Asthma: the most common chronic disease in Olympic athletes
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in Olympic athletes.
In a review published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, scientists summarize causes...
Community-based prevention of type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a progressive condition in which the body becomes resistant to the normal effects of insulin and may gradually lose the...
A new way to treat diabetes
Diabetes is a disease that causes the level of blood sugar to become too high. In healthy individuals, two hormones - insulin and glucagon...
Green tea molecule can prevent Zika virus entry, but it is too early to...
A recent study published in Virology finds that the green tea molecule EGCG can inhibit Zika virus entry. This finding brings new hope to...
Fathers’ food parenting strategies: How to feed a child
Nowadays, fathers become more and more important in parenting.
Interestingly, many father-child interactions are related to food. Father can cook meals, eat meals with their...
Virtual reality can be used to improve motor functions in Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological condition affecting motor functions. Typical clinical signs of PD include slowness, absence, and reduced amplitude of movement.
One...
Sleep quality can predict mental health in pregnant women
Sleep disturbance is common in women, in particular during pregnancy.
European research shows that 75% of pregnant women have poor sleep and require a nap...
First lesson for new parents: use car safety seats correctly
Car safety seats (CSSs) now are commonly used when parents travel with kids by car. In the US, all 50 states have laws that...
Will eating more fruits and vegetables reduce risk of breast cancer?
About 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.
Researchers have worked on the risk factors for developing...
Hand gesture can help 2-year-olds learn words
When we learn new knowledge, it is better to get the information from more than one channel.
For example, when we learn knowledge about a...