Category: Medical Conditions
Intermittent Fasting Has a Regenerative Effect on Nerves Study Shows
There are many benefits of intermittent fasting that are not always well understood. But researchers have noticed something quite surprising: through a complex mechanism, fasting promotes nerve regeneration in …Systemic Therapeutic Benefits of Exercise Could Be Reproduced Using a Pill
Exercise helps confer resistance against chronic illnesses such as obesity, type II diabetes, and other cardiovascular diseases. The biological and cellular processes by which exercise and physical activity mediate …Strong Correlation between Flu Vaccinations and Reduced Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
Over 6 million people in the United States are affected by Alzheimer’s disease, and the prevalence is continuously rising as the country’s aging population grows. Past studies have shown that systemic immune responses to several infections like …New Treatment for Cystinosis a Rare Disease Changes Hair Color in Light Skinned Patients
In the search for a cure for cystinosis a rare genetic disease, scientists may have inadvertently discovered how to genetically change hair color. Melanin is the molecule responsible for …Study Explains Why Malaria Vaccine Loses Its Protective Effect Quickly
Scientists from Germany probing immune response in humans following inoculation with the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum have found a possible explanation for why the effect of the malaria vaccine …New High-Resolution Look at Rabies Virus May Lead to Better Vaccines
Researchers from La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) may have discovered targets that could make for more effective vaccines for rabies when focused on. Vaccination is preferable to treatment …Vitamin D Deficiency Could Increase the Risk of Dementia
Vitamin D is one of the very few vitamins produced by the human body. This fat-soluble vitamin can be produced in the skin in the presence of sunlight. Vitamin …Androgens Responsible for Higher Bladder Cancer Cases Among Men
Men are more susceptible to having most forms of cancer. Now, researchers have found that hormones may explain this phenomenon. In a new study published in the journal Science …Scientists Confirm Inhaled Vaccines More Effective For COVID-19 Than Nasal Sprays
A comparison of vaccine delivery systems for respiratory infection treatments that was carried out by scientists from McMaster University showed that inhaled aerosols offer superior protection and more robust …