A man appeared to have several asthma attacks which five doctors from Italy explain appeared after he had logged into Facebook and gone to a specific page, according to a Correspondence in today’s issue of The Lancet. The doctors explain that seeing his girlfriend’s details on Facebook seemed to bring on hyperventilation and then asthma.… Continue reading
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There is connection between genetic alteration and male Infertility
One in seven couples worldwide has difficulty conceiving a child, and male infertility is thought to account for nearly half of those cases. Although the cause of male infertility is often unknown, scientists have now discovered a genetic alteration that disrupts sperm production in otherwise healthy men. The research, published by Cell Press in the… Continue reading
Research find connection between depression and bipolarity
Interviews with members of more than 5,000 representative U.S. households as part of the National Comorbidity Survey Replication found that nearly 40 percent of those with major depressive disorder may actually have subthreshold hypomania, defined as a discrete period of increased energy, activity, and euphoria or irritability that is not related to impairment in daily… Continue reading
Possible connection between Gallbladder cancer and estrogen
A very aggressive disease with a poor prognosis, gallbladder cancer may be connected to higher exposure to estrogens, according to a group of researchers at the University of Houston (UH). Dr. Jan-Ake Gustafsson, Robert A. Welch Professor in UH’s biology and biochemistry department, described his team’s findings in a paper titled “Estrogen-dependent gallbladder carcinogenesis in… Continue reading
The eyes and genital herpes
Most people are surprised to find out that two types of herpes viruses — the one that causes cold sores and the one that causes chickenpox — can cause serious eye problems. These two viruses are not the same virus that causes genital herpes, and herpetic eye disease is not a sexually transmitted disease. One… Continue reading