ogs really are our best friends, according to a Swedish study that says canine ownership could reduce heart disease. A study of 3.4 million people between the ages of 40 and 80 found that having a dog was associated with a 23% reduction in death from heart disease and a 20%...
Britain cannot take for granted that it will retain its world-leading position in science and innovation after Brexit, a committee of MPs has warned.
The House of Commons science and technology select committee is concerned that the UK has not yet committed itself to the next round of EU funding which...
Depression is a feeling of perennial sadness associated with a reduction of interest or pleasure in daily activities; sometimes it can be so intense or profound that it interferes with the patient's quality of life, causing him or her to have no prospects, not to live serenely in the...
Glaucoma, which according to recent scientific studies affects more than 55 million people worldwide and is one of the main causes of visual impairment, is a chronic and degenerative eye disease that gradually, slowly and severely damages the optic nerve causing dangerous alterations in visual field perception. Illustrating the...
A new study raises a novel idea about what might trigger celiac disease, a condition that makes patients unable to tolerate foods containing gluten.
The study suggests that a common virus may be to blame.
For people with celiac disease, gluten can wreak havoc on their digestive systems. Their immune systems...
A type of bacteria commonly found on human skin produces a substance that may help protect against skin cancer, researchers have revealed.
The scientists say the surprise discovery regarding a strain of Staphylococcus epidermidis highlights the importance of the community microbes found on and in the body in preventing disease.
While it is not...
It’s late 2001 and Crown Princess Masako of Japan is having a baby. Her husband, Crown Prince Naruhito, is heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne, the world’s oldest hereditary monarchy. Sinking into its fourth recession in a decade, Japan hungers for good news and hopes Masako might have a boy....
The considerable point of view of dr. Santoro on the treatment of temporomandibular disorders
The temporomandibular joint disorders, which in Italy affect about 12% of the population and 33% have at least one symptom, include a variety of clinical situations that in addition to negatively affect mastication, swallowing and posture,...
More and more patient-sized techniques
For a long time, open surgery was the only possible approach to the treatment of diseases of the spine. Over the last few years, however, thanks to the technological evolution and the availability of increasingly precise and cutting-edge instruments, a series of alternative intervention methods...
The amount and quality of food and not a person’s genetics will lead to weight loss, a US study has found.
It has been suggested that variations in genetic makeup make it easier for some people to lose weight than others on certain diets.
To test this theory researchers at Stanford...
