An experimental drug reduces eye damage in people with a common form of vision loss for which there is currently no available treatment, a new study finds. The new research sought to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss in industrialized countries, according to the World […]
Crystal healing is an alternative medical technique in which crystals and other stones are used to cure ailments and protect against disease. Proponents of this technique believe that crystals act as conduits for healing — allowing positive, healing energy to flow into the body as negative, disease-causing energy flows out. […]
School-age kids may be biased against their peers who are overweight or obese and not even know it, a new study finds. To measure levels of bias in schoolchildren, researchers showed them a series of photos of children who were slim and children who were overweight. They found that the […]
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or motor neuron disease, is a progressive neurological disease that causes the neurons that control voluntary muscles (motor neurons) to degenerate, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The term “Lou Gehrig’s disease” is named for the famed American […]
When your spouse falls asleep early while you’re still looking to extend the evening, don’t get too annoyed: Your partner may just be yielding to his or her body’s innate clock. Everyone has his or her own sleep chronotype, the personal biological clock that controls the body’s rhythms and dictates […]
Breast-feeding may literally be good for the heart: A new study suggests that breast-feeding may lower women’s risk of heart disease and stroke. For the study, researchers analyzed information from nearly 300,000 women in China. They found that those who were moms and had breast-fed were about 10 percent less […]
Insomnia is a sleep disorder characterized by difficulties falling or staying asleep, even though people have the chance for adequate sleep. The condition can be short term (acute), lasting days or weeks, or long term (chronic), lasting for a month or more. Acute insomnia is often caused by stressful events, […]