MEDICINE & HEALTHObesity has become a huge issue in our society. A recent study shows that parents are not able to identify if their children are obese or not. Moreover, they are more likely to underestimate the weight of their children.
An apple a day might just save you big bucks on prescription medication. Learn more here! "An apple a day will keep the doctor away. " We've all heard this saying since we were young children; but, is there really any truth to it? After all, apples are not a miracle food, are they? At least one study suggests that apples won't keep the doctor out of your life.
News about Cheetos being termed as the new smart snack for school children. It is possible to regard Flamin' Hot Cheetos as spicy, tasty, crunchy or anything but healthy.
Plastic from Egg Whites Could Solve Two Issues Plastic really is a great material. It's relatively easy to produce, and can have a wide range of chemical and physical properties.
Four patients involved in experimental trials conducted by Duke University researchers are cancer free after being injected with a modified form of polio virus.
Breakthrough in Stem Cell Treatment of the Liver Liver disease is extremely difficult to treat. It can result from both genetic and environmental factors, including a poor diet or excess alcohol use.
For years researchers have been quite confused as to the contrary correlation between immunological responses and the spread of cancers. Though a strong immune system is often an indicator of a healthy attack against disease, in some forms of cancer it can also indicate civil war that will undoubtedly aid the cancer in the course of its infection. In particular, researchers investigating lethal forms of breast cancer have found shockingly active immune systems causing metastases of the cancer to other regions of the body, and now they think that they understand why.
Neurobiology can be quite a difficult to subject to wrap our minds around, especially considering that every individual’s neurochemistry is unique unto itself. But with a bit of persistance, four years to be exact, and a bit of innovative technology in the field of biophotonics researchers with NYU’s Langone Medical Center have finally revealed just how brains sort, store and process information in the process of learning new tasks.
Using coastal waters can often be quite a finicky endeavor. Working your plans around algal blooms, red tides and even the occasional sewage mishap, can often be a pretty unpleasant mess. But it turns out that swimmers and surfers may have more to fear than getting a little dirty at the beach. Aside from Giardia, a parasite that is often passed in coastal waters, it turns out that recreational swimmers at local beaches may also be at a significantly higher risk of transmitting deadly antibiotic resistant bacteria—landing them in the hospital or worse.
Heart Healthy Beef? And Other Cow News If you're trying to watch your cholesterol and keep your heart generally healthy, you may think that red meat is the bane of your existence.
