MERS-CoV, short for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus, first surfaced in Saudi Arabia in spring 2012. As of Wednesday, 571 cases of MERS have been confirmed in 18 countries, according to the World Health Organization. Two of those cases were in the United States. There have been 171 deaths worldwide. Here are five things you should know about MERS: It’s a coronavirus MERS is in the same family of viruses […]
Main nerve from gut found to send signals to the brain that effect behaviour When vagus nerve is cut wariness and fear are reduced Relearning a new response to a stimulus also becomes slower The old adage that you should always ‘trust your gut’ has some weight, new research reveals. We often ‘feel’ threatening situations in our stomachs and, while the brain has long been viewed as the […]
Reducing calorie intake by a third improved breast cancer survival rate Dieting may strengthen tissue around tumour so cancer cells can’t spread Maintaining a healthy weight also makes treatment more effective A low calorie diet could help prevent an aggressive form of cancer from spreading around the body. Scientists have found that cutting calories reduces the likelihood of one type of breast cancer migrating to other organs. They were looking […]
Much of 21st century chronic disease is due to a breakdown in the coordination and balance of the immune system. Immunomodulation is a key term that refers to the control and coordination of the immune system. Specific herbs, nutrients and botanical co-factors help to improve the immunodulatory systems of the body. Beta glucans have been shown to be one of the best immunomodulation substances with powerful health benefits. The immune […]
Why a colon cleanse is necessary first Before you consider maximizing your liver function, be sure to cleanse your colon first. Why? A major function of the liver is to clean your blood, and the best way to make it as easy as possible for the liver to do this is to cleanse the colon first, so the blood that comes to your liver is as toxin-free as possible. If […]
Bariatric surgery, or weight loss surgery, in Canada has jumped four-fold since 2006-07 and a new study says the health-care system has made great strides to meet the demand. Vertical sleeve gastrectomy removes about 80 to 85 per cent of the stomach. (Shutterstock) “One in 5 Canadian adults has obesity — and with those rates continuing to grow, so too will the need to understand the implications for the health-care system,” […]
A spicy meal like curry can boost your lifespan, according to scientists Switching off body’s ability to feel pain could be key to increasing lifespan Advice follows experiments in mice by preventing pain signals reaching brain A curry or stir fry for dinner won’t just spice up your evening – it could might also help you live longer. Scientists say that blocking the body’s ability to feel pain boosts lifespan […]
Sometimes we feel sh*tty. It happens. Things don’t always go right and bad luck can creep its way in from time to time. The trick isn’t to dwell on how unhappy you are at the moment, but rather to focus your energies on getting out of that mindset and moving back towards happier and more pleasant times. We all have our own way of dealing with ourselves and our emotions […]
Companies are creating learning aids that tap the science of memories, says David Robson. Do they work in the classroom? For most of his 20s, Ed Cooke had been hovering around the top 10 of the World Memory Championships. His achievements included memorising 2,265 binary digits in 30 minutes and the order of 16 packs of playing cards in just an hour. But at the age of 26, he was […]
A new study finds that if temperatures rise and more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, it will reduce the total amount of water in rivers It is a surprising observation. One might expect the timing of water flow to change but not the overall volume. But this is precisely what scientists discovered when they examined the histories of 420 catchment basins in the US spanning the period 1948-2001. […]
