Reading Time: 2 minutes A recent study carried out in Canada set out to identify and describe back pain groups with various pathways of progression. This new research has been published in Arthritis Care & Research. One of the most commonly reported health problems across the world is back pain. Research has demonstrated that worldwide,
Reading Time: 3 minutes A recent study investigated tongue microbial populations as a potential tool for the early detection of pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest cancer types. This disease causes hundreds of thousands of deaths every year, ranking seventh for the number of fatalities from cancer. Pancreatic cancer occurs more often
Reading Time: 3 minutes A recent report discussed the presence and toxicity of microplastic pollution in the environment. Researchers believe they will not only affect living organisms living in our environment but potentially humans as well. The global movement against plastic has gained momentum over the past few years. The Earth Day Network in
Reading Time: 2 minutes It is common knowledge that smoking can lead to poor health. Researchers investigated whether a tobacco addiction affects a person’s color vision. Cigarette smoke contains many chemicals that harm the body. An estimated 38 million adults in the United States smoked cigarettes daily in 2016, according to the Centers for
Reading Time: 3 minutes A recent study investigated the relationship between positive and negative body image and mindfulness of the body, or interoceptive awareness. While researchers have long been interested in the way people relate to their bodies, negative attitudes about our bodies remain highly pervasive in Western society. There are many factors contributing
Reading Time: 2 minutes A recent study explored how amplification of the androgen receptor in prostate cancers leads to drug resistance and identified an important protein in this biological pathway. The prostate is a gland of the male reproductive system that plays a role in secreting fluids which make up semen. Normal development of
Reading Time: 2 minutes A New York-based surgeon has pioneered a new technique in an attempt to restore nerve function to children paralyzed from acute flaccid myelitis. Acute flaccid myelitis has similarities to the more familiar condition of polio. It is caused by a virus that can rapidly cause damage in the spinal cord
Reading Time: 2 minutes Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center found that gliflozin, an SGLT-2 inhibitor, could induce a fasting state in the body to trigger many metabolic benefits. Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body either cannot produce insulin to meet the body’s needs or cannot properly use the insulin it produces.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Researchers studied if rocking motions help individuals fall asleep and experience deeper sleep. They also tested if the rocking motion helped with improved memory. Does rocking or swaying really help us fall asleep faster? And if so, how? In a study published by Cell Press, 18 participants helped test if
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new study in Demark explores how children who grow up with green surroundings may have a decreased risk of developing various mental disorders later in life. A group of researchers investigated whether there is an association between exposure to green space during childhood and improved mental health in adulthood. They
Reading Time: 3 minutes New research suggests that protein shakes might be more effective for building muscle mass when taken at certain times of the day. Building lean muscle mass has many benefits at any age. It increases overall strength, looks great, increases resting metabolic rate, improves bone density, prevents injury, and helps prevent muscle
Reading Time: 2 minutes Recently, the American Heart Association released a scientific statement on hookah health risks and its prevalence. Water pipe smoking, also known as hookah, is an increasingly prevalent trend across the globe and is particularly common among youth and young adults. Hookah consists of several components including burning charcoals placed on a
Reading Time: 3 minutes Researchers have observed increases in early-onset colorectal cancer. In a recent study, they determine its relation to obesity. Obesity is characterized by being overweight and specifically, having a BMI of 30 or greater. According to Obesity Canada, obesity is a chronic illness that resembles diabetes mellitus (type 1 diabetes) and high
Reading Time: 2 minutes In a recent study published in the journal Menopause, researchers examined whether personality traits are associated with the risk of diabetes in postmenopausal women. Diabetes affects more than 30 million Americans to this date. The risk of diabetes increases with age, and type 2 diabetes is the most common type. Adults
Reading Time: 2 minutes Researchers have recently tried to answer the question of why more people with alcohol-related liver disease are having transplants than in previous years. Doctors have noticed a trend over the past 15 years of more people having transplants for alcohol-related liver disease. This begs the questions as to why. Are there
Reading Time: 3 minutes Scientists presented a new study to depict the effect of blood sugar levels of people with type 1 diabetes in the development of fractures. Diabetes affects millions of people worldwide. Type 1 diabetes or juvenile diabetes can occur in younger ages due to the pancreas not producing any insulin. This leads
Reading Time: 2 minutes The uterus is thought to play no role outside of pregnancy. However, Koebele and colleagues show that a hysterectomy could significantly impact hormonal and cognitive function. A hysterectomy is a common procedure in which the uterus is surgically removed. Usually, this occurs prior to the onset of menopause, and about half
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australian researchers examined data to see if a dietary intervention was an effective tool to battle against symptoms of depression and anxiety. It is a well-known fact that poor dietary habits can have negative effects on mental health. Yet researchers from different health institutes across Australia wanted to properly assess
Reading Time: 2 minutes In a new paper, Tozawa and colleagues describe the success of using fat-derived stem cells for the production of blood platelets. Blood platelets are vital for wound healing. When you are injured, platelets clump together to form clots, which stop the bleeding. Many patients need blood platelet transfusions when their own
Reading Time: 2 minutes A recent study in Journal of Cell Biology revealed a new molecular node that could be pharmacologically targeted to treat BRCA-1 deficient ovarian cancers. Environmental stresses can introduce breaks within our genomic DNA. Such errors are highly deleterious to the cells. Therefore our cells deploy multiple genome repair mechanisms in order
Reading Time: 2 minutes In a study published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, researchers studied the influence and interplay of genetic traits and alcohol abuse and cravings. Problem drinking, known medically as alcohol use disorder (AUD), affects about 75 million people worldwide. About 16 million people in the USA suffer from AUD, where it
Reading Time: 2 minutes Researchers investigated the effects of acupressure on chronic pain, anxiety, depression and poor sleep in breast cancer survivors. Long after finishing treatment, many breast cancer patients experience persistent symptoms of fatigue, chronic pain, anxiety, depression and poor sleep. These long-term symptoms have a great impact on patients’ quality of life and
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ученые исследовали пользу пилатеса для здоровья, наблюдая за состоянием испытуемых с хроническими заболеваниями опорно-двигательного аппарата, занимающихся пилатесом по специальной программе в течение двенадцати недель. Остеоартроз, хронические заболевания опорно-двигательного аппарата и неспецифические боли в пояснице – состояния здоровья, которые вызывают дискомфорт, хронические боли и могут привести к инвалидности. По мнению авторов исследования,
Reading Time: 2 minutes A recent study looked into older patients’ experiences with delirium after surgery, and whether surgical anesthesia administration monitored by brain activity caused this complication. Older patients appear to be more susceptible to delirium as they recover from surgery. Delirium is a state of altered consciousness. As well as having negative effects
Reading Time: 2 minutes A recent editorial published in the Annals of Internal Medicine discussed further evidence n the safety of MMR vaccines. Twenty years ago, a study was published – and subsequently retracted – that reported 8 out of 12 children with a developmental delay were diagnosed with autism four weeks after being
Reading Time: 2 minutes Researchers from Purdue University in the United States developed a series of new compounds to treat acute myeloid leukemia and tested them in a preclinical study. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, over 1,300 Canadians were diagnosed with this aggressive leukemia in 2013, with nearly a thousand Canadians died from it.
Reading Time: 3 minutes A recent study investigated the anti-inflammatory activities of metabolites found in berries and pomegranates. The findings may impact the treatment and prevention of inflammatory bowel diseases. The inflammatory bowel diseases include ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. These are autoimmune diseases that cause intestinal inflammation. In 2018, an estimated 270,000 Canadians were
Reading Time: 2 minutes A recent study examined the effects of genes, specifically polygenic in nature, on the development of depression, as well as its severity and age of onset. Depression, one of the most common mental health disorders in the world, is believed to develop as a result of both genetic and environmental
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