Tag: Health Conditions

Why Coffee & Cigarette Is a Morning Ritual for Millions

Smokers in the throes of nicotine withdrawal when they wake up in the morning may crave not just a cigarette but a cup of coffee along with it. Science can explain that. Researchers have identified two compounds in coffee that directly affect certain nicotine receptors in the brain. Study author Roger Papke, a pharmacology professor…


New Treatment May Help Cancer Patients Who Are Resistant to Immunotherapy: Study

A new treatment may bring back hope for cancer patients who had become resistant to immunotherapy, a new study from the United Kingdom suggests. Immunotherapy is a mode of cancer treatment that aims to boost the body’s own immune system to target and kill cancer cells and is employed when other options such as surgery,…


A Cut Above: The Many Benefits of Grass-Fed Meat

When you buy beef, if you have visions of the meat coming from cattle that have grazed exclusively on pasture, like our great-grandparents had, it’s time for a reality check. Most cattle in the United States are fattened on grain and soy in confined conditions in feedlots or factory farms until they reach market weight….


Bruising Questions

Many things can cause a bruise: minor injuries, falls, small collisions. While bruises may hurt, they’re usually harmless. But sometimes, they might be a sign of a deeper problem. If you bump part of your body hard enough, you can break tiny blood vessels under your skin. But if you don’t break the skin, the…


Is Low Stomach Acid Damaging Your Health?

When it comes to stomach acid, most people think they have too much. Problems such as heartburn, acid reflux or indigestion are often attributed to excess stomach acid. But in many cases, it’s not the case at all. In fact, these problems may be due to LOW stomach acid. This can lead to further problems…


Wireless Technology Use Is Rewiring Our Brains—Here’s How

We’re doing everything with our phones—grocery shopping, buying new clothes, calling our friends, gaming, and tens of other things. Some Americans work with their phones. Sometimes the dinner table has more phones than people. Sometimes your beloved looks at their phone more than you. Or you might look at your phone more than your kids….


Why You Need to Tend to Your Vagus Nerve

Known as the wanderer, the vagus nerve, or cranial nerve X (10), is a long nerve that runs from the cranium to the colon, connecting and controlling all the organs in between. The vagus nerve is the main component of the parasympathetic nervous system, which oversees a vast array of crucial bodily functions, including control…


Kidneys’ Resilience May Depend on Your Gender, Study Finds

Men and women have different experiences with declining kidney function as they age, so researchers set out to try to figure out what was happening. What they knew was that more women have chronic kidney disease (CKD), while more men develop kidney failure, a seeming contradiction. What they found was that middle-aged women tended to…


Top Anti-Inflammatory Foods and Supplements

Chronic inflammation is a hallmark of virtually all disease. While inflammation is a perfectly normal and beneficial process that occurs when your body’s white blood cells and chemicals protect you from foreign invaders such as bacteria and viruses, it leads to trouble when the inflammatory response gets out of hand and continues indefinitely. Think of…


Music to Treat Alzheimer’s and Support Caregivers

John Bufalini remembers clearly the first time he witnessed what music can do, as a first-year medical student at Penn State College of Medicine. He watched as the room of an assisted living facility was transformed as an older woman danced to the music from her youth. When her husband later took her hands and…