Can a steady diet of junk food rob you of your vision? A new case report suggests it’s possible: After years of eating only potato chips, French fries, cold cuts and white bread, a 17-year-old British boy went blind. Despite his bad eating habits, his body mass index, a standard measure of obesity, remained normal.…
Aug. 28, 2019 — The Amazon rainforest fires that have been blazing out of control in Brazil for weeks could have far-reaching effects on our health, experts warn. More than 26,000 fires have been recorded in the Amazon so far in August, the highest number there in nearly a decade, according to Brazil’s National Institute…
Exercise, even a little of it, can lengthen your life, a new study suggests. The Norwegian researchers also found that too much sitting was associated with a higher risk of early death. “Developing ways to limit sedentary time and increase activity at any level could considerably improve health and reduce mortality,” the study authors concluded.…
Some parents give their schoolchildren plenty of sugary drinks, thinking that sugar will help improve their mental abilities, but children do not need sugar, they need healthy food with proteins, fats and carbohydrates, said the pediatrician Marie Darakchyan. According to the expert, parents can make a sandwich with bread, boiled meat and cheese, as well…
Researchers have conducted experiments where rats are trained to send signals from their brains on alternate pathways to paralyzed limbs. A new breakthrough in the successful rehabilitation of laboratory rats with spinal cord injuries offers long-term hope for similar results with humans. Scientists in Switzerland, using robot-assisted rehabilitation and electrochemical spinal cord stimulation, have helped…
To say that walnuts are a nutritious food is a bit of an understatement. Walnuts provide healthy fats, fiber, vitamins and minerals — and that’s just the beginning of how they may support your health. In fact, there’s so much interest in this one nut that for the past 50 years, scientists and industry experts…
Social media use has been linked to depression, especially in teenage girls. But a new study argues that the issue may be more complex than experts think. The research, published Tuesday in the journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, involved interviews with almost 10,000 children between the ages of 13 and 16 in England.…
Days after returning home from a Punta Cana vacation, Marie Trainer called out of work with a backache and nausea. Then her temperature spiked and dropped, sending her to a local Stark County, Ohio, emergency room in the early hours of May 11. When Trainer woke in a hospital bed nine days later, her hands…
Researchers found that using a computer, playing games, and participating in social activities may reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment. Our brains go through changes as we get older, and some people may experience issues with memory, thinking, or judgment. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is the stage between age-related cognitive decline and dementia —…
Strep throat is a normal part of childhood. Some kids get it again and again, and a simple round of antibiotics usually clears it up. But for a small number of children, the infection triggers strange behavior changes known as PANDAS syndrome: pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections. With PANDAS, your child may seem to turn into a different…
