Tag: disease

Traditionally we think of aging as a gradual, disorganized series of events. First creaky joints, followed by sagging skin, then perhaps greying hair. Eventually...

A recent study published in Preventive Medicine (2015) found that men and seniors sleep better when they have access to nature. The study surveyed...

And now for the latest in gross news: New research suggests that we’re surrounded by a cloud of invisible microbes and fart bacteria. As...

Your cute, cuddly pets are capable of passing more than 70 human diseases to you by way of scratches, bites, and bodily fluid contact...

A strange, as yet unidentified, illness has made its way into Nigeria and has already claimed the lives of over 18 victims. It began...

Just about everyone loves new health studies about coffee. It seems like there’s a new one practically each month demonstrating why coffee is one...

At this very moment, there are over 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease. As we know—some of us all too well—this condition can...

Everyone gets a little forgetful from time to time. Particularly when you are under a lot of stress, and once you enter middle age,...

Airplanes have long been known as a hotbed for germs - with all those people packed together on a single aircraft, one person coughing...

Not to be mistaken with middle-age forgetfulness, early-onset Alzheimer's is the occurrence of the disease in individuals under the age of 65. In fact,...