Researchers have discovered that humans and great apes possess a receptor on their cells that detects metabolites from bacteria commonly found in fermented foods and triggers movement of immune cells. Claudia Stäubert of the University of Leipzig and colleagues report these findings in a new study published 23rd May in PLOS Genetics. Consuming lactic acid […]
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Thousands of cancer diseases caused by these foods
What is the role of our diet in the development of cancer? According to a new study, our diet may have a greater influence on our risk of cancer than previously thought. Researchers found that every year thousands of people get cancer because they eat unhealthy. In a recent study by Tufts University in Boston, […]
Women face greater odds of death if they suffer a cardiac arrest
Women are more likely to die if they have a cardiac arrest in public ‘because people fear performing CPR on them could be seen as sexual assault’ A cardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly stops pumping blood Some 68% of women cardiac arrest patients received CPR from a bystander In comparison, the figure was […]
Type 2 diabetes warning: Blood sugar risk after spending too much time in the sun revealed
Type 2 diabetes symptoms could flare up after long periods in the sun, and with summer holidays imminent, many are dreaming of long days soaking up the rays. However for many type 2 diabetics, being vigilant with their condition during their holidays is crucial. Too much sun may raise blood glucose levels and cause hypoglycaemia. […]
Is Porn Addiction Real? Here’s What Experts Have To Say
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith recently revealed she’s struggled with “an unhealthy relationship” to porn in her past. On Monday’s episode of her Facebook Watch series “Red Table Talk,” Pinkett Smith said she had a “little porn addiction” back in the day but later clarified: “I actually feel like I was using ‘addiction’ a little lightly. […]
Children of both young and old parents share risk for certain neurodevelopment disorders
Results of a new study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that parental age is linked to the risk for the development of neuropsychiatric disorders in children, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD); attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); and Tourette’s disorder/chronic tic disorder (TD/CT). […]
Exercise may help teens sleep longer, more efficiently
Getting more exercise than normal—or being more sedentary than usual—for one day may be enough to affect sleep later that night, according to a new study led by Penn State. In a one-week micro-longitudinal study, the researchers found that when teenagers got more physical activity than they usually did, they got to sleep earlier, slept […]
Richard Madeley: Dementia meant my mother asked if it was Christmas in July
Mary Claire was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer and dementia on the same day. Afterwards she told her family: “This is what’s known as a double whammy.” Good Morning Britain presenter Richard, 63, said: “All of us were agreed on one thing from that moment. We hoped the tumour would get her first. In fact that’s […]
Type 2 diabetes: Eating this popular vegetable could lower blood sugar
Type 2 diabetes is a condition that involves problems with not getting enough glucose into the cells. Food plays a huge role in a type 2 diabetes and can either help or hinder the condition. Foods with high sugar content, trans-fat, white bread and starchy vegetables, are all classified as the ‘wrong’ type of food […]
Women’s wellness: Menopause misconceptions
Menopause marks the end of a woman’s fertility. By definition, it occurs one year after a woman’s last menstrual period. While menopausecan happen in a woman’s 40s or 50s, the average age is 51 in the U.S. Jacqueline Thielen, M.D., a women’s health expert from Mayo Clinic, says menopause is a journey that occurs over […]