1. Farmed salmon There's a lot of debate around whether farmed salmon is bad for health. On the one hand, all oily fish contain health-boosting omega-3 fats. On the other, salmon raised in fish farms has been compared to a "toxic junk food" by the Organic Consumers Association. The flesh tends to be fattier than that of wild-caught salmon and has a...

According to Freud, denial is a defense mechanism that protects the individual from emotional pain. It gives us time to adjust to difficult situations. However, staying in the denial phase can interfere with your ability to function in everyday life. If you're in denial, you're attempting to protect yourself from the truth. You might feel overwhelm...

Probiotics are foods or supplements that contain live microorganisms intended to maintain or improve the "good" bacteria (normal microflora) in the body. Prebiotics are foods (typically high-fiber foods) that act as food for human microflora. Prebiotics are used with the intention of improving the balance of these microorganisms. Probiotics are in ...

​ A British man's overdose on vitamin D is a cautionary tale for people who are considering adding supplements to their lives, according to a paper published recently in the journal BMJ Case Reports . After a visit with a private nutritionist, the man began taking more than 20 over-the-counter supplements every day, including 50,000 internatio...

There are probably many interesting books about human health. My suggestion would be to focus on 3 aspects which are necessary to change our behavior and enable long-term health: Nutrition Lifestyle Psychology The body is made of food , so understanding nutrition is pretty much essential to build a strong body and maintain it in good health. Lifest...

It is normal for hair color to change, as people age. But white hair can appear at almost any time in life. Even teenagers and people in their 20s may notice strands of white hair. The human body has millions of hair follicles or small sacs lining the skin. The follicles generate hair and color or pigment cells that contain melanin. Over time, hair...

If one person cuts back on calories without exercising and another person increases exercise without cutting back on calories, the first person would probably find it easier to lose weight. That's because it's easier to cut 500 calories a day from your diet than it is to burn 500 extra calories through exercise. You'd have to walk or run about five...

​ There are schools that allows you to qualify as a Natural Doctor. Eventually, I suppose it depends on your expectations. For example, these are some criteria that may help while selecting your school: 1. Security and Privacy: Data encryption is important since our personal data is the main target of hackers trying to use social engineering [1] to...

​ A virus spread equally to all living beings, no matter the race, religion, or social status. It's up to our immune system to fight it, and save lives. Anti-viral drugs try to boost that ability. In the midst of this pandemic, I think there is a lesson we can learn: a fact is not an opinion. For example the number of casualties due to COVID is a f...

​ Fenugreek is an herb long used in alternative medicine. It's a common ingredient in Indian dishes and often taken as a supplement. This herb may have numerous health benefits. Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is a plant that stands around 2–3 feet (60–90 cm) tall. It has green leaves, small white flowers, and pods that contain small, golden-...

T he world came together last week for the UN general assembly, and climate crisis was high on the agenda. Many of the discussions focused on changing the energy and transport sectors to mitigate potential catastrophe. Climate activist Greta Thunberg traveled to New York on an emissions-free yacht to deliver her speech at the UN climate summit. The...

The future of humanity is under threat from the widespread destruction of the Earth's plants and animals by people, leading scientists have warned in a dramatic report. Loss of biodiversity threatens the human race just as much as climate change, the experts believe, with up to a million species facing extinction in the world's sixth mass die-off. ...

Many sugar-sweetened beverages have little to no nutritional value and lots of calories, and their harmful health effects have been well-documented. Now, a study links drinking too many sugary beverages -- and even 100% natural fruit juices -- to an increased risk of early death. Specifically, drinking an excessive amount of fruit juice could lead ...

In this period dominated by loud scientific research, where scientists scanned the human genome to better understand the hidden secrets of our body, we tend to explain everything in a deterministic and rational way. We apply this approach to the objects who make this world, and to ourselves, although we're conscious that we're often not very ration...

US National Cancer Institute,  BRCA1 and BRCA2: Cancer Risk and Genetic Testing, April 1, 2015  BRCA1 and BRCA2 are human genes that produce tumor suppressor proteins. These proteins help repair damaged DNA and, therefore, play a role in ensuring the stability of the cell's genetic material. When either of these genes is mutated...

HGP  The Human Genome Project (HGP) was one of the great feats of exploration in history - an inward voyage of discovery rather than an outward exploration of the planet or the cosmos; an international research effort to sequence and map all of the genes - together known as the genome - of members of our species, Homo sapiens. Completed in Apr...

NHS UK   MRSA is a type of bacteria that's resistant to several widely used antibiotics. This means infections with MRSA can be harder to treat than other bacterial infections. The full name of MRSA is meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. You might have heard it called a "superbug". MRSA infections mainly affect people who are stay...

Nature  Chromosomal translocations that generate in-frame oncogenic gene fusions are notable examples of the success of targeted cancer therapies1,2,3. We have previously described gene fusions of FGFR3-TACC3 (F3–T3) in 3% of human glioblastoma cases4. Subsequent studies have reported similar frequencies of F3–T3 in many other cancers, indicat...

Genetics Home Reference  Genome editing (also called gene editing) is a group of technologies that give scientists the ability to change an organism's DNA. These technologies allow genetic material to be added, removed, or altered at particular locations in the genome. Several approaches to genome editing have been developed. A recent one is k...

NHS | UK HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that damages the cells in your immune system and weakens your ability to fight everyday infections and disease. AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is the name used to describe a number of potentially life-threatening infections and illnesses that happen when your immune system has been ...