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Insomnia Negatively Impacts Heart and Mental Health, According To New Human Genome Studies

Insomnia is generally dismissed as a minor issue caused by either stress or bad habits like all-night-long Netflix binges. A pair of recently published studies argue that insomniacs are more susceptible to heart and mental health issues. The studies analyzed…

February 26, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

The Place Where Kids Eat Breakfast Influences Weight Gain, Recent Research Revealed

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and most persons will perform better after eating a healthy breakfast. A recent study conducted in Philadelphia revealed what would happen if children enrolled in the School Breakfast Program have the…

February 26, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

New Study Gives Hopes To Patients With Friedreich’s Ataxia, A Rare Genetic Disease

A recently published study has discovered that skin cells harvested from patients which were diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia, a rare genetic disease, are up to ten times more sensitive to ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation in comparison to those taken from healthy…

February 25, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Improved MRI Technology Can Reveal Activity Deep In The Brain

Calcium is an essential signaling molecule within the cells of the human body. Also, calcium is particularly critical for neurons, and imaging calcium in brain cells can show specialists how neural cells communicate. Unfortunately, the current technology can only scan a…

February 22, 2019 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Kratom Poisoning Cases Increased Dramatically In The Past Years

A new study focused on the poison cases related to the herbal supplement kratom, and the results don’t look too good. It appears that kratom poisoning cases have increased more than 50 fold. The study looked at calls to US…

February 22, 2019 · by Diana Vizireanu · 0

Specific Sleep Positions Might Lead To Neurodegenerative Disease

A recent study on neurodegenerative disease risks focused on a somewhat unusual risk factor – sleep positions. The researchers concluded that sleeping on the back, for example, might indeed increase an individual’s risks of developing a neurodegenerative disease. “We compared the…

February 21, 2019 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Dietary Fatty Acids Consumption Might Boost Hypertension Risks

Hypertension is one of the leading causes of heart disease, and it might be even lethal as it might cause heart attack and stroke. While many previous studies looked into how dietary habits influence high blood pressure, the newest research…

February 21, 2019 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

“Zombie Deer Disease” Spread Across Canada, And It Might Also Affect Humans

In 2018, a new illness emerged, affecting deer, elk, and moose – chronic wasting disease (CWD). Since last year, the condition, popularly known as the “zombie deer disease, has spread across both the United States and Canada. More concerning is…

February 20, 2019 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Health Canada Warned Children And Teens Not To Consume Cough Products With Opioids

According to new guidelines released by Health Canada, children and teens should not consume cough products with opioids since that might boost the chances of addiction to those substances later in life. “Following a safety review of cough and cold…

February 20, 2019 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Can Scientists Find A Cure For Cancer With The Help Of The Great White Shark Genome?

Sharks are fascinating for many reasons. One of them is their incredible ability to heal. Recently researchers took a closer look at their genome in order to get more answers. The results appear in a study named Proceedings of the…

February 20, 2019 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Brain Scans In Newborns Might Help Specialists Detect Autism

By employing non-invasive 20-minute-long MRI brain scans in newborn, the scientists try mapping brain circuits in babies to help specialists early detect autism. That’s the conclusion of a new study headed by Hao Huang and his co-workers from the Children’s…

February 19, 2019 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Push-ups Have Many Health Benefits Besides Building Muscles

A recent study carried out by researchers from Harvard University revealed that push-ups have many health benefits besides building muscles. Also, how many push-ups a man can do is a sign of measuring his cardiovascular health, the scientists found out.…

February 18, 2019 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Smoking Reduces The Body’s Capacity Of Fighting Skin Cancer

We already know that smoking is harmful to human organism and that it is one of the leading causes of lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and many other illnesses that might be lethal. But a new study links smoking to a significant…

February 18, 2019 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Toxin Released By Gut Bacteria Might Cause Bowel Cancer

While scientists already knew that the intestinal microbiome is both beneficial and harmful to human health, a new study revealed that a toxin released by gut bacteria might cause bowel cancer. More specifically, recent research revealed that patients with bowel cancer…

February 15, 2019 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0