Living environment can influence the effect of antidepressants
Antidepressants are drugs used to treat major depression and other conditions, including anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorder, and chronic pain.
Currently, the most common...
Red hair gene variation may increase skin cancer risk, says study
Skin cancer is developed due to growth of abnormal cells in the skin. Skin cancer has several types, and melanomas are the most harmful.
Now...
Physical activity can eliminate death risk related to prolonged sitting, but not death risk...
Long sitting time has long been found to be associated with increased risk of death. In a seminal 1953 Lancet paper, researchers reported a...
Nanotech can help distinguish lung cancer cells from healthy cells
Recently, researchers from University of Colorado Boulder developed a new technique to distinguish lung cancer cells from healthy cells via nanoparticles. The finding is...
Physical activity can reduce the risks of death and cancer caused by alcohol
Drinking a lot over a long time or too much on a single occasion can cause many health problems. This includes stroke, high blood...
Starve a fever, stuff a cold: how we should eat when we are sick
When we have a cold or a fever, our eating habits change. Often we may lose our appetite and eat very little food.
However, a...
iPhone can provide accurate localization in brain surgery
A smartphone is a very personal tool we use to communicate with others everyday. But beyond emails, social networking and voice calls, a smartphone...
Early egg and peanut feeding may help reduce later food allergies in infants, says...
The most common food allergens include peanuts, eggs, milk, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy and wheat. These foods account for about 90% of all...
Face transplant: what happens when you have a new face
Since 2005, more than 30 face transplant surgeries have been done in the world. However, no documented long-term follow up has been reported.
To fill...
Hybrid Approach to Creativity: Arts, Science and Everyday Life
The investigation of domain specificity by means of structural models is undoubtedly one of the most cutting edge subjects in creativity research.
Whereas the dominant...