Category: Latest Medical Research Articles
-
Is Climate Change Harming Pregnant Women and Babies?
It would be hard not to see the effects of climate change, especially in recent months. Countless studies have come out to describe how the Earth’s rising temperature is affecting each of us. A new series of studies has shared how this generation is not the only one in trouble when it comes to climate…
-
Eating More Vegetables Could Make You Happier in 2022
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]It’s that time of the year where we each make promises to ourselves to eat healthier and…
-
Substantial Weight Loss Can Reduce Risk of Severe COVID-19 Complications
Successful and substantial weight-loss intervention before infection associated with 60% lower risk of severe disease in patients with obesity A study by a top American hospital, Cleveland Clinic, shows that among patients with obesity, prior weight loss achieved with bariatric surgery was associated with a 60% lower risk of developing severe complications from COVID-19 infection.…
-
Be Careful With Your Iron Intake, It May Age You
We all know that iron is an essential element for virtually all living organisms. However, a recent research study published in Aging, suggests that controlling iron stores is important as iron may age you. Iron accumulates with aging Iron accumulates with age; it is associated with many age-related diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s…
-
How Artificial Intelligence Will Extend Human Healthspan
One day in the future when you need medical care, someone may examine you, diagnose the problem and provide you with a personalized therapy. Or even better, they might be able to bend the trajectory of your disease. This is the dream of modern medical science, which will be made possible by artificial intelligence. What…
-
The 20 Young African Women in Science You Need To Know About
It’s a stone cold hard fact that women in science are grossly underrepresented the world over, but especially in Africa. This situation has been made even more challenging by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, a recent study by the British Medical Journal has revealed that among more than 2,000 articles published since the beginning of…
-
Alexandra Palt On Why Science Needs More Women
Alexandra Palt is the Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer at L’Oréal and Executive Vice-President of the Fondation L’Oréal. She spoke to Longevity’s publishing director, Gisèle Wertheim Aymés, in Kigali, Rwanda, about the recent For Women in Science Young Talents Awards 2021 and why science needs more women. The For Women in Science Awards were launched 23 years ago. In…
-
20 African Women Researchers Rewarded For Their Scientific Excellence
Paris, November 26th, 2021 – The Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO are revealing today the laureates of the 12th edition of the For Women in Science Young Talents Awards for Sub-Saharan Africa. This program rewards twenty young African women scientists for the excellence of their research. For the 2021 edition, the 15 PhD students and 5…
-
For Women In Science Young Talent Awards Places African Scientists Center Stage
Kigali, 25th November 2021: Tonight the Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO will reveal the laureates of the 12th edition of the For Women in Science Young Talents Award for Sub-Saharan Africa. This program rewards twenty young African women scientists for the excellence of their research. For the 2021 edition, the 15 PhD students and 5 postdoctoral…
-
Women Who Eat Alone May Have More Heart Problems, Study Finds
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]There are times when I enjoy sitting down alone and indulging in a meal. There are also times when I…