Category Archives: Health News

In the latest in a series of organ-on-a-chip technology developments, a team researchers from the NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), teamed up with researchers from the U.S. and South Korea to design a “placenta-on-a-chip”. The aim of this innovation is to study the inner workings of the human placenta ...click here to read more

Researchers at Tel Aviv University studied cannabis’ effect on bone fractures. Their findings revealed the non-psychotropic component cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) can greatly help health bone fractures. The research was conducted on rats with mid-femoral fractures. The rats were injected with either CBD or a combination of CBD and tetrahydrocannabino (THC). CBD, even when isolated from ...click here to read more

A drug currently being tested shows promise as a cure for malaria. Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center and researchers in Australia are working together on this potential cure. Malaria is a spread by mosquitos. It causes fevers, chills, flu-like symptoms, and in severe cases death. The mosquitos spread a parasite that attacks red blood ...click here to read more

Consumer Reports is removing liquid laundry pods from its list of recommended detergents. This decision comes in the wake of reports that more and more children are being harmed by the liquid laundry packets. In a report published on their website, Consumer Reports noted that despite warnings on the packages and even changes in design, ...click here to read more

Researchers at the University of Kansas Medical Center have shown that seniors can greatly benefit from exercise when it comes to boosting brain health. With this study researchers wanted to know how much exercise was needed to improve the cognitive function. Participants were 65 and older with no signs of cognitive impairment. Participants were put ...click here to read more

The Department of Health in North Dakota has confirmed the West Nile virus (WNV) disease in a human serum sample. This is the first case of human infection of the dangerous virus in 2015. With the monsoon coming earlier this year in some parts of the country, there has been an unexpected surge in the ...click here to read more

An eight-minute undercover video alleging the sale of fetal body parts has sparked controversy across the U.S. The video was taken via hidden camera by anti-abortion activists posing as the employees of a biotech firm. The video was edited and posted by the Center for Medical Progress. According to their website, the Center for Medical Progress ...click here to read more

In comparison to women who were never diagnosed with cancer, breast cancer survivors tend to gain more weight. Previous research has indicated weight gain was common among cancer survivors. But it was never pinpointed which types of cancers were a factor. Weight gain in breast cancer survivors was observed in relation to age and changes ...click here to read more

As technology advances, it seems there’s nothing our Smartphones can’t do. No longer just for making phone calls, they are our all-in-one personal assistant. New research has now found that our phones even know when we’re depressed. A small, Northwestern Medicine study reveals that our phones can detect when we’re depressed. By tracking usage as ...click here to read more

The University of California has uncovered that sleep deprivation may hinder our judgment to emotional responses making us believe our friends are actually our enemies. Sleep deprivation continues to be a large problem in Western society and as senior author, Matthew Walker stated, “These findings are especially worrying considering that two-thirds of people in the ...click here to read more

A novel gene has been isolated by researchers at the NIH’s National Institute on Aging (NIA). When this gene is genetically altered, it is responsible for a rare inherited condition called familial British dementia (FBD), first noticed in a large British family of more than 300 members spanning nine generations. The condition usually develops in people ...click here to read more

Sleep has long been recognized as an essential part of memory formation. Swedish researchers from Uppsala University have now found sleep also helps us access long-term memory during stressful times. For the study, 15 participants learned 15 card pair locations on a computer screen. In the first experiment, people slept for only four hours. The ...click here to read more

The National Institutes of Health brought together more than a hundred federal, state and local partners to encourage older adults to move more and stay active. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), unveiled Go4Life Month, a national exercise campaign for people 50 years old or older. Go4Life Month will occur in September, and sponsor activities ...click here to read more

Fiber is required to promote good health, but as recently presented at the Institute of Food Technologies conference in Chicago, seeking a variety of fiber sources is best for maximum health benefits. Research has shown that many Americans fall below targets for the recommended serving of fiber per day. It is suggested that men eat ...click here to read more