Category: Education
Medical marijuana: good evidence for some diseases, weak for others
Moderate- or high-quality evidence supports the use of marijuana for some medical conditions, but not for others, according to a fresh review of past research. After reviewing 80 randomized trials that included nearly 6,500 people, researchers found moderate support for […]
Trans Fats From Foods May Worsen Memory
Trans fats may play havoc with your memory along with your cholesterol levels, a new study suggests. Younger men who ate high levels of trans fats performed more poorly on a memory test involving word recall than those who ate lower levels, the researchers […]
13 Meals That Are Naturally Gluten-Free
Going gluten-free doesn’t require embarking on hour-long search and rescue missions for expensive GF pastas and breads. Plenty of healthy, flavor-packed meals are naturally gluten-free, super simple to make, and loaded with good-for-you nutrients. Here are 13 of our favorites. […]
Think outside the gym: Preparing for endurance-sports vacations
Summer is fast approaching and the mountains are calling. As sports like mountain running, climbing and the novel Scandinavian swim-run competitions become popular, the question of how to transition from urban life to nonstop action can be tricky. We spoke […]
Milk does not do a body good: massive study
Milk seems to be making its way through various stages of truth, especially within the past couple of years. Like many other examples, what we once thought to be healthy for us to consume is turning out to be the […]
New Drugs May Prevent Migraines Before They Start
Competing teams of researchers are closing in on a new class of drugs that can prevent chronic migraines by interrupting the chain of events thought to create the headaches. The drugs target a biochemical called calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). The […]
Putting off parenthood might be good for your children
Older mothers may have babies who grow up healthier and better educated than infants born to women in their twenties, an international study found. While the risk of having a premature baby was stronger for both teen mothers and women […]
Education can make Ramadan fast safer for type 2 diabetics
Muslims with type 2 diabetes who choose to fast during Ramadan may benefit from individualized education programs, according to findings presented this month at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Boston. Ramadan is the ninth month […]
Malaria treatment at US$1 per dose offers hope to millions
Scientists have discovered a new anti-malarial compound that could treat patients with a single US$1 (RM3.73) dose, including those with strains of the mosquito-borne disease that are resistant to current drugs. Although it is still years from reaching the market, […]
Green spaces in schools could help children perform better
According to a recent study published in the American journal PNAS, exposing young children to greenery could help improve their cognitive development. Over the course of one year, children in schools that had green spaces experienced an increase in running […]
