Alcohol and energy drinks are a bad mix

Alcohol and energy drinks are a bad mix The energy-inducing properties of the amber liquid in the sleek blue and silver can has fascinated cool, young hipsters around the world for some twenty years now, but Red Bull was never as mainstream as it has been over the last few years. Especially, with the energy [...]

Simple Ways to boost your memory

Simple Ways to boost your memory   Memory is important for us to lead active and normal lives. Most of us, need to remember names of people, places, things to function well. We tap into our memory for facts, ideas and techniques, most of them learnt many years ago, to complete complex tasks. For chores [...]

The Do’s & Don’ts of Vitamin Supplements

For years, we’ve assumed that Vitamin Supplements are good to us, some of us have taken them for short periods, some have continued to do so for years.

Macaques in South East Asia Are a Major Source of Malaria

Family of macaques

Research shows that Plasmodium knowlesi, the fifth malarial parasite in humans, can spread to people from macaques in south east Asia, some of the reasons for the host switching being the growing human populations and increased deforestation in the region.

Detecting Addiction- Hidden Signs

"Alcoholism" by Heike Tillman

Addiction comes in many forms, but the worse ones are usually alcoholism and drug dependence. Detecting a person who has problems with alcohol or drug abuse is not that easy, despite the stereotypical perception of them as staggering or emaciated individuals. Motivated by shame, embarrassment and fear of consequences, they tend to disguise their behavior. Denial of overusing alcohol and drugs is a common feature among such persons and it translates a self-defence mechanism against admitting not being in control of the situation. If one of your dear ones is facing such a terrible challenge, the article provides you a series of “secret signs” that should help you identify it before it’s too late.

Lower Risk of Cataract among Vegetarians and Vegans

Fruit and Vegetables

Not only does a vegetarian diet help one’s figure look great, but it also diminishes the risk of cataracts, a British study says.

Malaria Detecting Application for Smartphones Developed by Group of Students

Malaria Distribution Map

A team of graduate students have combined technology with medicine, instilling in the modern smartphones a function that serves the cause of treating and extinguishing malaria. The youth in discussion have more precisely designed an application which will enable healthcare workers in remote locations to give an immediate diagnose of the mosquito-borne infectious disease.

Alcohol Consumption above Recommended Standard Raises Cancer Risk

Alcohol Prohibition Sign

If certain regulations do not make you think twice before you consume alcohol heavily, maybe the fact that one too many drinks can increase the risk of cancer will. A recent study suggests that drinking more than a pint of beer every day substantially increases the risk of developing cancer.

Retina Obtained from Mouse Stem Cells- a Step Closer to Curing Blindness

Eye-Close-up

Things promise to look better for the blind or visually impaired persons due to the latest progress done in the area by a team of Japanese researchers who artificially created a part of the eye that is essential for vision from animal stem cells. This laboratory success is considered by Nature reporters as the promising [...]

Estrogen in Menopause Therapy Might Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer and Heart Attacks

Pink ribbon, the symbol for breast cancer awareness

A new medical study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association shows that years after using estrogen-only therapy for their menopause, some women displayed a markedly reduced risk of breast cancer and heart attack.

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