News & Articles By Jhoanna Robinson
02/22/2019 / By Jhoanna Robinson
What’s in your gut? Scientists have mapped the gut microbiome landscape
A recent study, which was published in the journal The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), provided a glimpse of how microbial communities in the gut – known collectively as the gut microbiome – are spatially placed, revealing an unusual degree of mixing among different bacterial members. The study was the first to analyze […]
02/22/2019 / By Jhoanna Robinson
New study confirms: Processed carbs cause many harmful effects on health
A study that was published in the Obesity issue of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry‘s journal, Clinical Chemistry, showed that people face higher risks of becoming obese if they produce higher-than-normal levels of insulin after ingesting processed carbohydrates. This finding backs the assumption that refined carbs are causing the obesity epidemic. “Americans are very […]
02/22/2019 / By Jhoanna Robinson
The cost of looking good: Experts warn cosmetic testers carry disease
It’s not unusual for someone to try out a product first before heading to the cashier to pay for it, especially if there’s a tester for the item. However, would you still consider putting something on your lips and skin if you knew that it has been used by a lot of people already? Experts […]
02/21/2019 / By Jhoanna Robinson
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, commonly associated with diabetes, increases the risk of heart disease, and liver, colorectal, and breast cancers
In a new study that was published in the Journal of Hepatology, researchers were able to surmise that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is not only associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but also to cancers that have nothing to do with the liver, such as colorectal and breast cancers. “NAFLD is a very important multi-system […]
02/20/2019 / By Jhoanna Robinson
Physical exercise for mental health: New research concludes that children’s memory, attention, ability to learn improves after engaging in physical activity
A study conducted by the University of Stirling and University of Edinburgh discovered that children gain better test responses after physical activity that was set at their own pace, as opposed to exhaustive exercise. The study was jointly spearheaded by Dr. Colin Moran and Dr. Naomi Brooks, both of Stirling’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, and Dr. Josie […]
02/20/2019 / By Jhoanna Robinson
Miscarriage, premature delivery, bacterial infections: Conceiving while using an IUD has dangerous health outcomes for mother and infant
Women who happen to conceive while currently on an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) are more prone to pregnancy and delivery issues such as bacterial infections, preterm delivery, low weight term babies, or a miscarriage, a study conducted by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Soroka University Medical Center, both in Beersheba, Israel, showed. The study’s findings were presented […]
02/20/2019 / By Jhoanna Robinson
Babies are made to drink breast milk only: Expert explains how anything but breast milk could be TOXIC to an infant – even giving them water could be FATAL
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, infants should ingest only breast milk for the first six months of their lives and continue to do so, coupled with supplemental soft foods and drinks, throughout their first year. Though the academy did not explicitly say that infants should not have water, KidNurse.com‘s pediatric nurse Danielle Stringer said […]
02/19/2019 / By Jhoanna Robinson
Does chronic anxiety lead to Alzheimer’s? New study links neuropsychiatric symptoms with the disease
In a study of data gathered on 270 cognitively normal older adults between the ages of 62 and 90, called the Harvard Brain Aging Study, scientists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that as levels of amyloid beta – proteins that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease – rise, the more they tend to become anxious. […]
02/19/2019 / By Jhoanna Robinson
Hang up and drive: Cell phone radiation may explain road rage — it lowers impulse control and disrupts the blood-brain barrier
Aside from the possibility of being distracted and being prone to causing accidents on the road, people who drive while using their cellular phones are at greater risk of radio frequency phone signals that move along several wireless towers. “Those waves have to boost up from your cell phone to find the towers. If you’re in an […]
02/19/2019 / By Jhoanna Robinson
Zika virus found to linger for months in sperm cells, even after blood, urine tests are clear
A recent study that has been published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases shows that the Zika virus stays in semen for up to six months after infection. Researchers at the Paris, France-based French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), Paris-based Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and academic practitioners from University Toulouse III- Paul Sabatier and Toulouse University Hospital have shown that […]
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