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Exercising Is Not Enough To Make Up For A Bad Diet, Scientists Claim

According to University of Sydney a study, physical activity cannot make up for a bad diet. It doesn’t matter how much time you spend working out at the gym or running laps; avoiding high-fat, processed meals is always a better choice.…

July 13, 2022 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Too Much Stress In Your Life? Try These Easy Practices

If you’re looking for a way to reduce stress in your life, these four easy practices can help. 1. Eat a balanced diet Eating a balanced diet is an important part of reducing stress. Eating right can help you maintain…

July 13, 2022 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Hobby Ideas For A Healthier Lifestyle

If you’re looking for a way to keep yourself healthy, you’ve probably heard about the benefits of exercise and good eating. But what about hobbies? Whether you’re looking for something that can help you relax or something that will get…

July 13, 2022 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Scientists Are Transplanting Pig Organs Into Brain Dead People

Recent experiments in the lengthy quest to save human lives using animal organs have resulted in the transplantation of pig hearts into two brain dead persons by researchers in New York. Following a groundbreaking but ultimately unsuccessful effort earlier this…

July 13, 2022 · by Anna Daniels · 0

New Drug Boosts Recovery Of Sensory And Motor Functions

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have shown that a medication candidate that penetrates the brain and is presently being developed as a treatment for cancer may also promote the regeneration of damaged neurons after spinal injury. The findings of…

July 13, 2022 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Margaritas Can Lead To Severe Burns On Your Skin! Here’s Why

To beat the heat of the summer months, many individuals like sipping on a pleasant alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverage that is served ice cold. These beverages may range from lemonade or iced tea to beer and delightful cocktails. However, it…

July 13, 2022 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Babies’ Pain Sensitivity Can Be Increase By Early Life Infections

Scientists from the Department of Pediatrics at Oxford University have made a discovery that an infection may heighten a baby’s sensitivity to pain, and this heightened sensitivity may persist even after the virus has cleared up. In a recent study…

July 13, 2022 · by Anna Daniels · 0

The Wait is Over: NASA Reveals James Webb’s First Full-Color Images of the Universe

We just spoke about the first full-color image that the James Webb Space Telescope revealed today, and it’s of the SMACS 0723 galaxy cluster. But since we knew very well that the telescope has a lot more in store for…

July 12, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Diabetes Can Accelerate Heart Failure, New Study Reveals

Everyone should know by now that diabetes can rain on a person’s parade in numerous ways, making them susceptible to heart attack, stroke, cardiovascular problems, and more. Therefore, dealing with obesity and sedentarism represents being on thin ice. In this…

July 12, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Reveals the Fabulous Terzan 2 Globular Cluster

Although the next-gen James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is up and running and even almost ready to reveal its first full-color images of the Universe, the much older Hubble telescope won’t exactly fall short. The telescope that’s been in the…

July 12, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Releases Its First Science Image

Astronomers understood very well that they needed to address the elephant in the room and build a telescope that could look a lot deeper into the Universe than Hubble had ever done it before. No disrespect intended for the over…

July 12, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Researchers Discover the First Preventable Cause of Alzheimer’s

Developing Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most horrible things that can happen to a person. While there’s no cure for the most common form of dementia, there are medications that can reduce the symptoms for a limited amount of…

July 12, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Fully Reversing Climate Change is Possible, MIT Scientists Claim

Perhaps everybody knows by now the horrible effects that climate change can have on our planet: global warming, drought, water becoming scarcer, and more. In a nutshell, climate change is bad, and we need to get rid of it. According…

July 11, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

ISS Safely Ejects Junk Into Space

We’re all going through times when astronomers and other scientists are worried about space junk becoming more and more prevalent just a bit above the Earth’s atmosphere. And it’s understandable, considering that even a small portion of space debris can…

July 11, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Humanity is One Step Closer to Travel Through Space Faster Than Light, Physicist Claims

The minimum distance separating our planet from Mars is over 54 million kilometers, meaning over 100 times more than the distance to the Moon. With our current technology, it would take a few months to reach Mars if the Red…

July 11, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0