Health News

Leaving its mark: How frailty impacts the blood

Globally, human society is aging. A side-effect of this is that age-related disorders, such as frailty, are becoming increasingly common. Frailty includes not only physical disabilities, but also a decline in cognitive function and an increase in various social problems. The prevalence of this disorder among those aged 65 and over is estimated at 120 […]

Health Problems

Measles infection wipes our immune system’s memory leaving us vulnerable to other diseases

Scientists have shown how measles causes long-term damage to the immune system, leaving people vulnerable to other infections. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Amsterdam and their collaborators revealed that the measles virus deletes part of the immune system’s memory, removing previously existing immunity to other infections, in both humans and ferrets. Importantly, […]

Kids Health

Stacy Keibler Opens Up About Leaving Hollywood to 'Focus on Family'

A new normal! Stacy Keibler left her life in Hollywood when she became a mom because her “priorities completely shifted.” “I just realized I wanted to take a step back and just focus on family,” the former professional wrestler, 40, recently told Us Weekly exclusively while promoting her and husband Jared Pobre’s non-toxic skincare brand […]

Health News

Pen-pushers blocking cash for dementia care

Pen-pushers blocking cash for dementia care — leaving families to pick up the bill When Peter Beal fell trying to get out of his house in the middle of the night in 2017, it was literally the tipping point in his struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Peter, who’d been a manuscripts expert at Sotheby’s, had been […]