Even if we are occasional drinkers or drink little alcohol, by any measure, drinking alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer in women , as is clear from a new study published recently in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research by researcher Kevin D Shield of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (France). The study … Read more
A recent study suggests that later mothers may have smarter children because they receive more care from them. The study, conducted in Sweden by experts from the Max Planck Institute for Democratic Research in Germany and the London School of Economics and Political Science, was carried out among 1.5 million Swedes born between 1960 and … Read more
Barley, corn, quinoa, rice, rye or wheat are some examples of whole grains that can extend our life expectancy , according to a meta-analysis carried out by the Harvard University School of Public Health TH Chan in Massachusetts. It is important to note that they are eaten whole, because the refining process largely reduces the … Read more
A group of researchers from the University of Chicago have published a study that suggests that sleeping long hours on the weekend, to recover the sleep deficit that we carry throughout the working week, can help reduce the risk of suffering diabetes. This is not the first time that a study has suggested this approach, … Read more
A team from the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, analyzed the prevalence of both habits in more than 1,000 New Zealand children when they were 5, 7, 9 and 11 years old, finding a correlation between finger sucking and nail biting during childhood and having good health : then they were subjected to … Read more
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by persistent, recurring, and intrusive thoughts that produce restlessness, apprehension, fear, or worry. Also, in order to reduce this anxiety, repetitive behaviors take place. Despite the various symptoms of the disease, new research suggests that OCD may be mediated by a single brain receptor , thus providing … Read more
Zika, whose vector is the Aedes aegypti mosquito, has spread throughout Brazil and the rest of Latin America, but is also reaching Europe. Until now, no child had been born with the microcephaly associated with the transmission of Zika by the mother: in Spain there are 91 cases of Zika, of which 21 were pregnant … Read more
Children who bite their nails and suck their thumbs may be less likely to develop allergies thereafter, according to new research from the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, published in the journal Pediatrics . The study used data from the Dunedin multidisciplinary study that followed 1,037 participants from birth to adulthood for no … Read more
An outbreak of anthrax, a disease known as anthrax and forgotten for almost a century , could be killing the first people. The reason this ancient bacterium reappears is that it remained frozen and, due to global warming and thawing, has revived. The first to die from this disease that was believed to be extinct … Read more
The recent tendency to embrace what is dictated by cultures that are many time zones away from us, especially if they are Eastern, has its risks : among all the hodgepodge of information there are not a few examples of pseudoscience, as I explain more fully in Why India is so exotic and cool? Alternative … Read more
The Internet has become such a ubiquitous and necessary technology for our daily performance that it should even be a right, and therefore its connection should also be free . In fact, the connection becomes so important to our lives that its slowing down, for whatever reason, can be subject to measurable physiological effects . … Read more
Many of the remedies that are prescribed to treat or prevent colds or flu have no solid scientific basis . In fact, medical researchers are only beginning to unravel the wide range of factors that affect our susceptibility to infection . Recent researchers seem to suggest that our biological clock (all living beings have an … Read more
According to a study carried out by a team of researchers from the Yale University School of Medicine, and published in the journal Social Science & Medicine , reading books could increase your life expectancy (which, from the point of view poetically, it means living more lives and, moreover, longer). The correlation makes no distinction … Read more
Calculating calories is not an effective way to determine a healthy diet, and the number of calories that we should consume will depend on factors such as our metabolism and the physical activity that we carry out daily. However, to summarize, we could say that these are the recommended number of calories : Man: between … Read more
Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia in the West, accounting for 60-80% of all dementias we diagnose. The most positive forecasts speak that the number of people affected will triple in the coming years. A new study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry by researchers at the University of California, Los … Read more
Traffic jams can destroy our nerves and cause us to lose hours and hours a week doing nothing more productive than listening to the radio. However, that is trivial if we take into account that, in the middle of the traffic jam, the particles in suspension are many, and that we are especially victims of … Read more
Although astrology does not have any scientific evidence, as we already explained in The Mars Effect, the day of our birth can tip the balance to one place or another in matters such as the tendency to suffer from diseases. At least this is what happens with celiac disease , an autoimmune disease produced by … Read more
Working for money was something like prostitution . Without a basic income and a life of free time it was impossible, in Aristotle’s view, to enjoy the highest pleasures that philosophy and music provided. However, for now we have to work to pay bills. A new study would suggest, however, that cannabis use would discourage … Read more
Cities are highly polluted, and the so-called fine particles are especially worrisome, which have been linked to very diverse health problems: from cognition problems at school to the increased risk of autism. There is increasing scientific evidence of the harmful effects of pollution on our brain, and the latest is that which associates pollution with … Read more
Until recently, sleep was considered a purely part of rest, however the eccentric experiments of one researcher revealed that in some phases of sleep our brain is active as if it were awake, which suggests that sleep is much more important than it is. it seems . And that serves for something more than rest. … Read more
Stress causes all kinds of health problems for people, but now it is endorsed that women who experience more stress when they are ovulating may have up to 45% less chance of conceiving a baby . This is data that emerges from a recent study carried out by the School of Public Health and Information … Read more
We already knew that going up (or going down) a ladder was a risky activity that took many souls to heaven, and especially many wounded, what we could not suspect is that chairs also did it. Almost half a million people die from them . Specifically for being too long sitting in them. This is … Read more
The richest person in the world is, with his fluctuations, Bill Gates , technology mogul, and the person who is investing the most money in the development of medicine. In 2014 alone, through his foundation, he donated a total of nine thousand eight hundred million dollars to research and charitable causes. And now Mark Zuckerberg … Read more
Even if you’ve already quit smoking, doing so may have damaged your DNA almost permanently. This damage can, in fact, extend for thirty years of your life after you have kicked the habit . This is what a new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School indicates and which has been published in the journal … Read more