Professor Ken Stark taking a sample of blood in Waterloo's Laboratory of Nutritional and Nutraceutical Research to determine the levels of omega-3 fatty acids. Taking certain omega-3 fatty acid supplements during pregnancy can reduce the risk of childhood asthma by almost one third, according to a new study from the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC) and the University...
Ο πόνος στην αυχενική μοίρα της Σπονδυλικής Στήλης προκαλείται από διάφορες αιτίες μεταξύ άλλων την κληρονομικότητα, την κακή στάση κατά τη διάρκεια της εργασίας ή της ξεκούρασης και τον τραυματισμό. Η πλειοψηφία των ...
These 5 resolutions are so easy to resolve and to keep. An added plus: They also happen to be kidney-friendly. 1. Avoid unnecessary painkillers. Pain medications provide pain relief (maybe you even relied on them to nurse your post-NYE hangover), but it’s important to balance the potential benefits with the risk of dangerous side effects, such as kidney damage, fluid retention, increased b...
The secret to a happy sex life in long-term relationships is the belief that it takes hard work and effort, instead of expecting sexual satisfaction to simply happen if you are true soulmates, says a study led by a University of Toronto (U of T) social psychology researcher. These "sexpectations" -- the need to work on sexual growth or rely on sexual destiny -- are so powerful they can either sus...
A groundbreaking study of the virosphere of the most populous animals -- those without backbones such as insects, spiders and worms and that live around our houses -- has uncovered 1445 viruses, revealing people have only scratched the surface of the world of viruses -- but it is likely that only a few cause disease. The meta-genomics research, a collaboration between the University of Sydney and...
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it’s fame and money, you’re not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you’re mistaken! As the director of 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned from the stud...
Διαφώτιση για επαγγελματίες και ερασιτέχνες ποδοσφαιριστές. Ποδόσφαιρο και Τραυματισμοί Το ποδόσφαιρο είναι το δημοφιλέστερο άθλημα παγκοσμίως και παγκυπρίως με αθλητές κάθε ηλικίας και επιπέδου από μικρά παιδιά μ...
Heavy chocolate consumption may be linked to heart health, study suggests.. High levels of chocolate consumption might be associated with a one third reduction in the risk of developing heart disease, suggests a study published online in the British Medical Journal. The findings confirm results of existing studies that generally agree on a potential beneficial link between chocolate consump...
Taking music lessons increases brain fiber connections in children and may be useful in treating autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). "It's been known that musical instruction benefits children with these disorders," said Pilar Dies-Suarez, M.D., chief r...
Why you should never go to sleep on an argument? Never go to bed on an argument," so the saying goes. And according to a new study, we should take note of this age-old advice. Researchers have found that going to sleep while still holding on to negative memories can make it harder to suppress them. Study co-author Yunzhe Liu, of the Institute for Brain Research at Beijing Normal University in Ch...