A team of Rutgers scientists, including Leonard Lee and Shaohua Li, have taken an important step toward the goal of making diseased hearts heal themselves — a new model that would reduce the need for bypass surgery, heart transplants or artificial pumping devices. The study, recently published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, involved… Read More »
By AMY LONG and JOE MOLLOY Among all the talk of waves and tides of the close midterm races around the country, there were tremendous results on election day for Medicaid expansion. Three states – Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah – passed ballot initiatives approving the policy. On top of that, in Kansas and Maine, governors… Read More »
You can’t just jump into your workout and expect to perform like a superhero. Without a proper warmup, you could wind up doing less than your best—or even worse, getting injured. Don’t just skip out on the prep work. Before your next session, try this dynamic starter, resisted marches, from trainer Don Saladino, who developed… Read More »
Adam Zbar founded Sun Basket because he hated losing weight. Zbar had always been athletic. He surfed, he skied, he ran marathons. But while running his last startup, he gained fifty pounds. Then he turned forty. All his vital signs were discouraging. So his doctor gave him an ultimatum: Change your diet or suffer the… Read More »
Spices come in all shapes and sizes, and star anise (Illicium verum Hook.f.)1 is a classic example. Its dark and attractive color and unique star shape makes it stand out from other spices. There’s also research highlighting potential health benefits star anise can offer, making it a spice you should consider adding to your cooking… Read More »
How to Deal With Your Aching Back How to Deal With Your Aching Back : Having an aching back is no fun at all. And it doesn’t help to know that 80 percent of adults experience it at one time or another. Lower back pain is just about the most common cause of job-related disability and… Read More »
New Scientist – Health New Scientist – Health https://www.newscientist.com New Scientist – Health https://www.newscientist.com/wp-content/themes/new-scientist/img/ns-logo-scaled.png https://www.newscientist.com daily 1 Breathing in moon dust could release toxins in astronauts’ lungs https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188164-breathing-in-moon-dust-could-release-toxins-in-astronauts-lungs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=health&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-health Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:00 +0000 We already knew that lunar dust is highly abrasive, but now it seems minerals in the dust can easily react with… Read More »