Putting a Hole in Our World
May 10, 2024 – When we’re young, we take our macula for granted. At the center of our retina – the deepest layer of the eye that’s chock-full of photoreceptors and that confers color to our world – the macula is like a high-resolution camera. As light hits our eyes, the retina’s macula recasts our world in a bloom of color with astoundingly More...
Cows Are Potential Spreaders of Bird Flu to Humans
May 10, 2024 — Cow udders have the same receptors for flu viruses as humans and birds, raising concerns that cows could become “mixing vessels” that help the bird flu virus spread between people. That’s More...
A Healthy Lifestyle Can Add Years to Life, Despite ‘Bad’ Genes
May 9, 2024 – Were you born with family genes that predict a short life? Fear not; it turns out that having such genes is not a death knell but an opportunity. In fact, new findings suggest that adopting More...
Taking Racism out of the Kidney Disease Equation
The first sign something was wrong with Curtis Warfield came in 2005, when a lab test found protein in his urine during a routine checkup. In 2012, Warfield was diagnosed with More...
Vegan, Vegetarian Diets Unlock Extra ZZZs
May 8, 2024 — Want to sleep better and longer? Ditch the meat. At least that’s what some experts are saying. Vegans and vegetarians sleep around 30 more minutes per night than average, and up to More...
Anorexia: The Body Neglected
Anorexia nervosa takes an enormous toll on the body. But that’s not all. It has the highest death rate of any mental illness. Between 5% and 20% of people who develop the disease eventually die from it. More...
Right Diagnosis Can Help Mothers and Babies
May 6, 2024 –Megan Tavares was at the grocery store when her doctor called to tell her to get to the hospital immediately. Blood tests had shown that Tavares, who was 39 weeks pregnant, had a rare condition More...
Ulcerative Colitis: Social Relationships and Dating
Your friendships enrich your life. They’re good for your health, too. Studies show that people who have good friends and good relationships are healthier, happier and may live longer. That’s why maintaining More...
What to Eat as You Age
Your dietary needs change as you age. WebMD advises what should be on your grocery list. Source link More...
Changes, Memory, Eyesight, Hearing, and More
Those first strands of gray hair are a sign of the inevitable. We’re getting older and our bodies are changing. We may grow a little rounder around the waistline, or wake in the night, or feel a little stiffer More...
