The study recruited 70 healthy adults age 60 to 83 who were divided into groups based on their levels of musical experience. The musicians performed better on several cognitive tests than individuals who had never studied an instrument or learned how to read music, according to the research findings published Wednesday online in the APA [...]
Taking extra vitamin D and calcium doesn’t seem to prevent bone-thinning in older men, according to Australian researchers. However, exercise did boost bone mineral density, a proxy for bone strength, their report shows. Despite the findings, people still need to get enough calcium and vitamin D to reduce the risk of osteoporosis, or bone thinning, [...]
This article examines the field of human genetics, and will be followed by features on breakthroughs in zoology, paleontology, astronomy, and the genome. The Splicing Code The genetic code is part of a functioning language. It has all the features of communicated information, including symbols, grammar, meaning, and purpose. And it’s all contained in DNA, [...]
European authorities do their best to propagandize healthy lifestyle. Even such renowned and popular chefs as Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay found themselves in the line of criticism: specialists determined that their dishes were too fat and heavy. Fat Panel scrupulously analyzed the recipes of the world-famous chefs and came to conclusion that the cooks, [...]
The US government outlawed drop-side cribs on Wednesday after the deaths of more than 30 infants and toddlers in the past decade and millions of recalls. It’s the end of the traditional crib that has cradled millions of babies for generations. It was a unanimous vote by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban the [...]
If they occur, surgeons have to perform operations on little babies. Needless to say that it is impossible to find out, whether such a baby would like to grow as a man or a woman. Fortunately, doctors rarely come across cases of abnormal sexual differentiation – the term that is now applied to the phenomenon [...]
People suffering from serious constipation may get some relief from a Chinese herbal medicine consisting of hemp seeds and other herbs, a new study finds. Participants who took 7.5 grams of hemp seed pills (HSP) twice a day, consisting of six different herbs, reported some improvements in their symptoms of constipation and fared better than [...]
If someone put you in an empty white room with no furniture, no doors or windows, no clock … you would begin to lose track of time. For a few days, your mind will detect the passage of time feeling the internal reactions of the body, including heart rate, sleep cycles, hunger, thirst and blood [...]
A research review by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists had found that moderate caffeine consumption probably won’t increase the risk of a miscarriage or premature birth. Until recently, studies have had conflicting findings about the effect of moderate caffeine consumption on pregnancy complications but a College committee has reviewed the evidence. “I think [...]
Some men like eating ample tasty meals and drinking in a cheerful company, others are regular smokers, while some work to rapidly build muscle mass, using hormones and anabolic. Such careless attitude to health, according to urologists, will inevitably reflect on male strength over time. Beer lovers are at a great risk since regular consumption [...]
by Babu G. Ranganathan The best natural remedy against whooping cough, colds, and flus is the age old remedy of colloidal silver. The metal silver in its colloidal state can be safely consumed and used in the body. Bacteria and viruses cannot develop resistance to silver. Silver disables a vital enzyme and mechanism in all [...]
By Arnaldo Lichtenstein Whenever I teach clinical medicine to fourth year students of Medicine, I launch the question: – What are the main causes that make grandpa or grandma have confusion? Some risk: “tumor in the head.” I say “No”. Others bet: “Alzheimer’s” My answer, again: “No.” To every negative reply the class is astonished [...]
These caricatures deal with the high costs associated with health care. In the amusing caricature… The doctor’s bill for medicine and house calls is so long that it trails on the ground. The caricature mocks the sheer quantity of medicine prescribed by the patient’s doctor. In the more thoughtful and provocative caricature. The artist explores [...]
Increasing the intake of olive oil may reduce the risk of suffering from ulcerative colitis, a new study suggest. The new findings were presented on Saturday at the Digestive Disease Week conference in New Orleans. Researchers at the University of East Anglia’s School of Medicine in the United Kingdom followed more than 25,000 people, aged [...]
People who are depressed eat more chocolate than people who are not, US researchers said on Monday, in a study that puts numbers behind the link between mood and chocolate. They said people who were depressed ate an average of 8.4 servings of chocolate per month, compared with 5.4 servings among those who were not. [...]
An elderly woman went into the doctor’s office. When the doctor asked why she was there, she replied,…
If you are tired of eating frozen strawberries and cherries, give tropical fruits a try. They may be not only a great dessert, but a cure for many diseases. Lychee The fruit is covered by a leathery rind which is pink to strawberry-red in color and rough in texture. The Chinese call it “dragon eye.” [...]
U.S. researchers have succeeded in turning lasers and nanoparticles into “nanobubbles” that can kill cancer, a new study suggests. By using this technique, researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas singled out individual diseased cells and destroyed them with tiny explosions, according to the study published in the Feb. issue of the journal Nanotechnology. The [...]
Researchers concluded that levels of sexual desire were higher in women who were moderate drinkers of red wine than in their counterparts who preferred other alcoholic drinks, or were teetotal. How red wine could have such effect to sex ? . . .
The World Health Organization released a report this week revealing record levels of drug-resistant Tuberculosis, with Asia as the epicentre of a condition whereby standard drugs no longer have any effect on the disease, which destroys the lungs. A more shocking statistic revealed by this report is that only seven per cent of patients are [...]
Substantial weight loss could bring big gains in the bedroom, a new study finds. The report was presented at the Obesity Society’s annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. According to U.S. researchers, obese individuals who slimmed down enjoyed enhanced sex lives, on top of feeling healthier. Previous research by Martin Binks’, director of behavior [...]
This chronic disease is still very little understood and includes a myriad of symptoms, so varied that they make diagnosis difficult and make employers doubt their employees who suffer from the condition. The disorder called Fibromyalgia affects millions of people around the world, mainly women. It is as mysterious as it is debilitating and affects [...]
Have you ever thought something like “Men are terrible creatures. They wage wars, start conflicts and then blame us for everything saying that all they do they do it for women. They demand impossible from women expecting them to do dishes, cook, work, and look like women on magazine covers. At the same time, men [...]
Scientists have found 13 new gene variants that increase a person’s risk of developing heart disease, the world’s number one killer, in a series of large-scale international genetic studies. The discovery of 13 previously unknown gene variations and the confirmation of around 10 more should offer clues about how heart ailments such as coronary artery [...]
If teens could reduce salt intake by three grams daily, they would enjoy a much healthier life in adulthood, the American Heart Association said in a press release. Teens who consume less salt would be less likely to develop high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke in later life, a new study suggests. The release [...]
But some past studies have found that the more children a woman has, the higher her risk of heart disease or stroke later on. And that relationship appears to be only partly explained by factors such as weight gain and lifestyle habits Women who have given birth to several children may have a faster rate [...]
