baby
Most parents take comfort in knowing their child will have a fair chance in the life. However, there are certain things that could hold them back. That will be a real shame if they have talents in a certain subject. They are never going to beat other candidates during...
Women smiling
None of us like visiting the dentist. It’s expensive, and it’s time-consuming. And there is always that fear that the dentist will find a cavity! Of course, there are plenty of things you can do between checkups to ensure you have excellent oral health. Poor oral hygiene can lead...
Study On Yeast Could Human Longevity
Ten years into research they call "exhaustive," scientists at the University of Washington and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging are reporting in the journal Cell Metabolism that they've isolated 238 genes linked to aging in yeast cells. After working with undergrads to painstakingly delete a single gene from...
EAR_HEALTH
A 6-year-old boy in Salt Lake City, Utah, recently had plastic surgery to make his ears stick out less, and parents everywhere weighed in on the family's decision, perhaps without knowing all of the facts about this operation. The young boy had been bullied because of his ears — his...
wheelchair
As parents, children, or siblings, we all want the best for our family. While we are all eager to give them the support they need, some members of the clan might need a little more help than others. Looking after our disabled family members isn’t a problem, but it can...
PSORIASIS
An irritating skin condition may mean there is irritation in your blood vessels, too, a new study finds.In the study of people with psoriasis, an inflammatory skin condition, researchers found that the severity of a person's psoriasis was linked to the amount of inflammation in the blood vessels, a...
Eat More Ginger
It turns out that ginger, the antioxidant-packed spice long thought to bolster immunity, can also enhance your fitness by lowering inflammation and dulling pain in your muscles. The latest study of this root found that ginger speeds muscle-strength recovery after you lift weights. Previously, research revealed that ginger can tame exercise-induced inflammation and mute muscle pain caused by running...
Accelerate melanoma spread
Antioxidants are often touted for their potential cancer-fighting abilities, but now researchers say the compounds may actually speed up the spread of the potentially deadly skin cancer melanoma, according to a new study done in mice and in cultured human cancer cells. Antioxidants are compounds in foods and supplement pills...
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey
A Scottish nurse who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone last year is in a "serious condition" after being readmitted to an isolation unit in London. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed that the virus is still present in Pauline Cafferkey's body after being left over from the original infection. She is...
Hours’ Sleep
Some people function perfectly well on a few short power naps. While others require the full eight hours just to feel human. Prolonged sleep deprivation has negative consequences. For our physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. Even short-term sleep loss will cause irritability and increased stress levels. An inability to sleep...