City Dwellers Living Near Forests Have Healthy Brain Structure, Studies Suggest Posted December 16, 2017 Studies show that city dwellers who live near forests are healthier because of low activity levels in their amygdala / əˈmɪg də lə /…
Woman Diagnosed with ‘Broken-Heart Syndrome’ After Dog’s Death Posted December 9, 2017 A 62-year-old woman named Joanie Simpson was rushed to the hospital due to a suspected heart attack shortly after the death of her dog. After some tests, however, the doctors d…
Door-Crush Injuries May Have Serious Effects Posted December 4, 2017 Parents are warned about making light of their child’s door-crush injury, an injury caused when one’s hand is trapped in a door. According to the Royal Society…
Plague Breaks Out in Madagascar Posted November 24, 2017 A plague / pleɪg / outbreak has swept through Madagascar, with the number of cases on the rise. The coun…
A Man’s Religious Practice Leads to An Eye Problem Posted November 17, 2017 Doctors detected a yellow dot in both eyes of a 62-year-old man who has been looking directly at the sun for years. As a religious practice, an unidentified man from New Delhi …
Patient Regains Responsiveness Through Nerve Stimulation Posted November 12, 2017 Nerve stimulation can revive unresponsive patients, a new study has found. Researchers from the Institute for Cognitive Sciences-Marc Jeannerod in France tested out a procedure…
Weight Management Program Might Cure Type 2 Diabetes Posted November 7, 2017 UK researchers found that a weight management program might help cure type 2 diabetes. Traditionally, the disease is treated with medications that only manage its symptoms, but…
Virtual Reality Helps Reduce Pain, Research Reveals Posted October 29, 2017 Virtual reality (VR) helps lessen pain experienced by patients, research says. VR is a computer technology that creates an artificial environment using specialized electronic devi…
Some 50-year-old English Men Have Older Hearts, Study Warns Posted October 17, 2017 Public Health England (PHE) has warned that 10% of 50-year-old English men have 60-year-old hearts. Medical experts say that a decade-older heart results in in…
Lithium in Drinking Water Could Reduce Dementia Risks Posted October 6, 2017 Mixing water with lithium / ˈlɪθ i əm / can reduce the risk of dementia, new study claims. Lithium, a …