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Find time to practice physical exercise

Mon Apr 4, 10:44 / comments: 0

There are several ways you can include physical exercise in your daily life

For most people to find time to practice physical exercise it's a very hard task. But in fact only 30 minutes of daily physical activity is more than enough for you to get fit.

The female brain is more active than male

Sat Nov 20, 10:24 / comments: 0

Women are constantly concerned about multiple tasks and must handle more things than men

Canadian researcher Adrianna Mendrek has come to the conclusion that the female brain is more active than men.

Retinitis pigmentosa: A protein for good eyesight found

Sat Jun 26, 15:01 / comments: 0

Retinitis pigmentosa can cause a gradual decline in vision and be completed by blindness

Researchers have identified a protein able to activate the photoreceptors, the neurons responsible for daytime vision, damaged by retinitis pigmentosa.

Getting bioartificial lungs

Mon Jul 5, 12:24 / comments: 0

Researches in tissue engineering have a particularly crucial issue in pulmonology

Although exciting, the preliminary work probably still require years or even decades of research to result in bioartificial lungs that could be implanted in humans.

Regenerative medicine: Printing the organs

Mon Feb 21, 18:03 / comments: 0

One of the great things is printing in three dimensions to reproduce exactly the shape of the original and the biological properties

The bio-organic printing advances and represents a promising potential for regenerative medicine, especially for treating burns or replace cartilage, according to researchers.

The first permanent artificial heart implanted

Mon Oct 4, 20:07 / comments: 0

This time, the Romans preferred cardiologists implant a permanent artificial heart

So far, this type of intervention had been performed only on adults. The peculiarity of the intervention is the minimally invasive device and methods that reduces risk of infection.

A Chinese baby born with two heads

Wed May 11, 11:01 / comments: 0

The little girl, or twins merged, would have two heads, two vertebral columns and two esophagi

Should we speak of a single child or two? This delicate question arises concerning the two-headed girl born Thursday in the Chinese province of Sichuan (southwest).

On the trail of a cure to erase bad memories

Thu Jun 10, 18:14 / comments: 0

The war veterans might be interested in discovering the action of BDNF, a molecule erasing traumatic memories

Insomnia, the hallucinations, irritability and even depression are possible symptoms of what doctors call "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.". Researchers have discovered the ability of a protein to remove post-traumatic stress.

Lung Cancer: A successful transplantation of an artificial bronchus

Thu Mar 3, 10:07 / comments: 0

If the tumor is located in the periphery of the lung, only a portion of the lung is removed. But if the tumor is more central, complete removal may be necessary

The team of Professor Emmanuel Martinod successfully transplanted artificial bronchus in a78 year patient with cancer, saving him the complete removal of the lung.

After a stroke: Prozac helps to recover mobility

Tue Jan 11, 09:07 / comments: 1

After three months of treatment with Prozac, patients again become independent in daily living (walking, toilet, common gestures, movements, etc..)

Fluoxetine (Prozac and generics), administered early after a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), improves the recovery of patients with hemiplegia following their stroke, a study by French researchers says.

Are Sleep Problems Destroying Your Energy Level?

Thu Aug 12, 15:40 / comments: 0

Up to 18 million people suffer from sleep apnea at any given period of time

When you suffer from a lack of sleep, your circadian rhythm is disrupted so that you aren’t sleepy when you’re supposed to be sleepy. You can also suffer from sleep apnea, chronic insomnia or snoring difficulties.

Fitness tips that you must follow

Thu Apr 14, 16:19 / comments: 0

Physical exercise is essential to the health both physically and mentally

Sometimes we do not even realize the bad physical shape in which we are for not practicing any type of exercise. Our daily jobs,taking the children to school, and to take care of the house occupies too much of our lives leaving us no time to treat our physical health.