Health Problems

What makes joints pop and crack and is it a sign of disease?

Joints emit a variety of noises, including popping, snapping, catching, clicking, grinding, grating and clunking. The technical term for these noises is “crepitus”, from the Latin “to rattle”. People of all ages can experience crepitus, although it becomes more common with old age. So what causes crepitus? Air bubbles forming in the joint spaces are […]

Health News

Meat consumption is changing but it’s not because of vegans

Meat consumption in North America is changing. Product developers and policy-makers need to understand the reasons for that change. It’s tempting to attribute the decrease in meat consumption to a rise in vegetarianism and veganism, but not all vegans are the same, and overall they play a relatively small role in consumption changes. How is […]

Kids Health

Smoking during pregnancy doubles the risk of sudden unexpected infant death, study warns

The first findings to result from a collaboration between Seattle Children’s Research Institute and Microsoft data scientists provides expecting mothers new information about how smoking before and during pregnancy contributes to the risk of an infant dying suddenly and unexpectedly before their first birthday. According to the study published in Pediatrics, any amount of smoking […]

Health Problems

Identification of potential target protein aggregates for treating Alzheimer’s

The aggregation of alpha-synuclein proteins in Parkinson’s disease and tau proteins in Alzheimer’s disease is intimately linked to the progression of these neurodegenerative diseases. These aggregates propagate from one neuronal cell to another, attaching themselves to the cells. They multiply during this propagation. It has already been shown that the propagation and amplification of these […]

Kids Health

Khloe Kardashian Is Slammed for This Pic of Her Daughter True

Birkin Baby! Khloé Kardashian’s daughter, True, was thriving in the throwback Opens a New Window. the reality star posted on Wednesday, March 6 — but some fans were far from pleased. “About 4 months ago,” the reality star, 34, captioned the upload. “My girl is growing up so fast.” In the pic, her daughter, now […]

Health Problems

Irritable bowel syndrome sufferers have a distinctive signature of gut bacteria

People who suffer from stress-related irritable bowel syndrome have a distinctive microbial signature in their gut. However, holistic psychosomatic therapy using hypnosis is significantly more effective at treating their condition than symptomatic or probiotic treatment alone. This is the finding of studies conducted by a research group at MedUni Vienna’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. […]

Kids Health

The Truth About Being Naked in Front of Your Kids

Whether or not you personally gave birth to your kids, you probably don’t think much of your babies and toddlers seeing you naked. After all, you see them naked all the time — what with the bathing and the diaper-changing and all — so it doesn’t seem strange. Plus, if they’re young, it’s likely they […]