Health

Following a Mediterranean diet could help prevent depression, groundbreaking new psychiatric research suggests.

A 14-year-old girl in Kilkis, northern Greece has undergone surgery in a private clinic to remove 700 grams of her own hair she had been eating for the past 12 years. Reports say that the girl was rushed to the...

A recent study has discovered that obesity can impair the ability of a person's brain to recognize when they are full and satisfied after having fatty and sugary foods. Moreover, these changes in the brain may persist even after individuals...

Scientists in China were running a covert project of dangerous experiments that caused a leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology and started the Covid outbreak, a report in The Sunday Times reveals. Citing US investigators, the report said there...

An intriguing discovery from Columbia University suggests that the secret to eternal youth could be hiding in your very own refrigerator. This remarkable study unveils the potential of taurine, a vital nutrient commonly present in foods such as meat,...

A recent major study conducted by Oxford University has revealed that consuming alcohol can greatly increase the likelihood of developing around 60 different diseases. While it is widely known that excessive drinking can lead to liver cirrhosis, strokes, and cancer...

A new study presented on June 4 at a major cancer conference in Chicago has revealed that a simple pill can reduce the chances of dying from a specific form of lung cancer by half. This exciting development comes...

  A recent study conducted by the British Heart Foundation suggests that Mondays can have a negative impact on your heart health. Specifically, they found that the risk of experiencing the most severe type of heart attack called a STEMI,...

Hippocrate of Kos (c. 460 – c. 370 BC), a physician of ancient Greece's Classical era, is considered to be the Father of Medicine. Hippocrates surprisingly suggested rather contemporary remedies for obesity, namely diet and exercise. In addition to recognizing that disease...

A recent study conducted by researchers from Oxford University has revealed promising results for a blood test that can detect over 50 types of cancer. The test, known as the Galleri test, has shown an accuracy in identifying two-thirds of...

Scientists have developed an AI model to help predict whether aggressive forms of breast cancer will spread based on changes in a patient’s lymph nodes. The research was published last week in the Journal of Pathology by Breast Cancer Now...

Professor Panagiotis Behrakis received an award by the World Health Organization for his efforts in the global anti-smoking movement.

The dangerous amoebic infections that can harm the brain typically affect individuals in the southern parts of the United States. However, due to the impact of climate change, this organism, which invades the brain, has started spreading to regions...

The World Health Organization added “Disease X" to its short list of “priority diseases” that could cause the next deadly pandemic. The term Disease X is used by the WHO as a placeholder to describe a disease that’s unknown to...

New research suggests that mice living in an environment with less oxygen can live around 50% longer compared to those in regular oxygen levels. These oxygen-restricted mice also showed signs of reduced aging-related neurological issues at a later stage. Despite...