New research shows the rapid eye movement stage of sleep may raise the risk of dementia if this phase is insufficiently entered. Often those with dementia have sleep disturbances, but researchers do not know why these sleep troubles occur. Neither is it clear whether different kinds of sleep and sleep phases influence the chances of […]
Walnuts’ Wide Range Health Benefits
December 11, 2019We all know that walnuts have been shown to have wide-ranging health benefits from our hearts to our risks of cancer. Now there is new research that sheds light on the mechanisms that might explain these benefits. Walnuts are full of health benefits as a rich source of antioxidants. They have been shown to lower […]
Cancer Evades The Immune System
December 10, 2019Tim Newman published an article that was fact checked by Honor Whiteman shedding light on how cancer evades the immune system. Researchers have long been puzzled on cancer’s ability to elude our body’s immune system. A recent study pinpointed one of cancer’s protective cloaks and investigates a way to remove it. When abnormal cells called […]
Who Likes the Colonoscopy Prep!
December 9, 2019Well, you aren’t alone. The procedure itself is a breeze compared to that awful stuff you have to drink in preparation. The prep is vital to a successful procedure by emptying out the intestines. There are some alternatives but they don’t have the same effect and in return, the results of the colonoscopy may not […]
The American Cancer Society explains exactly what cancer immunotherapy is and what we should know about it. This is a treatment that uses certain part of a person’s immune system to fight such diseases as cancer. Several ways can be applied, such as: Stimulating your own immune system to work harder or marketed to attack […]
We all brush our teeth, hopefully, and brush our hair, but what about our skin? I know, it isn’t something we have all been taught to do. Apparently this practice has been getting some popularity for very good reasons. Even the spas in hotels are now offering dry brushing as it has many potential benefits […]
There seems to be a war between cancer, infection, and autoimmunity. Is this a war that we will win? Yella Hewing-Martin Ph.D. gave some information regarding the facts in an article that was fact-checked by Jasmin Collier. All of the different vaccines have proven to be game-changers in modern medicine but this fight isn’t yet […]
I recently read an article on a shot that may block chemo pain for several weeks, which was written by Catharine Paddock Ph.D. and fact-checked by Tim Newman. The possibility to relieve persistent pain that can follow chemotherapy with a natural protein that blocks the underlying inflammation process in the cells has been discovered. The […]
An article written by Dennis Thompson of the HealthDay Reporter explores where you live might depend a lot on how long you will live. This information comes from a new study of federal health data. Between the years of 1980 and 2014 researchers say that the life expectancy for American men and women increased slightly […]
Did you know that nearly 500 million plastic straws are used every day in the U.S. alone? Just think of all these used straws polluting the environment. You never order a drink these days without a straw to accompany it. Well, I have to admit, I love drinking through a straw when I’m not at […]
