Regardless of your level of physical activity, it’s a good bet that you’ll suffer at least a few physical injuries in your lifetime. Many of these bumps and bruises are relatively minor, and the body recovers fairly quickly. Unfortunately, this ...
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Bionic Eyes: A Promising New Technology
No matter where you are or what you’re doing, your body relies on its eyes during every waking second of the day. The eyes play such a key role in our daily lives that it’s hard to envision (pardon the ...
Read More »Examining Dirty Money: What’s Lurking in Your Wallet?
There are certain public surfaces where bacteria tend to congregate, such as public drinking fountains, shopping cart handles and ATM buttons. Given that many people touch these objects throughout the day, this fact shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. ...
Read More »Preventing Asthma Attacks by Reducing Stress
You would be right to think that asthma has become more commonplace over the years. Consider that between 2001 and 2009 alone, more than 4 million people were diagnosed with asthma in the United States. Likewise, millions of Americans experience ...
Read More »Is There a Superbug In Your Home?
People like to believe that the homes they live in are relatively clean. But imagine that a microscopic enemy, immune to most antibiotics, managed to get inside your house? A recent study has found that MRSA, a potentially deadly type ...
Read More »What’s Your Pain Tolerance? Some Possible Factors
Like the ability to tolerate cold weather and stress, it may often appear as if some people seemed better equipped to handle pain than others. Because of this, you might have heard the term “pain tolerance” mentioned at some point ...
Read More »Learning to Walk Again – With Robotic Exoskeletons
Most people take the ability to walk for granted. Of course, this is to be expected, since walking is a common everyday activity. Imagine, however, not being able to walk due to a catastrophic accident or event. This describes daily ...
Read More »Researching Diabetes Triggers – On Mt. Everest
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the words “Mount Everest?” The world’s tallest mountain? Blisteringly cold temperatures? Mountain climbers pushing their bodies to their physical limits? How about type 2 diabetes? While the first three answers ...
Read More »Heart Valve Replacement: Why and How It’s Done
Many of the most serious health problems facing Americans involve the heart. Coronary artery disease, arrhythmias and heart attacks are just some of the heart-related maladies that afflict millions of people. Given that so many adults struggle with poor heart ...
Read More »Rebuilding the Body by Growing Cartilage
When scanning the health section of a news website, there’s a good chance you’ll find stories regarding new developments in the world of medicine. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, since scientists are constantly looking to refine and improve upon ...
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