Category: Health News
Mount Sinai’s Study: Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure Could Impact Infants’ Heart Stress Response
For years, researchers have highlighted the dangers that air pollution poses to humans. A new study now reveals that exposure in pregnant women may inhibit cardiac response to stress …Too Much Work, Stress, and Ironically Not Enough Work Could Give You a Stroke, Studies Show
Key Takeaways: Working long hours increases stroke risk – More than 10 hours a day raises the risk by 29%, or 45% after a decade. Even a standard 41-48 …
Diabetes 1 Breakthrough: Researchers Are Now Able to Create Insulin-Producing Cells
After years of trying, researchers finally were able to transform human stem cells into mature cells that produce insulin. In the long term, this can cure people with diabetes. …
Study: Men Who Had Facial Plastic Surgery Considered More Attractive and Trustworthy
More men may have a reason to go under the knife for aesthetic reasons after researchers found in a study that plastic surgical procedures on the face may boost …
Woman Misdiagnosed with a Sinus Infection Becomes Paralyzed
Initially, Sierra Henderson a young woman went to the emergency room because of pain in her foot and a bad taste in her mouth. While she was only diagnosed …
Engineering Technique Showed Potential to Transform Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Ohio State University Medical Center have shown that engineering design methods could be used to craft custom bone replacement …
New Study Sheds Light on How Asbestos Exposure Leads to Mesothelioma
A new study on malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, identified three sets of tumors with different molecular structure characteristics. According to …
Vaginal Fluid Transplantation, Against Recurring Bacterial Vaginosis Soon to Be Available
Bacterial vaginosis affects between 15 and 20% of women. Researchers think they have found a new remedy for this infection caused by an imbalance in the vaginal flora. They …