bad in recent years that scientists are now looking for ways to counter the problem head-on. This need led a team of researchers to develop a vaccine preventing the substance from entering the brain. In a study published in...
