Is exercise addiction socially acceptable at gyms?
Certain behaviors are often socially accepted and even encouraged when they’re considered productive, regardless of potential health…
Category: Medicine
Eye exams can help diagnose syphilis and HIV
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection, which if it not treated properly, can lead to complications and symptoms involving the eye,…
Viruses may eventually be used to deliver gene therapy
New approaches for preventing and treating illnesses are on the rise, including the use of gene therapy through vaccines. With this…
First Clinical Trial of Stem Cell Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
A landmark clinical trial was announced recently by researchers at Kyoto University. For the first time in history, this trial tests the use…
Babies learn about eye contact early in life
As infants, we absorb any information our surroundings have to offer, especially if other humans are involved. Infants can recognize their…
Effects of Gender and Alcohol Use on US Veterans with HIV
While many people might not think that HIV is a large problem in the United States, at the end of 2015 over 1.1 million Americans were…
Risk Factors for Heavy Metal Exposure in Children
Before a baby is born in Taiwan, both the development of its brain and its intellectual performance are already at risk. A 2014 study of 545…
Brain Cancer Treatment Finishes Phase 3 of Clinical Trials
For most types of cancer, survival rates have steadily been improving since the 1970s as medical advancements have been made in both cancer…
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: what is it, and why aren’t women using it?
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a medication used for HIV prevention, and should be used by people who are routinely in danger of…
Gaming toward a healthier life
In the United States, young men who have sex with men (MSM) are at higher risk for being infected with HIV, and are experiencing problems at…