They grow up so fast! Mason Disick, the eldest son of Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick, was raised in the spotlight. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians stars welcomed the little one on December 14 at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles. He weighed in at seven pounds and 6 ounces, measuring 19.6 inches. “Having Mason […]
E.coli is more likely to be spread through poor toilet hygiene
Not washing your hands after going to the toilet ‘puts you at a greater risk of catching potentially deadly E.coli than eating undercooked chicken or pork’ Experts found most drug resistant E. coli strains are spread between humans The ‘likeliest route’ of catching it is through faecal particles entering your mouth E. coli bacteria normally […]
Decrease in stroke incidence continued through 2017 in ARIC
(HealthDay)—In the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, the decrease in stroke rates reported for 1987 to 2011 extended to 2017, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in JAMA Neurology. Silvia Koton, Ph.D., R.N., from Tel Aviv University in Israel, and colleagues examined data from the ARIC study to examine whether stroke incidence […]
Kids learn valuable life skills through rough-and-tumble play with their dads
Play is an important way for children to learn about the world around them. Through play, they learn cultural norms, socialisation guidelines and experiment with different ways to interact with their environment. But play between a father and their child or children can offer a different type of play. It’s often boisterous, physical and competitive, […]
10 years younger due to cross-word puzzles
According to a large study, the mental performance in elderly adults who regularly solve word and number puzzles, much better. If the short-term memory was tested, cut off the people that solved a lot of puzzles, as well as people who are ten years younger. The regular participants are employees of the study with the […]
New website walks parents through early childhood development, alerts them to early signs of autism
Your baby delights you but he’s causing you concern. Why is it so hard to get him to look at you? Why doesn’t he gesture as much as other babies you know? Your relatives say you worry too much. They blame your parenting for the child’s frequent tantrums. Still, you wonder: “Could my baby have […]
Less cancer deaths with regular PSA Tests
For the early detection of prostate cancer is a blood test available called a PSA Test. The Benefit of this investigation is, however, discussed for years by experts critically. A new long-term study from Sweden shows that through the Test, the deaths due to prostate cancer by 30 percent. Since 1995, the collected data from […]
Scope advance reveals first look through all cortical layers of awake brain
Just like doctors seek to scan deeper into the body with sonograms, CT and MRI, and astronomers seek to look farther out into the universe with space-based telescopes, adaptive optics and different wavelengths of light, neuroscientists pursue new ways to watch brain cells at work deep inside the brain. Three-photon microscopy recently emerged to give […]
Concussion prevention: Sorting through the science to see what’s sound
As his helmet collided violently with his opponent’s shoulder, Luke Kuechly looked like a life-size bobblehead doll. In an instant, the Carolina Panthers star linebacker suffered yet another concussion. His season, and perhaps career, was in jeopardy. A few weeks earlier, Kuechly began wearing an experimental collar around his neck designed to protect his brain […]
Children born through IVF may have higher risk of hypertension
Children conceived through assisted reproductive technologies may be at an increased risk of developing arterial hypertension early in life, among other cardiovascular complications, according to a Swiss study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Developed in 1978, assisted reproductive technologies (ART) has helped millions of individuals and families who cannot […]