Category: Health News
Steroids Could Cause Irreversible Testicular Atrophy
Millions of men around the world use anabolic steroids. An estimate has it that there are around three million users in America alone. The majority of users are men, …
MIT Develops Monthly Contraceptive Pill: Star-Shaped Capsule Releases Hormones for 29 Days, Eliminating Daily Doses
Key Takeaways: A single pill replaces daily doses, reducing adherence burden and unintended pregnancy risks. A star-shaped capsule unfolds in the stomach, stays for 29 days, and releases levonorgestrel …
An Artificial Retina to Restore Sight Could Soon Become a Reality
A team from the Vision Institute (L’Institut de la Vision) demonstrated that an artificial retina, an implant placed at the level of the retina that receives an image directly …
University of Utah: Understanding Hibernation Mechanisms Could Help Overcome Obesity
Why are obese people more likely to develop diabetes, inflammation, or even cancer, and not huge mammals like bears? To try to understand this, U.S. researchers have analyzed the …
Study: Rapamycin May Help You Fight Skin Sagging and Wrinkles
Rapamycin: The Solution to Skin Aging? Maintaining a youthful appearance is a desire of many people. This craving makes them to load up on a wide variety of topical …
Hydromethylthionine May Counter Cognitive Decline, Study Shows
Surprising findings by researchers in a new study by TauRx show that the drug hydro-methyl thionine is capable of producing noticeable effects on brain atrophy and cognitive decline even …
Abusing Cannabis Increases the Risk of Testicular Cancer
According to the latest study led by Dr. Stephen Schwartz of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle smoking cannabis once a week or regularly since adolescence would …
More Depression Cases Among High School Students Despite Falling Alcohol Consumption
Researchers Observe a Divergence in the Relationship Between Binge Drinking and Depression Findings from a new study of teenagers by researchers at Columbia University suggest a relationship between too …