Category Archives: Health News

Slow wave sleep, or deep sleep, has been found to boost the immune system memory by storing data of antigens. The data is stored the same way memories are formed during the sleep cycle. An antigen is a substance that triggers your immune system to create antibodies. When we are exposed to certain substances (bacteria, ...click here to read more

Tons of new information and research is continuously emerging in the field of Alzheimer’s and Alzheimer’s prevention, but it is only useful when researchers team up and collaborate together. When researchers join together to share their findings, it can help further push Alzheimer’s prevention. Twelve co-authors came together from six different clinical trials as part ...click here to read more

Chemical exposure to the endocrine system has been linked with an increased risk of diabetes and obesity – two major health threats currently affecting society. The findings were presented at the International Conference on Chemicals Management in Geneva, Switzerland. The findings come from previous research from 2009 which suggests endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC) are hazardous to ...click here to read more

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) intervention is effective at treating depression but not successful at self-care heart failure, according to a new study. The findings were published in JAMA Internal Medicine. It is quite common for those who have heart disease to develop major depression. If depression and heart failure are not well cared for, they ...click here to read more

Genes for DNA health link menopause timing and breast cancer, this according to new findings. Researchers at the University of Cambridge and Exeter conducted a large study involving nearly 70,000 women. Women’s ovarian “eggs” are used for DNA repair to allow it to live longer. This process can delay menopause. DNA can become damaged through ...click here to read more

Childhood trauma – or experiencing mental stress – has been found to raise the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes in adults. The findings were published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Study author, Ashley Winning, said, “The most striking and perhaps sobering finding in our study is that high levels ...click here to read more

A landmark trial has discovered a new 21-gene test that can help breast cancer patients skip chemotherapy. Recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the study is the best evidence on the subject to date. The test, called Oncotype DX, is performed on the tumor and helps identify which patients can safely avoid ...click here to read more

When treated with only an antidepressant, many seniors with depression do not receive enough benefits. A study from the University of Washington unveiled that adding an antipsychotic medication to the antidepressant medication can better help seniors with hard to treat depression. In previous research conducted on younger adults, the addition of an antipsychotic medication relieved ...click here to read more

Smoking is the primary cause of lung cancer, but lung cancer can be seen in non-smokers as well. Researchers in Portugal wanted to uncover the differences between lung cancer in smokers and non-smokers. For the study 504 non-smokers and smokers from Portugal with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were examined. Non-smokers with lung cancer were ...click here to read more

Researchers have found that a common drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity is also effective at treating alcohol addiction. The findings come from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, where researcher explained alcohol addiction is a large problem in today’s society, costing Sweden billions of dollars a year to treat. Alcohol addiction ...click here to read more

An immune system boosting drug, which is also used in the shrinking of tumors, now shows promise to treat advanced kidney cancer. The drug is called Opdivo and through testing, performed better than other drugs in its ability to shrink tumors and boost patient survival. Senior researcher, Dr. Padmanee Sharma, said the findings “are significant ...click here to read more

Alzheimer’s plaques are clumps of fibrous protein, referred to as amyloid plaques, commonly found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. Amyloid plaques were first discussed about 150 years ago and have since been associated with Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and Alzheimer’s disease. Recent findings suggest that amyloid plaques may also have a beneficial ...click here to read more

Colored contacts are popular for people who want to switch up their look, but a Korean study found they can also impair vision and eyesight. The researchers conducted eye exams on 30 participants wearing clear lenses, then repeated the tests with colored contacts. The colored contacts had varying amounts of un-tinted open space around the ...click here to read more

A new study finds that the brain neurons which control hunger and appetite also regulate bone mass. A senior author Tamas L. Horvath said, “We have found that the level of your hunger could determine your bone structure. The less hungry you are, the lower your bone density, and surprisingly, the effects of these neurons ...click here to read more