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“Zombie” Gene Is What Protects The Elephants From Cancer

We already know that elephants live longer than humans, commonly passing the 100-year mark, but also that these large animals are rarely developing cancer. However, a recent study claims it has the answer to why there is such a low…

August 20, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Passive Smoking – Smokers’ Children Are More Exposed To Adulthood Diseases

According to a recent US-based study carried out on 70,900 non-smoking men and women by the American Cancer Society, non-smoking adults are more exposed to severe lung diseases if their parents were smokers. The scientists stressed that childhood passive smoking…

August 19, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

A New Study Shows that Eating More Meat while Lowering your Carb Intake might Shorten your Life Span

This Friday, a team of scientists presented their findings concerning dieting and life expectancy. Apparently, middle-aged people who get a moderate intake of carbs as their calories will add a couple of years to their life expectancy, rather than those…

August 18, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

The Number of People Killed by Overdose Increases day by day

There is new proof that the United States is vulnerable to powerful drugs concocted in laboratories. The synthetic opioid fentanyl kills many people day by day. In 2017 more than 72,000 people died because of drug overdoses and recently more…

August 18, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Bacteria-like Fossils have been Discovered in Australia

Some 3.4 billion-year-old fossils have been chemically analysed, and they might be considered the oldest evidence of life in the world. Information on the fossils These microfossils discovered in 2011 in the Strelley Pools formation in the Western Australia desert.…

August 17, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Why There is no Vaccine for the Lyme Disease?

The most common vector-borne illness in the U.S., the Lyme disease affects around 30,000 people every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This number, however, could be much higher, possibly reaching 300,000 cases per year, as…

August 16, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Aspirin Might Save You from HIV

A new tool is needed to provide prevention in being affected by HIV. It must be used in combination with other methods in order to reduce HIV transmission. According to scientists, the low-dose aspirin, the affordable and globally available drug…

August 15, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Glaucoma Might Be An Autoimmune Diesease, A New Study Revealed

Across Canada, glaucoma is the primary cause for irreversible blindness, but not much is known about what’s causing vision loss in cases of glaucoma. However, a new study carried out by the researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and…

August 14, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Health Documentaries On Netflix That Would Change Your Views

The very idea that Netflix might be healthy for us is awkward. Usually, people spend too much time on Netflix, the most extensive video streaming service on the Internet, watching movies and TV series. However, Netflix is also full of…

August 13, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

HIV Transmission Might Be Prevented With The Common Aspirin, A New Study Reveals

The scientists already know that the HIV needs specific target cells in the human body to develop properly. More specifically, activated immune cells are more susceptible to HIV than resting cells. A study designed to explore the role of the inflammation…

August 13, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0