Immune System

It turns out, if you have sex regularly, you are enjoying some pretty amazing health benefits by doing so. There have been some interesting scientific studies done on the subject of having a healthy sex life. In every one of those…

It’s running rampant all over the Interwebs lately: your cat produces a parasite that can take over your brain! Your cat could be making you crazy! And of course the backlash: these studies are all nonsense! Your cat isn’t infecting you…

Throughout history, there has always been a quest to extend our time here on earth through any means necessary. From the search for the fictional Fountain of Youth to modern medical miracles, the search for longevity is part of the human…

If you’ve got respiratory allergies like me, you spend a fair amount of time figuring out how to make your life less sneezy, less wheezy, and less sniffly. Respiratory allergies are no fun and no joke: besides the need to carry tissues…

Understanding causation and the biology behind schizophrenia has been a mystery with seemingly endless possibilities- until now, thanks to Harvard geneticists. Dr. Steven McCarroll, along with several of his colleagues, analyzed the…

When I heard of scientists figuring out how to unboil an egg, my initial thought was "what good does unboiling an egg do?" As it turns out, the process that the researchers from the University of California, Irvine, and Flinders…

At the begging of a new year, people always look back on the previous year and recollect the highlights of the previous 365 days. Usually, the focus is on things like the best songs or the best movies, but what about things that matter…

We love our furry friends, even if they can be a little difficult at times. I personally think my dog has perfected the art of being too cute to be mad at, even when he does something like eat my favorite, semi-expensive ear buds. The…

The suppression of simple and effective medical science and medicines is common news these days. Many effective medicines that could cure deadly diseases never make their way to the general public because they would cause great loss to…

Ah sleep, the big ZZZZZ. I can never seem to have enough of it. Sometimes it literally feels like I'm not getting any. With a rowdy toddler in tow, sometimes I wonder if there is any point trying to sleep at all? So I decided to research …