Fluorinated chemicals known as polyfluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFASs), which include PFOA and PFOS, can be found in most Americans.1 The widely used chemicals have been added to industry and consumer products since the 1940s, but while PFOA and PFOS have been phased out in the U.S. due to their toxic properties, other PFAS are… Read More »
This article was previously published August 4, 2019, and has been updated with new information. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide, is a chemical worthy of attention, in part because no other pesticide or herbicide has come even close to its “intensive and widespread use.”1 The data on just how much glyphosate is sprayed… Read More »
Autoimmune diseases, in which your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells, have been on the rise for about four decades and are now increasing at a rate of between 3% and 9% a year, globally.1 As a leading cause of death among women, and the third leading cause of morbidity in industrialized countries,2 researchers have… Read More »
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Scientists in Japan have discovered yet another tick-borne virus that can make people sick. The Yezo virus is transmitted by tick bites, and triggers fever and a reduction in blood platelets and white blood cells. “At least seven people have been infected with this… Read More »
By Stephanie Weaver, as told to Kate Rope Sometimes when people talk about migraine disease, they talk about your brain being broken. I don’t like to think of it that way. I think of my brain as a Maserati. It works well under specific conditions, and I manage my attacks fairly well as long as… Read More »
For millions of people with epilepsy and movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, electrical stimulation of the brain already is widening treatment possibilities. In the future, electrical stimulation may help people with psychiatric illness and direct brain injuries, such as stroke. However, studying how brain networks interact with each other is complicated. Brain networks can… Read More »