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An Eye Worm, Loa Loa, Caused An Artist’s Health Failing For Years

Ben Taylor, a 47-year-old painter and musician, experienced some very puzzling symptoms for years. His white blood cells skyrocketed, his eyes hurt, lumps on his face kept on popping up and disappearing soon afterward, and a muscle-like thing was like snapping…

August 10, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

We Have an Opioid Crisis in the Urban Centres

There’s an opioid crisis, and we don’t know how are we going to handle it. It happened in North Bay; it’s happening now in West Nipissing. West Nipissing Police’s Chief Ray St. Pierre said that there happened some cases of…

August 9, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Dementia Incidence Is Higher In Black People, A New Study Revealed

A study carried out by the researchers at the University College London, and King’s College London discovered that dementia incidence is higher in black people in the UK, in comparison with the other ethnic groups in the region. On the other…

August 8, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

A New Tick Species is Taking over the U.S.

Being the first in 50 years to reach the ‘land of the free’, a new tick species commonly named the Asian long-horned tick brings along fears of dangerous diseases from Asia. Haemaphysalis longicornis, as it is called by scientists, was…

August 7, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Australian State Of Victoria Reports Its First Case Of Superbug Fungus, A Candida Auris Antibiotic-Resistant Strain

Victoria, an Australian state, reported its first case of superbug fungus today, via its Deputy Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton. The case was recorded in a hospital in the Australian state, but the patient most likely contracted the antibiotic-resistant fungus, a…

August 7, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Hydrogen Peroxide-Sensing Molecules Help Doctors Assess The Effectiveness Of Cancer Treatments

MIT scientists developed a new biosensor based on hydrogen peroxide-sensing molecules that might help doctors estimate the effectiveness of cancer treatments and help them develop new therapies, as well. The sensor allows specialists to see if the cells are responding…

August 7, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

CBD Oil Might Help You Lose Weight But You Should Be Careful When Buying It

While THC is usually linked to munchies and might cause weight gain, CBD or cannabidiol, the second-largest compound in cannabis plants, might help you lose weight, according to a new study. However, the specialists warn that patients should be careful when…

August 6, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Eating Crickets Might Be Beneficial To Your Gut, A New Clinical Trial Shows

Valerie Stull, a doctoral graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, is the leading author of a new surprising study that asserted that eating crickets is beneficial to your gut. And there couldn’t be anyone else more…

August 6, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Over 150 Genes Linked To Atrial Fibrillation, According To A Recent Study

Researchers from the University of Michigan, drawing the genomic data of over one million people, tried to identify the genetic risk factors for atrial fibrillation, a condition characterized by irregular and rapid heart rate that’s affecting millions of American and more…

August 6, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Moderate Drinking Helps Reduce Potential for Dementia but don’t Open the Bottle yet

Alcohol research has had some very mystifying results that nobody can follow because they are incredibly contradictory. Some say to drink more because it may improve your health, while others feel like even moderate drinking will kill you. According to…

August 4, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Superbugs Are Turning Resistant to Alcohol Disinfectants, According To A New Study

New research indicates that hand sanitizers based on alcohol disinfectants are not sufficient to eliminate certain superbugs, also known as antibiotic-resistant bacteria. These superbugs can lead to harmful infections in hospitals and now are gaining increasingly more resistance to alcohol-based hand…

August 3, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Depression Treatment may be Associated with this one Molecule – Acetyl-L-carnitine

One of the most relentless type of depression is the treatment-resistant depression. As reported by the Mayo Clinic this kind of depression is immune to standard treatments as: antidepressants or psychotherapy. This happens to three out of ten adults diagnosed…

August 2, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Belly Fat Might Cause Cognitive Impairment In Older Adults

Recent Irish-based research revealed a connection between belly fat and cognitive impairment in older adults. More specifically, increased body weight can lead to severe brain conditions, such as dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. Carried out by Trinity College in Dublin,…

August 2, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

This Indiana Man Beats Death For The Third Time After Surviving Internal Decapitation

Brock Meister, a 22-year-old man from Plymouth, Indiana, is a fighter in life. From the CPR he needed at his birth and beating a brain tumor while he was 16, to the most recent life-threatening event in the young man’s…

August 2, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

A 10-Year-Old Boy Nearly Fully Recovered After Doctors Cut Out One-Sixth Of His Brain

About three years ago, a boy, aged ten now, identified as UD in a study released recently in the Cell Reports journal, was diagnosed with a tumor affecting his right brain hemisphere. The doctors had the only option to cut out…

August 2, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0