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Impaired energy production may explain why brain is susceptible to age-related diseases

29.05.2018 Health Problems

Defective energy production in old neurons might explain why our brains are so prone to age-related diseases. Salk researchers used a new method to discover that cells from older individuals had impaired mitochondria—the power stations of cells—and reduced energy production. A better understanding of the effects of aging on mitochondria could reveal more about the link between mitochondrial dysfunction and […]

Scientists discover why heart function is reduced at high altitude

29.05.2018 Health Problems

For over a century, we have known that high altitude reduces the amount of blood the heart pumps around the body with each beat. New research published in The Journal of Physiology has unearthed why this is the case and the findings will be important for people who live, travel and exercise at high altitudes. Over the years, several theories […]

Five Leading Reasons Why Non-Smokers Get Lung Cancer

27.05.2018 Family Health

Those who smoke are at the greatest risk of getting lung cancer, hence, for obvious reasons, those who don’t smoke assume they are not at risk at all. However, this is a misconception. Non-smokers can get lung cancer as well, just like any other cancer, and scientific research has narrowed down a few reasons why. Interestingly, smokers and ex-smokers tend […]

App helps hearing-impaired parents know when and why their baby is crying

23.05.2018 Kids Health

For parents Delbert and Sanaz Whetter a crying baby is a particularly difficult challenge. The Whetters are deaf, so when they’re in another room they rely on cameras and remote noise-monitors to help keep an eye on their two children, one of whom is an infant. But those technologies, while helpful, have limitations. “We have a child who is talkative. […]

Lyme disease is on the rise – an expert explains why

18.05.2018 Health Problems

May marks the beginning of the summer season when black-legged ticks that spread Lyme disease are more prevalent – even in California. Earlier this month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that cases of tickborne diseases had more than doubled from 2004 to 2016, from 22,000 to 48,000, and that Lyme disease accounted for 82 percent […]

Why some people resist authority

15.05.2018 Health Problems

Control aversion—the urge to rebel against control over one’s decisions—can be explained by connectivity between two regions of the brain as well as behavioral measures of distrust and lack of understanding, according to a study of university students published in JNeurosci. Individual differences in control aversion are well-documented and can interfere with important decisions, such as whether or not to […]

Why Meghan Markle's Wedding Makeup Will Showcase Her Natural Freckles

08.05.2018 Health Problems

The beauty countdown to Meghan Markle‘s wedding is on! But what will Meghan choose for her wedding day makeup? “I think Meghan will go with a classic, timeless look similar to what we have seen her wear lately,” her former makeup artist Lydia Sellers tells PEOPLE, adding: “Natural, dewy-looking skin, with her freckles peeking through, a sheer pink lip and […]

Study shows why bosses cut some employees slack for unethical behavior

02.05.2018 Health Problems

Imagine—or perhaps you don’t have to—that you’re at work and feeling very tired. You’re nearing the deadline on an important project, and you’ve stayed late at the office every day for weeks. Perhaps because you’re feeling so fatigued, when you submit an expense report for a recent lunch, you may round up just a smidge. Now imagine you are the […]

Why people with insomnia don’t know they’re asleep

02.04.2018 Health Problems

When you can’t get to sleep at night, you might explain it to someone as your brain not being able to shut off. While your brain never truly shuts off, when you do fall asleep, your brain sends inhibitory neurons that help reduce conscious awareness to get to a point of deep sleep. Normal sleepers often feel like they’ve fallen […]

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