Category: Natural Sciences: Popular Health Articles

After decades of replications, the human genome begins to deteriorate, and mutations are introduced into cells that transform them into malignant cancer tumors. As the lifespan of humans steadily increases due to improvements in medicine, so to do the chances … Read more

Recent studies show that there is a correlation between intelligence and psychological/physiological disorders. Ruth Karpinski and other researchers at Pitzer College found that people with a higher IQ tend to have overexcitabilities (heightened response to stimuli), causing them to feel … Read more

Whether it is a family member, friend, or colleague, most of us know an individual that has been diagnosed with cancer. A publication from the American Cancer Society claims that one in two males and one in three females will … Read more

  An estimated 3.7 billion people are affected with Herpes Simplex 1 (HSV-1) under the age of 50 and roughly 417 million people between the ages of 15-49 are affected by the Herpes Simplex 2 (HSV-2) infection (Lafferty et al. … Read more

In the US alone, over 20.4% of all adults suffer from a form of chronic pain (CDC 2018). When treating chronic pain, many modern medications can reduce pain sensations; however, they also come with serious side effects that lead to … Read more

Nowadays, Insomnia is becoming a very common problem among people of all ages. In the past, elderly people have struggled with sleep disorders, but now we are concerned with the young population (Johnson 2018). In recent years, under the heavy … Read more

Scientists have found an unprecedented way to potentially cure blindness caused by degenerative eye diseases. The Argus® II Retinal Prosthesis System is a bionic eye prosthetic that works by stimulating the posterior layer of the retina. While the Argus® II … Read more

Resistance Proof Antibiotic Mechanism Found In an increasingly global society, fears of superbugs appear more salient than ever. One German study, for example, found that of the 187 E. coli strains examined from five different airports, ninety percent were resistant to … Read more

  The word epilepsy often brings feelings of discomfort and worry to any individual. What is worse is the fact that Epilepsies are one of the most common chronic neurological disorders. The distinction between epilepsies compared to seizures is that … Read more

Do you know what parents are currently allowing their children to consume? For the past fifty years, cigarette usage trends have been falling at steady rates, but since 2015 the trends are reversing themselves and now climbing due to the … Read more