New Report on GERD Explores the Benefits and Risks of Treatments
GERD, also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a painful digestive condition that affects millions of Americans every single day, estimated at 4% of the population. There are two well known and common treatments used for Read More..
Scientist Could Reverse The Aging of Stem Cells
A new report details how adult stem cells can be modified to grow younger, instead of growing older. Scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging and Georgia Institute of Technology demonstrated how the aging process for human Read More..
New Bird Flu Outbreak in India
Eastern India authorities announced that they will begin disposing of chickens and throwing away eggs in order to try and contain a new outbreak of the H5 bird flu, according to a released government statement on Tuesday. An unforeseen Read More..
Stem Cells Could Cure Neurodegenerative Disorders
Anyone who has or is suffering from a neurodegenerative disorder such as Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, currently has no hope for a cure. New research to Read More..
Exercise Could Helps Teenagers Quit Smoking
About 20% teens in America are addicted to smoking and, according to Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly one-third of teen smokers will continue with this habit and die from a smoking-related disease in the later life Read More..
Yawning is Brain Cooling Mechanism Finds Research
Usually regarded as a sign of boredom and fatigue, yawning plays key role in controlling brain temperature, reports a study published in the journal Frontiers in Evolutionary Neuroscience.
When the outdoor temperature exceeds body Read More..
Thoughts of Things We Want Make us Salivate
A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research found that people actually salivate when they want material things, in certain situations.
"In multiple languages, the terms hunger and salivation are used metaphorically to Read More..
Outdoor Play Could Help Kids With ADHD
There is a theory of human disease that says we get sick when our bodies don’t agree with our environment. Seems reasonable enough, but our bodies are essentially the same as they were 500,000 years ago, and yet we don’t hunt Read More..
Molecular Changes Found Responsible for Depression in Women
For the first time, molecular-level changes have been detected in the brains of depressed women. The findings reveal that there is a connecting link between the two hypotheses of biological mechanisms leading to mental illness. The Read More..
Power of Suggestion Could Heal Heart Disease
The placebo effects of different medications and treatments have been well documented for a number of years. The goal of this study was to take a good look at whether or not placebo-induced chest pain could be improved by the power Read More..
Low-fat Yoghurt During Pregnancy Increases the Risk of Asthma in Baby
In a groundbreaking research, the scientists revealed that pregnant women who consume low-fat yoghurt are at higher chances of having a child with asthma and hay fever.
The study conducted on almost 70,000 women in Netherlands says Read More..
Autoimmunity May be Largely Linked to Gut Bacteria
The findings that a genome of bacterium may possibly be a key player in regulating the immune system of mice has been recently published in the latest issue of the Cell Host and Microbe. This study allows us the very first glimpse of Read More..
Painkillers Could Triple Your Risk of Kidney Cancer
The report comes from recent research that pooled data from two large studies totaling 77,525 women and 49,403 men, for up to twenty years, wherein 333 people developed kidney cancer. Subjects that took a non-aspirin non-steroidal anti- Read More..
Glowing Bandages Could Help Detect Infections Sooner
A team of researchers at the University of Sheffield has developed a bandage that glows when it comes in contact with bacteria. The scientists have been working on developing a visual method to quickly identify the presence of Read More..
Could Vitamin B Really Prevent Alzheimer's
Recently the Daily Express reported in a front-page story that vitamin B can help protect the brain from dementia. “A daily 10p vitamin pill could prevent millions of people being struck down by Alzheimer’s disease,” the Read More..
An Apple a Day Keeps Strokes Away
That’s what the Dutch scientists say. In a recent study published in the journal Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers concluded that high intake of apples and pears reduces the risk of stroke by 52%.
The Read More..
Woolly Mammoth Being Used to Create New Artificial Blood for Humans
Who would have thought that a creature that existed millions of years ago – the woolly mammoth – could possibly benefit human health so many years later. A new study that has been published in ACS’ journal, Read More..
Laughter Helps Increase Pain Tolerance
A new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B is now suggesting that laughter can be all that you need to help increase your pain tolerance. Though how the study was carried out is questionable, the end result Read More..
Printer Created Blood Vessels Gives Hope to Transplant Patients
In Germany alone, an estimated 11,000 people at the beginning of the year were awaiting a transplant. Sadly, less than half of those on the transplant waiting list will be able to receive a transplant this year. This demand for Read More..
Phytoestrogens Could Help Fight Breast Cancer
One year ago, a team of researchers showed that a diet rich in plant compounds lowers the risk of breast cancer in women after menopause. These compounds are called phytoestrogens and they attach to the receptors for the female sexual Read More..