The Notion That You Need Sun For Vitamin D is a Myth
A lot of folks think summer is the perfect time to head outside and soak up all the vitamin D from the sun they couldn’t get during the winter. It’s an essential nutrient that helps our bodies use other substances key to good health, like calcium and phosphorous. But while it is good to come out of your indoor hibernation, … Continue reading
The Brain Can Detect Disease in Others Even Before it Breaks Out
The human brain is much better than previously thought at discovering and avoiding disease, a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden reports. Our sense of vision and smell alone are enough to make us aware that someone has a disease even before it breaks out. And not only aware – we also act upon the information … Continue reading
Fruit May Have Benefits for Diabetes
A large study has found that eating fresh fruit may reduce the risk for developing diabetes, and the risk for its complications. Fresh fruit has well-known health benefits. But some experts, and some people with diabetes, question whether its high sugar content could pose risks. The study, in PLOS Medicine, tracked diet and health in 512,891 Chinese men and women … Continue reading
How Fingernail Lines Can Provide Clues to Your Health
When something is amiss, sometimes our bodies will let us know in an obvious way, like a headache or upset stomach. But all too often we forget that our bodies give us more subtle signs, too — like the lines on our fingernails. Read on and take a good look at your nails to find out what the lines say … Continue reading
Surgical Technique to RESTORE Failing Organs Discovered by Researchers
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco are using a new technique that may help restore failing organs. Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco, or UCSF, have found a technique to transplant cells into organs to treat disease and restore failing organs. The technique involves piercing cells with rapid pulses of electricity, which allows researchers to … Continue reading
‘Superbug’ Fungus Spreading Rapidly, CDC Is Worried
Last June, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned health clinics about the emergence of a new multidrug-resistant yeast strain called Candida auris. Just a few months later, the first seven cases of C. auris infection in the US were reported. Now it’s clear that the fungus has started a march through US hospitals, and healthcare officials are … Continue reading
The Hidden Health Impact of Wireless Communications
Imagine you arrive home after work to discover a new microwave antenna tower stationed at the edge of your backyard fence? How would you respond? If you’d had non-existent mobile phone reception for years prior (or if you were a techie ‘hooked on faster downloads’) then you might find reason to celebrate! You might respond as an ambivalent disempowered citizen, … Continue reading
World Health Organziation (WHO) Warns That the World Slipping Into Depression
The World Health Organization has made some startling revelations ahead of the upcoming World Health Day as the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide turned out to be depression. The WHO warned that currently over 300 million people over the world are trying to cope with depression and urged the international community to re-think the approach towards mental … Continue reading
Popular Type of Beverage Consumed By 50% Of People Every Day Linked To Dementia
Half of Americans use a drink linked to dementia on any given day. Both sugary and artificially sweetened ‘diet’ drinks are linked to dementia by two new studies. People who drink sugary beverages tend to have poorer memories, smaller brains and a smaller hippocampus (an area vital for learning and memory). Diet sodas, though, don’t seem much safer. A follow-up … Continue reading
Regenerating Body Parts Is in Our Future
A HUMAN REGROWTH INDUSTRY? The ability to regenerate body parts has always been a fascinating prospect, inspiring characters like Wolverine who can instantly heal themselves and regrow body parts they’ve lost — and now regeneration has inspired scientific research. Many species in the animal kingdom can regenerate: arthropods (like scorpions) can regrow appendages, some annelids (like worms) can regenerate from only … Continue reading
