Health Guide

How is energy balance created? People take in energy by consuming it as calories in food and drink. And physical activity is the only way of using energy over which we have a great deal of control.

Do you know energy balance also links cancer? We know..

You can keep from contracting the AIDS virus just by having a pill! Such a pill may soon be in the market, scientists believe. A combination of 2 drugs is already used to treat HIV infection. And it has shown promise at preventing the virus in…

A remarkable data set on the developing brain adds to the idea that IQ is a meaningful concept in neuroscience, according to researchers. That performance in IQ tests is associated with changes in the brain during adolescence, is suggested by the study…

Magnetic devices like magnetic bracelets, insoles, wrist and knee bands, back and neck braces, and even pillows and mattresses are claimed to be therapeutic for ages. And more than a billion dollars are estimated to be annual income selling these gadgets.

The World Health Organization has warned that about 1,800 babies are born with HIV each day. It is because their mothers do not get the drugs they need! It is astounding, that under 10% of pregnant women with HIV in developing countries received…

Stem cells isolated from the skin of pig fetuses can produce egg-like cells! Yes, Canadian scientists at the University of Guelph say they have found such stem cells.

It has been found in mammals that during embryonic development and migrate to the…

How to measure the absorption of multi-walled carbon nanoparticles into worms and cancer cells? University of Michigan researchers have discovered it. It is a breakthrough that will surely revolutionize scientists’ understanding of how the particles…

Wish and dream to keep your weight down, reduce stress, and improve focus? You can find all three benefits in one, which won’t be known for another year or so. It is a chewing gum, which will give people a whole new reason to chew them.

Wrigley Jr….

Key to many new treatments lies in stem cells. And scientists believe the human testicle may provide a less controversial source of cells for stem cell research. Stem cells having the ability to become many different types of adult tissue hold great…

We all know seafood is healthy. But, now you put pigs in your healthy-diet list. They are no ordinary pigs, but are genetically modified ones, which the researchers report to be as healthy as seafood!

Pigs are cloned to genetically express higher…