Category: 4. Health

For over a decade now, healthcare workers have had to deal with “Doctor Google”—when patients turn to Google for medical advice instead of a professional. It’s a practice that organizations including Brown University Health, Orlando Health and the Northeast Georgia Physicians Group have advised against, citing both the years of education and experience physicians have as well as the tendency for people to gravitate to worst-case scenarios.

Today, Doctor Google has a new…

Are you struggling to stay physically active and commit to exercising regularly? You might want to stop blaming your lack of willpower or “laziness.” As it turns out, your personality plays a huge role in dictating whether you enjoy exercising or not.

For instance, being an…

“Obesity is a significant risk factor for breast cancer, and while it is very preliminary data, our studies in mice suggest that these new anti-obesity drugs may be a way to reduce obesity-associated breast cancer…

The study, which examined more than 33,000 deaths from obesity-associated cancers, revealed sharp increases in cancer deaths, especially among women, older adults, Native Americans and Black Americans.

“Obesity is a significant risk factor for multiple cancers, contributing to…

The researchers found that consuming aspartame, sucralose, glycyrrhizin and added sugars was significantly associated with a higher risk of early puberty, especially in children with certain genetic traits. The…

Scientists from the University of South Australia (UniSA) have developed a long-acting injectable formulation that delivers a steady dose of levodopa and carbidopa – two key medications for Parkinson’s – over an entire week.

Their findings have been reported in the journal Drug Delivery and Translational…