Category: Health News
University of California Irvine Study Sheds Light on Why Older Adults Are More Susceptible to Infectious Diseases
Some diseases are more severe in extremes of age. Malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea are more severe in under-fives, while cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and arthritis worsen with increasing age. This …
Researchers Discover Neurons That Drive Our Competitive Nature and Social Interactions
Competitiveness is a measure of a person’s desire to surpass others. We all have that desire, however, its intensity varies from individual to individual. While some are highly competitive …Intragastric Satiety-Inducing Device (ISD) A Nonsurgical Implant That Can Suppress Appetite
According to research, it has been found that diet and exercise alone cannot help combat obesity, because, for an obese patient, there have been some biological adaptations undertaken by …Researchers Finally Generate the First-Ever Complete Sequence of the Human Genome
Every person is comprised of a sequence of genetic data that is housed within the nucleus of the cells and encoded as Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that is geometrically folded …New Discovery May Explain Why Certain Infections Refuse to Go Away
There is a major concern in the medical community that bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. Now, new research out of the University of Utah has revealed a …Scientists Decode How Eating Proteins Aids Weight-Loss
Presently, losing weight has become the goal for many people across the globe. People now engage in activities including physical activity, and being conscious of what goes into their …
The Taller You Are the Higher the Risk of Getting Colorectal Cancer Study Shows
There are 1,400,000 new cases of colorectal cancer each year worldwide, representing about 15% of cancer incidence. In drawing attention to the “height” criterion in the risk of this …