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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 […]
Dark chocolate may help avoid pancreatic cancer
Grab the chocolate bars. Researchers from the Indiana University say that dark chocolate and other magnesium-rich food may lower the risks of getting pancreatic cancer. Now, that’s a perfect excuse when you’re on a chocolate binge. Their study, “Magnesium intake […]
Breast cancer drug may fight other types of cancer
Palbociclib, a new oral drug for treating breast cancer, may also treat other types of cancer, according to research by the Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) in the University of Pennsylvania published this month in JAMA Oncology. The drug targets CDK4 […]
Midnight snacks impair memory
New research on mice shows that eating at a time that you should be sleeping may impair learning and memory. Disrupting the body’s schedule affects the hippocampus, a brain region responsible for short and long term memory. The study was […]
Ultrasound as effective as mammography
A new study found that an ultrasound (US) is as effective as a mammography in detecting breast cancer. The findings of the study were published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. To determine the effectiveness of using ultrasound […]
