By Layal Liverpool We don’t know why some people who have allergies lose their sense of smellRuslan Nassyrov / Alamy Stock Photo Mice have tens of thousands of chemical sensing nose cells that can cause an allergic reaction. Researchers say this discovery could help us understand how the immune system reacts to inhaled allergens and… Read More »
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 — Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) isn’t confined to soldiers on the battlefield; it can happen to anyone after a traumatic event — including pregnancy loss. After a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, 1 in 6 women can have PTSD nearly a year later, European researchers report. “Early pregnancy loss is associated with… Read More »
Say the words ‘gut health’ and you’d be forgiven for rattling off things like kombucha and sauerkraut. Don’t get us wrong, whilst they certainly can assist with boosting the good bacteria in your gut and simultaneously help you de-bloat, in some people, they can actually have the opposite effect. Take me for example. As much as… Read More »
A recent study in mice showed that reheated cooking oil might trigger cell changes that can promote late-stage breast cancer growth. A new study looks at the effect of reused cooking oil on breast cancer metastasis. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign tested “thermally abused frying oil,” which is cooking oil that has… Read More »
An overactive immune system may help explain the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome, scientists from King’s College London have suggested. Many sufferers of CFS, or ME, say their condition began with a challenge to their immune system like an infection. The scientists studied 55 patients with Hepatitis C who were given a drug that causes… Read More »