The Toes on the Modern Running Shoe Could be Causing Muscle Atrophy and Plantar Fasciitis
PICTURED: The curved toe spring on a modern running shoe in part facilities the runner landing on his heel;…
Category: Function & Health
Vegetarians and Vegans May Not be Getting Enough Zinc – an Essential Mineral
Vegetarian and vegan diets may not have enough zinc to fully prevent the variety of negative health outcomes associated…
Different Salad Green Choices – Say Goodbye to Lettuce and Hello to Healthier, Tastier Greens
There’s a sense that whoever started putting romaine and iceberg lettuce in salads has contributed to the obesity epidemic…
Fasting Mimicking Diet Shown to be a “Safe and Effective Supplement” to Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients
A juice detox, a water fast, or a soup diet are often talked about as ways to stimulate healthy…
“Transformative” New Lung Cancer Drug Stuns Scientists with Efficacy of 89% – Available in 87 Countries
Phase III trials of a new lung cancer treatment have demonstrated such an unprecedented degree of effectiveness in decreasing…
Established Consensus on “Eat Less Live Longer” Challenged with New Paper
As research on extending lifespan and healthspan has progressed over the last two decades, an adage of “eat less,…
Study Reports Psilocybin Tamps Down Activity in the Brain’s Mysterious Center of Ego
Latin for “hidden away” the word Claustrum also applies to a central and deep down region of the brain…
Blue Light Exposure After Dark Creates Lasting Depressive Symptoms in Rats
From the dawn of life until now, an organism’s perception of light and dark has been an important trigger…
Last Week Different Studies Found Killer T-Cells and Antibodies that Neutralize COVID-19
PICTURED: The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Photo Credit: NIAID. CC 2.0 There are currently over 100 COVID-19 vaccines going…
Those Who Frequently Exercise May be Immunocompromised from Deficiencies in Vitamin D and Various Minerals
The human immune system is a very complicated biological system that relies on many different nutrients to work properly.…
Study of DMT Users by Johns Hopkins Reports 89% Positive Changes in Life Satisfaction
Native cultures have been taking psychedelic chemicals for recreational and religious purposes for thousands of years. One of which,…
Rare Killer Mutations Could be Taking Months off Our Lives
Ultra-rare genetic mutations passed on from mother and father to their offspring have been found to possibly take months…
New Intermittent Fasting Program Suppresses Cancer and Metabolic Disease in Mice and Humans
In terms of the spotlight on modern health trends, methods and strategies of fasting or caloric restriction of some…
Irreversible No-Longer – Blind Mice See Again Thanks To New and Better Method for Synthesizing Lost Cells
Age-related macular degeneration (MD) is a variety of ocular disease that affects so many millions of people that it’s…
Food Allergies in Children Seem Heavily-Determined by Mother’s Microbiome and Fiber Intake
The human microbiome – the cultures of microscopic lifeforms which live inside us, is proven to have all manner…
In 2013 Researchers Created Mutant Worms that Live 500% Longer – Now They Know How,
PICTURED: C. elegans under a microscope. Photo credit: Zeiss Microscopy. CC 2.0 Back in 2013, researchers at the Buck…
What if There Were a Drug that Tricked Your Body into Thinking it was Fasting?
PICTURED: Researcher Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, and his colleague Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban. Medical science is now becoming very comfortable…
New Study Finds Two Proteins Which Seem to Prevent Healthy Aging in Worms, Mice, and Humans
Over the 20th and 21st centuries the average lifespan of human beings across the world has been getting longer…
Probiotics Like Lactobacillus Casei have been Shown to Dramatically Reduce Symptoms of Depression
Some of the most extensive research into the human microbiome has revealed that the health or variance in genetic…
Gut Microbiome Could be Better at Predicting Disease and Mortality Than Our Own Genetics
A new paper from Tierney et al. at Harvard Medical School awaiting peer-review has found evidence that the human…