Several months back, my post “Cancer, Well-Done” examined the ways in which deep-frying and charcoal-grilling introduces cancerous fre... Read More

Snap!  Ouch!  That's from my head doing a double take.  All these years, I thought the calcium vs heart disease thing was a conspiracy ar... Read More

"If we can make the correct diagnosis the healing can begin", recalcitrant medical expert Andrew Weil carefully formulated in a critical b... Read More

Simple sensory exercises superior to standard treatments Smelling lemons, listening to classical music and intense sensory exercises produc... Read More

Although this picture was taken already in 1987, in never fails to impress. Depicted is the Polish heart surgeon Dr. Zbigniew Religa dur... Read More

Eating meat in Mexico can do weird things to your body If you like to eat a taco every once in a while, be aware that this could be af... Read More

New technology would deliver chemicals via your toothbrush. You might think the world of toothbrush design is pretty simple and overall b... Read More

We go to the beach to relax, but then the beach makes us more tired? It is a phenomenon that is so routine we almost don't question it: y... Read More

A new discovery regarding the relationship between gut bugs and disease. Have you ever made crucial decisions based on your gut feeling... Read More

Why do some diseases still exist after all those years of evolution? A lot has changed in the human body since our ancestors walked around ... Read More

Molecule discovered that halts decay You’ve been hearing it for years; don’t eat too much sugar, because sugar rots your teeth. It turn... Read More

Research finds synergistic antibiotics can have opposite effects on you. Did you ever take two or more antibiotics in order to get rid of a... Read More

Studies show that colors affect the way we feel and behave, and insight in these psychological effects can be useful. For example in prisons... Read More

Are fish oils really good and red meat so bad? The benefits of taking fish oil and the harm caused by eating red meat, these two nutritio... Read More

Soon marijuana and cocaine use will be detectable A team of scientists from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute have announced that they ar... Read More

Decisions on child treatment should be scientific, not political It was an unprecedented move: U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kat... Read More

Student wears jeans for 15 months to test the bacterial count on raw denim. Laundry is a task that most people find highly unfavorable: s... Read More

Solid Science or Foggy Fiction? End-stage kidney disease (ESRD) is a fatal condition which affects almost 1 million people in the United St... Read More

A chemical balance that keeps us in one piece--literally A few weeks ago, we talked about why it’s a really bad idea to drink seawater.... Read More

Every retirement home should have one of these. Llama therapy for the elderly - it exists in the United States. Photographer Jen Osborn ... Read More

What you gain and lose by training at great heights. In 1968 the Olympic Games were held in Mexico City.  At the time it was a big dea... Read More

Exploiting liver cell genetics gives new insights How would you feel if you would have an eternal liver, a liver that lasts forever? Recent... Read More

The Supreme Court of the US will rule if Genes can be patented or not. If someone is able to isolate a specific gene in the human body, tha... Read More

“If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.” This qu... Read More

Unusual study shows benefits of diet, exercise Good news doesn’t come out of Cuba very often. The island nation has been subject to US an... Read More

It's not only genes or Coca Cola, many society features increase obesity risks. Obesitas is more and more becoming a problem for Wester... Read More

A new "gold standard" in minimally invasive surgery? For 60 years, the standard procedure for heart surgery was to open the chest. Then, by... Read More

Why you eat sweets, Mediterranean diets or convenience food. You can probably guess that organized people are more likely to eat healthy an... Read More

Not only possible, already there: living cows with no heartbeat can you live without a heart, human without heart, animal without heart... Read More

10 years since it made headlines, a new strain of avian influenza has appeared. The name Bird Flu always brings me back to the early 20... Read More

Taking a load off for lengthy periods of time can also be taking years off your life. Recent studies have found strong links between decli... Read More

Is it okay to eat dropped food if you pick it up immediately? What do you do if you drop your sandwich on the floor? Pick it up within ... Read More

If you’re a fruit fly, going organic may in fact have its benefits. It’s a raging debate: does organic food make you healthier, or ev... Read More

European researchers say HeLa family members need notification. Not many scientists think about the origins of their cell lines. There’s ... Read More

Why we don't always "need" two organs. One of the many revelations about the new Pope Francis I is that he has one lung, surgically rem... Read More

Artificial intelligence could give us the edge on cancer. “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.” Those words, uttered by Alexan... Read More