Category Archives: Health News

It may be hard to accept that with aging you simply can’t do the same things like you used to. For this reason, many seniors tend to overestimate their abilities, including mobility as suggested by latest research. Lead study author Timothy Platts-Mills said, “Ensuring that older adults discharged from the emergency department are able to ...click here to read more

Unlike the more common Type 2, Type 1 diabetes does not develop from lifestyle factors. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition where the immune response attacks the pancreas causing little to no insulin production. Research now suggests there are bacteria that may prevent Type 1 diabetes, this according to researchers from Inserm, Paris Descartes ...click here to read more

New research suggests that there is minimal evidence to support that cutting out certain carbohydrates helps to relieve or ease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS is a condition which can lead to discomfort, abdominal pain and changes to bowel habits. There is no exact cause currently, but common belief is that symptoms may ...click here to read more

Unlike the zebrafish, mammals do not have the ability for cardiac regeneration. Currently, the human body can regenerate the liver and skin, but although we know that the heart cannot regenerate, the reason why has never been answered, until now. Researchers from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg conducted new research which explores why the heart doesn’t ...click here to read more

In a research study spanning over three decades, scientists found that DNA repair genes may determine when the neurological symptoms begin in Huntington’s disease. Huntington’s disease is an inherited disorder of the brain in which cells in certain parts of the brain degenerate and die. It is caused by changes in a gene that encodes ...click here to read more

Post-mortem brain tissue analysis of people who have succumbed due to ALS reveal clumps of protein called TDP-43. A recent study by researchers at Johns Hopkins, involving brain tissue from mice and humans, sheds new light on the role of TDP-43 in normal cells and the reason for their accumulation in pathological conditions. The details ...click here to read more

In the study of human evolution, the formation of the brain is quite puzzling. It is believed that the size of the brain is linked with dietary changes, which have occurred in the last three-million years. A new study reveals the importance of dietary carbohydrates as it contributes to the formation of the brain. As ...click here to read more

Over time high blood sugar linked with diabetes can cause serious health consequences. High blood sugar is associated with kidney failure, stroke, heart attack, nerve damage and erectile dysfunction. New findings suggest that high blood sugar from diabetes can lead to immune system malfunction, which can trigger infection. Scientist from Case Western Reserve said they ...click here to read more

The increasing national focus on personalized or ‘precision’ medicine is misguided, distracting from broader investments to reduce health inequities and address the social factors that affect population health, two leading public health scholars argue in the New England Journal of Medicine. The article written by prominent professors in the field of public health sheds light on ...click here to read more

Columbia University Medical Center has revealed that a diet high in refined carbohydrates may increase the risk of developing depression in postmenopausal women. Menopause puts women at risk for depression due to changes in hormones and so, based on the new research, it is suggested to minimize intake of refined carbohydrates to lower one’s risk. ...click here to read more

Life-threatening infections in older individuals can be due to a rapid shrinking of the thymus, according to researchers. The thymus is a specialized gland of the immune system. It is located in between the sternum (the central bone of your chest) and the heart. The thymus is comprised of two identical lobes that produce T ...click here to read more

A recent discovery by researchers funded by the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (PCRF) could lead to a cheap, non-invasive test to detect early stages of pancreatic cancer in people who are in the high-risk category of developing this type of cancer. The research team, from Queen Mary University of London’s Barts Cancer Institute, has discovered ...click here to read more

New research from the University of Vermont suggests that in mice models, salt intake may increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). With the use of three genetically different groups of mice, researchers conducted their study. The mice were fed either a high salt diet or a control diet and researchers induced a disease ...click here to read more

New research suggests that even after multi-step cleaning an endoscope may still contain harmful bacteria. The study showed that the endoscopes were properly cleaned according to guidelines and yet bacteria lingered. An endoscope is a medical device that is used to explore the insides of the digestive tract. It is put into the body through ...click here to read more