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RingMD brings Healthcare online through smartphones and computers
Healthcare network RingMD developed a web and mobile app that will allow online consultations between doctors and patients. RingMD offers a solution to patients who are too far from a hospital or who are too busy to travel to one. […]
Bacteria-killing viruses may treat stomach bugs
Researchers from the University of Nottingham are using bacteriophages, or viruses that can kill bacteria, as a potential treatment from stomach bugs. The study is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation in the hopes of treating and preventing […]
Losing weight can help overweight young people avoid diabetes
Overweight young people can still curb their chances of getting diabetes by losing weight before they reach middle age, says a study from University of London. Men who were overweight at age 21, but lost weight by the time they […]
Friends are good for the health, study says
A new study shows that having a lot of friends can improve health at the beginning and end of our lives. The University of North Carolina and Chapel Hill study is the the first to definitively link social relationships with […]
More young people are getting back pains
A new study published in American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons says that more children and teens are getting back pain. Pain that is dull and achy in the low back and not from any specific injury usually gets better with […]
Exercise can beat obesity genes
Being “born this way” may not be a valid excuse anymore for those born with obesity genes. A Mcmaster University study shows that the obesity gene FTO can be defeated by exercise. In a paper published by the journal Scientific […]
Constantly checking emails may be unhealthy
The road to stress is paved with good-intentioned email checking. A new study shows that checking email early in the morning and late at night may cause stress rather than manage it. Dr. Richard MacKinnon from the Future of Work […]
Eating when not hungry is bad for your health
Cornell Food and Brand Lab advises us to ease up on the snacking since eating when we’re not hungry is bad for the health. The individuals participating in the study were 45 undergraduate students. The participants were first asked to […]
Change the beat to halt heart disease
Animal tests on John Hopkins reveal that using a pacemaker change a heartbeat’s rhythm may be an effective way to delay heart failure. The treatment called Pacemaker Induced Transient Asynchrony, or PITA ultimately zaps a small electric shock to change […]
Cancer works like a social network, study says
Scientists discover that cancer cells work a lot like social network and are planning to use this knowledge predict where to effectively aim drugs. University of Cancer Research London made a map of how cancer proteins interact and found that […]
