A new study links physical activities to lowered risks of having memory impairments like Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. The study reveals that the more physically active a person becomes, the more grey matter he has- grey areas are regions in the brain responsible for many of our critical cognitive functions like speech and memory.
May is the National Skin Cancer Awareness Month with May 2 designated as ‘Melanoma Monday’. An estimated one in every five Americans are in danger of developing malignant melanoma responsible for 75% of all cancer deaths in the US.
The Belgian government has just announced a massive distribution of iodine pills to its citizens who live within 62 miles (100km) around the country’s nuclear facilities. While health authorities say the move is part of the country’s nuclear emergency plan, many citizens think the iodine pill distribution is a pre-emptive anti-nuclear terrorism plan following recent terrorist attacks in Brussels.
A Danish-led study by researchers at the University of Copenhagen suggests links between Rosacea, a skin condition characterized by facial redness, and high risks of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. However, experts are quick to note that absolute risk for neurodegenerative diseases among Rosacea patients remains low.
New study by experts from John Hopkins School of Medicine suggests that tight hairstyles may lead to more hair loss. One in every three African-American women are said to suffer from traction alopecia- gradual hair loss condition resulting from constant damage caused to the hair follicle from the tension at the person’s hair root.
A new study shows the rapidly increasing prices of cancer drugs and patients taking on the burden of paying for them.
Scientists reveal that they have unlocked the answers to why some people have young-looking skin while others age dramatically.
For all the uninitiated, 1-minute workout or the High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is alternating intensive episodes of exercise with less time for recovery. This form of exercise is becoming highly popular, and here’s why.
Those who suffer from depression can be treated with Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy.
Former WWE intercontinental champ, Chyna, died of an accidental overdose of lethal cocktail of prescription drugs according to her manager. Initial reports indicated that she might had been dead for a few days before she was found unresponsive by her manager in her Redondo Beach apartment in California.
Doing less may actually mean more as new study reveals that one minute of intense training is as good as 45-minute workout. Researchers think that the one-minute exercise regimen is an ‘efficient workout strategy’ that makes the not-enough- time-to-exercise’ excuse invalid.
A recently published 29-year study reveals a 17-fold and 11-fold increase of childhood obesity among boys and girls, respectively, in rural Shandong province in China. The catastrophic rise of obese children in nearly three decades coincides with the country's immense GDP growth along with penetration of Western diet in Chinese modern food culture.
The UK-based Royal College of Physicians has recently published a 200-page report on Thursday advising and even recommending e-cigarettes as an effective smoking cessation aid for smokers. The report, however, contradicts earlier US findings linking vaping devices to higher likelihood of trying or going back to traditional tobacco-based smoking habit.
Scientists examine demographic records and find that women who have more children tend to have shorter lifespans than those who have just one or no child.
A new McMaster University study says that people who exercise for just a minute can benefit as much as those who exercise for 45 minutes.
