Human body

The appendix is a useless excrescence. Is it?

Thu Dec 3, 12:22 / comments: 0

Over millions of years, appendix preserves the bacterial flora in our intestines

Appendix is useless. It has only disadvantages. It can become inflamed and infected - this is called the "appendicitis". Yet, over millions of years, it preserves the bacterial flora in our intestines.

Fighting the stress with knitting needles

Thu Dec 3, 11:58 / comments: 0

Needlework helps to fight stress and endure chronic pain

Do knitting to combat stress! This is the new idea of doctors who are discovering the virtues of needlework to combat stress and endure chronic pain.

The alcohol would help reduce cardiac risk in men

Sun Nov 29, 10:01 / comments: 0

Regular consumption of alcohol would reduce by about one third the risk of CHD (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris) in men, according to a Spanish study.

Let your kids get dirty

Wed Nov 25, 10:16 / comments: 0

Let the children play outside and get dirty

Let your kids get dirty, they just activate their immune system, claim the scientists.

Considered in a coma, he was awake but paralyzed

Tue Nov 24, 13:18 / comments: 0

For 23 years doctors have thought he was in a coma. But, says the patient, he was awake, though unable to communicate because the body was totally paralyzed.

Cuba offers free penis implants

Mon Nov 23, 12:20 / comments: 0

Sexual impotence is not inevitable for the Cubans for whom the Viagra has no effect, since the communist government decided to offer free implants, according to local media.

A patch therapy against hay fever

Thu Nov 19, 11:40 / comments: 0

A patch therapy against allergic rhinitis (hay fever) can ease suffering in affected people

Team of Gabriela Senti at the University Hospital of Zurich, conducted a study on 37 adults sensitive to grass pollen with skin and nasal testing to provoke a hay fever reaction.

Lack of vitamin D and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and death

Mon Nov 16, 15:07 / comments: 0

Lack of vitamin D is associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and death

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and death, according to a new observational study published Monday.

Black currant effective in removing dark circles under the eyes

Mon Nov 16, 12:33 / comments: 0

Blackcurrant may erase the dark circles under the eyes of people who do not sleep enough

A team of Japanese researchers from the Hirosaki University found that black currant fruit are effective in removing dark circles under the eyes.

Two drinks per day: Woman's heart in danger

Mon Nov 16, 11:19 / comments: 0

Study finds a clear link between heavy alcohol drinking and risk of atrial fibrillation

Women having more than two drinks per day have increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder, according to a study.

Antibiotics and risk of congenital malformations, a study

Sat Nov 14, 17:05 / comments: 0

The sulfonamide and nitrofurantoin antibiotics are associated with large number of congenital malformations

Sulfonamide and nitrofurantoin antibiotics seem to be associated with an increased risk of several congenital malformations

Embryonic stem cells repair the brain of rats

Tue Nov 10, 02:20 / comments: 0

Embryonic stem cells repair the brain of irradiated rats

Transplantation of human embryonic stem cells could one day restore cognitive abilities impaired by radiotherapy, as suggested by experiments conducted on rats, according to studies published Monday in the United States.

Allergic to sperm: Hypersensitivity to plasma from seminal fluid

Thu Nov 5, 12:13 / comments: 0

If you are allergic to the plasma from seminal fluid, the body gives an inflammatory response

A couple of newlyweds U.S. has discovered that they could perhaps not have children because the wife is allergic to her husband's sperm.

Osteoarthritis: Tai Chi is good for morale and knees

Tue Nov 3, 12:45 / comments: 0

Virtues of Tai Chi are numerous including increased awareness of the body and its own limitations, and also improved mobility of the knee

Increased awareness of the body and own limitations, improved mobility of the knee are the virtues of Tai Chi

Doping: Anabolic steroids are toxic to the kidneys

Fri Oct 30, 13:03 / comments: 0

Anabolic steroids used by athletes to increase muscle mass are toxic to the kidneys

These performance-enhancing drugs are known to have various deleterious effects, but so far, their possible effects on the kidneys have not been studied.

Amphetamines can cause memory loss?

Mon Oct 26, 15:03 / comments: 0

Adolescence is a period for brain development, and at that age, exposure to amphetamines can have far-reaching consequences

Adolescents are particularly susceptible to the effects of amphetamine on cognitive function and these effects may persist well after stopping taking the drugs.

Gene therapy: Reducing congenital blindness

Sat Oct 24, 21:18 / comments: 0

Researchers have succeeded, through gene therapy to dramatically improve vision in children who suffer from Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a severe genetic disease that usually leads to blindness.