Category: Health News
Automated Insulin Delivery System Promises Favorable Outcomes, a Study Shows
Researchers at Cambridge University have conducted a successful clinical trial studying the effectiveness of an artificial pancreas in patients with Type 2 diabetes. They published their findings in the …
Marriage Woes Could Be the Root Cause of Your Chronic Health Problems
Relationships between couples have a significant impact on health. Married couples’ morbidity and mortality rates are consistently lower than those of single people. But marriage itself may not be …Neuroscientists Shed Light On How Huntington’s Disease Impacts Neurons
A new study by neuroscientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has revealed how two separate populations in the striatum, a neuronal circuit in the brain, are impacted …
Codeine Cough Syrup Abuse on the Rise in Morocco Due to Lack of Prescription Regulations
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines substance abuse as “the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs.” Also known as drug abuse, it involves …
Genetic Engineering Makes Crop Pests Eradication Cheaper and Safer
Crop pests consume more than a fifth of crops cultivated around the world every year. Production of professional table crops and agricultural commodities is seriously threatened by insect pests. …WHO Triggers the Highest Level of Alert after 17000 Cases of Monkeypox Identified
With nearly 17,000 people affected in 74 countries, the World Health Organization has triggered the highest level of alert for monkeypox. NB: The Imvanex vaccine was approved by the …
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Scientists Discover How Intestinal Viruses Affect the Gut
The human body is known to consist of trillions of cells including bacterial, viral, and fungal cells, and the gut, in particular, harbors a larger population of these microbial …
Swiss Researchers Develop “SleepLoop” a Device to Improve Deep Sleep
What if a lightweight handheld device could improve sleep quality through sound stimulation? That’s the experiment conducted by Swiss researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. …