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Testosterone is predominately a male hormone, although it’s found at much lower levels in women. The hormone is responsible for a man’s sex drive, among other things. Higher levels of testosterone have been found to affect men’s behavior. A study published in Nature Communications explored the effects that high testosterone has on a man’s behavior. ...click here to read more

There are many different factors that can contribute to weak bones, such as being a female, old age, smoking, caffeine intake, low calcium, and certain medications. But you may want to add anxiety to that list. The latest research findings suggest that anxiety can contribute to weak bones by depleting vitamin D levels. Previous studies ...click here to read more

Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder categorized by snoring and poor breathing quality throughout the night. Sleep apnea, if left untreated, can contribute to obesity, high blood pressure, headaches, and other health problems. The most common treatment for sleep apnea is the use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device. This device is a ...click here to read more

There are many underlying conditions that are proven to increase a person’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The most severe and most common of these include obesity, high blood pressure, and abnormal levels of lipids in the blood (dyslipidemia). These conditions are all preventable and, in fact, lifestyle interventions are often the first choice of ...click here to read more

Senile cataract is a vision-impairing disease caused by age, and it is characterized by the gradual progressive thickening of the lens in the eye. This disease is the world’s leading cause of treatable blindness, which is unfortunate, as age-related cataract is reversible. Due to this fact, early detection, careful and attentive monitoring, and timely surgical ...click here to read more

The saying goes “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” and it refers to the difficulty that older individuals have learning new tasks, as it is perceived that their ability to absorb and utilize new information is limited. While this is true to some extent, as our bodies and minds become less capable as ...click here to read more

Bigeminy is a medical term referring to the sensation of the heart skipping a beat, also described as heart fluttering or palpitations. Bigeminy occurs when the rhythm of the heart become irregular, causing blood to move through it in an abnormal manner. The condition is essentially a normal heartbeat followed by a premature one, with ...click here to read more

Everyone experiences muscle pain from time to time, and the majority of cases are due to simple causes that can be easily remedied. However, there exist other more sinister forms of muscle pain that may be perceived as benign but are be due to an underlying medical condition. To help our readers make more informed ...click here to read more

A lot can change in 10 years, and nothing has been as impactful on human life recently than the introduction of the smartphone. These tiny pocket-sized devices are essentially small computers with the processing power to do most things only a desktop computer could do not so long ago. But is this new innovation having ...click here to read more

Cannabis is often perceived as being a common street drug, but in recent years, it has seen a significant shift in favor of its medicinal applications. Everything from pain, nausea, and even epilepsy has seen some benefit from using cannabis instead of more traditional forms of medication. This trend appears to continue, as a new ...click here to read more

Muscular system diseases affect one of the most important structures in the human body: muscle. Our muscles produce the force necessary to help us move and function in the world. Without it, we would be bound to a single spot for the rest of our lives. Diseases of the muscular system can affect various aspects ...click here to read more

Palinopsia is defined as the persistent recurrence of a visual image after the stimulus has been removed. It is often described as having an after-image of an object, reappearing briefly after it has been removed from attention. The condition is distracting and irritating, but fleeting as the image in the visual field lasts just for ...click here to read more

Uterine polyps are growths that form on the inner walls of the uterus. They may also be referred to as endometrial polyps, as the tissue lining the uterus is called the endometrium. These polyps are usually less than one centimeter in diameter and have the ability to flatten and conform to the shape of the ...click here to read more

Having the sensation of burning back pain can be very annoying and quite debilitating. There are many reasons why back pain develops, and the nature of the pain can be an important clue for physicians seeking a diagnosis. While back pain symptoms vary from patient to patient, having a back pain burning sensation is often ...click here to read more