Elephants resist cancer by waking a zombie gene

Three years ago, research teams from the University of Chicago and the University of Utah, working separately, began to unravel why...

Grip Strength of Children Gives Clues about Their Future Health, Study Finds

Adolescents with a strong hand grip — an indicator of overall muscle strength — have better odds of being healthy over time, according to a two-year study...

Oxidative stress induces BH4 deficiency in male, but not female, SHR.

Gender Differences in Spousal Caregivers’ Care and Housework: Fact or Fiction?

Men increase their care hours as much as women do, resulting in similar care hours...

Unique computer game could help treat alcoholism

Today no reliable means of treatment of alcoholism, which would guarantee that the person will not return to this addiction...

Scientists discovered a crucial link between eye disease and alzheimer's

The new study took place across five years, covering 3,877 patients aged 65 and over, and found that those with specific degenerative eye diseases were 40-50 percent more likely to develop Alzheimer's too...

Experts suggest renaming low risk conditions labelled as cancer

The researchers published their analysis in the British Medical Journal this week saying that for patients who are told they have “cancer” the choices are usually more aggressive treatments compared to patients who are told they have “abnormal lesions”...

Men may benefit more than women from cutting calories, study shows

Prediabetes refers to a condition where one's blood sugar level is higher than normal but has not reached the level to be diagnostically considered diabetes...

How much salt does it really take to harm your heart?

Sodium, if often ingested in large quantities, can lead to a range of cardiovascular problems, including hypertension...

Stress makes people better at processing bad news

Feeling stressed or anxious makes people more able to process and internalise bad news, finds a new UCL-led study...