Category: General Health
Green Tea Can Help Obese People Lose Weight According to Study
Key Takeaways Green tea aids weight loss when consumed for over 12 weeks at doses under 800 mg per day. Lower doses (under 500 mg daily) led to greater …
Being Overweight Could Cause Insomnia Study on Worms Shows
Key Takeaways A worm study suggests obesity may impair sleep by disrupting fat-related brain signals. Releasing fat stores appeared to restore sleep in genetically modified worms. Human relevance is …
Wastewater From Toilets Reveals Standard of Living
It’s amazing what you learn when you dig through sewer content: what people flush down the toilet can tell a lot about their lifestyle and economic status. In fact, …Mental Stress May Be the Reason Behind Your Fever
Conditions related to mental health such as anxiety and depression can negatively alter normal physiological reactions, even resulting in fever. Scientists have discovered a neural pathway that prompts a …Barth Syndrome: Gene Therapy Offers Hope, But Challenges Remain for Rare Genetic Disorder
Key Takeaways: Barth syndrome, a rare X-linked disorder affecting males, causes heart defects, muscle weakness, and immune issues due to mutations in the TAZ gene. Boston researchers successfully reversed …
Drinking Cow’s Milk Does Not Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer
A new observational study, just released and published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, states that drinking cow’s milk could increase the risk of breast cancer by up to …
Extreme Personal Grooming Raises the Risks of Vaginal Infections
Whether for reasons of hygiene, comfort, or aesthetics, more than three out of four women regularly remove their pubic hair, partially or completely. But this practice is not without …
A Single Dose of Antibodies Could Protect Newborns Exposed to HIV
Key Takeaways: A single antibody dose administered within 30 hours of SHIV exposure prevented viral reservoir formation in newborn monkeys, offering a potential alternative to weeks of antiretroviral therapy …