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We become who we date, study says
A new study shows that teen who dated were more similar to their partner than their friends. And teens who just started dating started to become more similar to their romantic partners as well. “The results confirm what most friends […]
Couch potatoes have slower brains 25 years later
Young adults who live sedentary lifestyles are found to have worse cognitive functions 25 years down the line, according to an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry. Tina D. Hoang, M.S.P.H., of the Northern California Institute for Research and Education […]
E-cigarettes produce free radicals
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are found to produce free radicals, molecules that can damage cells and cause cancer, according to researchers from the Penn Stage College of Medicine. E-cigarettes use water vapo to deliver nicotine instead of burning tobacco. Instead of […]
Depression increases risk of death in breast cancer patients
Breast cancer patients who were depressed were 45% more likely to die from all causes than those without depression, according to a study led by King’s College London. The researchers suggest this finding could help to target and support those […]
Why women prefer gay best friends
A new study led by psychology researchers with The University of Texas at Arlington sheds new light on why many heterosexual women develop close friendships with gay men. The research affirmed that women place more trust in dating advice from […]
Treat HIV early, scientists say
HIV patients should start antiretroviral therapy (ART) early in the infection, says scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). For many years, clinicians debated the best time to start antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV infection, with […]
Take emotion out of eating to lose weight
“Most people focus almost entirely on the physical aspects of weight loss, like diet and exercise.” said Diane Robinson, PhD, a neuropsychologist and Program Director of Integrative Medicine at Orlando Health. “But there is an emotional component to food that […]
Lab-grown vocal cords offer hope of treating voice disorders
From a mothers comforting croon to a shout of warning, human voices are the main way people we communicate and one taken for granted unless something goes wrong. Now U.S. researchers have grown human vocal cords in the laboratory that […]
Water birth gaining acceptance in Dubai
Water birth is still at an infancy stage in UAE, but it will have a prosperous future due to many medical considerations including high reduction in birth labour, where partial anesthetic will no longer be necessary or might be used […]
Virus that causes baby deformities found in dengue mosquitoes
The Brazilian health ministry confirmed Saturday that there was a link between cases of microcephaly, a head deformity, in babies and the Zika virus, transmitted by mosquitoes that spread dengue. The outbreak of microcephaly in northeastern Brazil “is a unique […]
