Researchers from the University of California have refined a national risk model which assesses a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. These modifications now make it more accurate and reliable. Based on the preliminary data from one million people, there was a 300 percent increase of women with a risk of three percent or higher. ...click here to read more
Our love-hate relationship with this seven-pointed leaf has been going on for decades. In fact, marijuana was in the top five most controversial topics of 2014. And while it continues making headline, behind laboratory doors scientists are changing the way they study the effect of this popular ingredient on our brains, which in turn might ...click here to read more
Recent research published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition has uncovered the benefits of consuming instant oatmeal for breakfast. The findings revealed consuming instant oatmeal for breakfast may help reduce appetite at lunch, minimizing the amount of food consumed. Breakfast continues to be hailed as the most important meal of the day, ...click here to read more
The age-old saying ‘The fruits of labor are sweeter than the gift of fortune,’ seemingly does not hold true for fertility treatment. The University of Copenhagen has produced new research that shows women giving birth post fertility-treatment are at higher risk of depression than women not bearing a child following fertility treatment. The researchers feel ...click here to read more
Copying success is a healthy habit, as was demonstrated by oncologists in a recent study. The success model these researchers copied was non-invasive Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT). This non-invasive therapy delivers a hi-dose of radiation that targets tumors in a precise way, thus minimizing the effect of radiation on the adjacent healthy tissue. Traditionally ...click here to read more
Life is the greatest gift of all, and to preserve that gift researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) conducted a study to determine whether science could help predict suicide risk. The topline finding of the study is how the researchers have isolated a sequence of RNA biomarkers in blood that may point ...click here to read more
Researchers from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (UCBSB) recently published a study which reveals that patients who require immediate medical attention are more likely to perceive doctors as emotionless. When we are in a state of medical need, we have an expectation that doctors are there to help us and should help ...click here to read more
For decades men have relied on the ‘little blue pill’ to boost sexual performance and desire. Women continued to ask when their own needs would be addressed, as lack of desire, especially post-menopause, continued to diminish. Well, today is the day ladies, and your prayers have been answered; the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...click here to read more
Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles Health Sciences discovered that only one in 10 heart failure patients are being referred to cardio rehabilitation post treatment – a number which is surprisingly low. Cardiac rehab is seen as an integral component to recovery; evidence has shown it to be effective for improving the quality ...click here to read more
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine found that the number of smokers who have quit has not grown significantly since the introduction of a prescription smoking cessation drug called varenicline. Varenicline was introduced in 2006 as a way to help people quit smoking. It works by blocking the pleasure received ...click here to read more
Just like how every person has a brain, every brain cell has its own brain – a ball of chromosomes wrapped in a protective fatty membrane. This is the nucleus, also known as the command station of the cell. In a recent study, partially funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), scientists have shown ...click here to read more
The medical industry’s long battle with joint pain could soon see the making of a truce. Researchers at Johns Hopkins have engineered a kind of synthetic that has the potential to bring about durable lubrication in many areas of the body. They have achieved this by binding a slippery molecule that is naturally found in ...click here to read more
Research from Harvard and Johns Hopkins University unveils that over the last 10 years there has been an increase in journal articles on the topic of yoga therapy as a means of reducing symptoms associated with disease and illness. Over the years yoga has become increasingly popular among all age groups. Promoted as a wellness ...click here to read more
Researchers from the University of Plymouth and Queensland University of Technology have uncovered that the use of the game Tetris can help to control real world cravings. Tetris is a popular, longstanding game where blocks of different colors and shapes fall from the top with the goal of combining them together so they fit. It ...click here to read more
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