Study shows placenta eating has no known health benefits
Placentophagy, the practice of eating the placenta post birth, cannot be proven to provide any health benefits to the mother and may actually be detrimental to the mother...
Man’s kidney failure caused by daily gallon of black tea
If you’re trying to not consume as much sugar in your beverages, but water isn’t cutting it, it’s common that people turn to iced tea. It’s generally a...
Seven tips to keep you kids safe on amusement park rides
Southern California, with its pleasant climate, is home to numerous amusement parks with attractions ranging from soft and fuzzy to thrilling and gut wrenching. However, even the low-key...
Most Americans suffer from pain reports new study
A new study conducted by Harris Interactive has found that 85% of Americans suffer from pain. The study examined how people deal with their pain and how far...
42-year old Texas father fights to save his leg from flesh...
A Texas man is fighting to save his leg after becoming infected by flesh eating bacteria while on a Father’s Day trip to the beach in Port Anneas,...
Scientists identify novel cellular process that help us understand the mechanisms...
The study of autophagy – the recycling and repair process within cells – has huge potential to aid in fighting the ageing process, bacterial and viral infections and...
Divorce does not have to be devastating for children if parents...
There are many articles written on “Should I stay married for the children” or “What is an appropriate age for children whose parents want a divorce?”
One fact that...
Researchers create a labor-saving automated method for studying electronic health records
In an article published in the journal Patterns, scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai described the creation of a new, automated, artificial intelligence-based algorithm...
Research of twins shows it’s genetics that controls abnormal development
Yale researchers have shown that developmental abnormalities, including those that lead to pregnancy loss and autism, are controlled by the genetics of the fetus and placenta — and...
New research uses plankton genomes as global biosensors of ocean ecosystem...
By analyzing gains and losses in the genes of phytoplankton samples collected in all major ocean regions, researchers at the University of California, Irvine have created the most...