Category: Lifestyle

So your child has just announced they’ve gone vegetarian, on top of already being a picky eater. What now? Generally, a well balanced vegetarian diet is low in saturated fat and rich in the vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants and fiber. Here are some evidence-based tips to ensure your growing child gets the nutrients they need, and […]

The recent inquest into the death of British teenager Molly Russell in 2017 has concluded that the 14-year-old “died from an act of self harm while suffering from depression and the negative effects of online content.” For some people, this ruling will be confirmation of what they have long suspected or indeed experienced: that being […]

Zebrafish have been widely used in developmental biology, immunology, neurobiology, and drug screening, showing significant superiority in large-scale heterogeneous studies of development and drug effects due to their small size, short life cycle, high fecundity, and low cost. However, practical experiment processes rely heavily on hand manipulation and imaging under traditional microscopes with large workloads […]

Bipolar disorder, a neuropsychiatric condition that includes manic and depressive episodes, affects about 1% of the population and is strongly influenced by genetics. About half of patients respond very well to lithium salts as a therapy, and treatment responsiveness also depends on genetics. Researchers still have little idea of how lithium works to stabilize mood, […]

It turns out that many of the lifestyle behaviors that help fight off breast cancer in women also can help them avoid heart disease. Think of it as a “double win,” said cardiologist Dr. Ana Barac, director of the cardio-oncology program at MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute in Washington, D.C. Such a win could benefit […]

Dental coverage under Medicare could soon start expanding for seniors under a new proposal from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Still, the proposed rules would not provide full coverage for regular dental care, which has been explicitly excluded from Medicare since the program’s founding in 1965. “Traditional Medicare doesn’t cover routine […]

New research conducted in mice indicates that administering sedatives when circulation is restored following cardiac arrest may help to improve survival and brain function. The study, which was led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and is published in Anesthesiology, suggests that this strategy should be tested in patients to help improve their outcomes […]