In a new study on the genetic material called microRNA, which seems to have an important role in how heart disease develops, scientists were able to stop the advance of heart disease in mice and even reversed it.
A genetic therapy targeting and blocking microRNA in heart cells successfully and significantly improved cardiac functioning, which surprised [...]
Korean scientists have made a major breakthrough in finding a cure for liver cancer.
Korean scientists have developed a substance they call “TSAHC,” which is to be used for a new medicine that could suppress the protein TM4SF5 known to be a major cause of liver cancer.
Lee Jung-weon, a professor at the College of Medicine of [...]
The results of a research study by the North Carolina State University from 2003 show that women who perform fellatio (or “blowjob” in colloquial language) and swallow semen regularly, one to two times a week, may reduce their risk of breast cancer by up to 40 percent.
The results were unexpected by the doctors, who had [...]
Here are 10 tried and tested ways to help you live a longer, healthier life.
1. Don’t oversleep:
Studies show that people who sleep more than eight hours per night had a significantly higher death rate than normal. Meanwhile, researches say that sleeping less than four hours also increases death rates. People who sleep between six [...]
These are tried and tested methods of how to do what usually is an hour of burning calories in 20 minutes: these really effective and fast workouts blast the fat and keep you toned well and healthy.
• Choose any cardio workout you like (run, swim, stat bike). Warm up moderately for 2 minutes, then sprint [...]
Using only your couch, here’s a highly effective way to develop a six-pack abs in six minutes.
Harvard University and UC San Diego scientists have demonstrated in a study that happiness can spread “like an infection” through social networks of family members, friends and neighbors.
Knowing someone who is happy makes you 15.3% more likely to be happy yourself, the study found. A happy friend of a friend increases your odds of happiness [...]
Scientists from the University of Reading discovered that eating blueberries can reverse memory loss and may even help in the management or cure of such diseases as Alzheimer’s.
Blueberries are rich in flavonoids, which are known to serve as powerful anti-oxidants in the human body. But what’s more, the results of the study indicates that adding [...]
