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Women and men are inherently different, even in the way that diseases develop in the human body.A new study from Duke University suggests that dementia progresses faster in women than in men. For older adults, the decline of mental facilities will occu...

As it turns out, dads do gain weight after having children. Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine conducted a study that indicates that men who had children both gained weight and experienced an increase in body fat.“Fatherhood can affe...

Organization Releases Ratings of Surgeons The Consumers’ Checkbook/Center for the Study of Services recently released a listing of ratings of surgeons throughout the United States. The ratings looked at 14 of the more major surgeries that occur on a regular...

The quest to discover a link between genetics and depression has been a long and arduous one. After two recent studies of 9,000 and 17,000 people with depression came up empty-handed, many people called Jonathan Flint stupid for attempting yet another stud...

Many cancer survivors seek to adopt because a great majority of them become infertile after treatment, but little information has been collected regarding the trials and tribulations that cancer survivors face when attempting to adopt. The most recent stud...

When a patient is in need of blood, hospitals and emergency rooms must do everything in their power to find the right blood type. It is not uncommon for hospitals to be out of particular types, leaving them in a precarious situation. When a patient is in d...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins believe they may have discovered a new means of diagnosing certain cancers located in the mouth and neck area. The researchers successfully detected tumor DNA in the saliva and blood of 93 patients that had previously been diagn...

New research has come forward indicating that diets high in fat or sugar have the potential to damage even more than just physical health. A study conducted by Oregon State University discovered that these diets might result in impairment of one’s everyday...

Alzheimer’s effects more than 20 million people every year. Some new findings from the University of Queensland may offer promising treatment options for the plethora of people who suffer from the disease.The study utilized ultrasound to stimulate cert...

There are a growing number of people diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome every year. While those suffering from the disease struggle with extreme amounts of tiredness and fatigue, those around them often doubt their symptoms. Many people have come to d...