Internet helps Women Navigate Menopause Map!
When a woman enters menopause, she stops menstruating and her body produces less of the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone. The process of menopause takes years. During that time, women experience moderate to severe symptoms, including hot flashes, interrupted sleep, vaginal dryness, and other symptoms that affect her quality of life. The “Menopause Map” is […]
Genetic Entrepreneur and Genomics X Prize
A relative newcomer to the genome sequencing world has thrown down its glove to challenge others to sequence 100 human genomes for $1000 each, during a one-month period. Ion Torrent announced that it will compete for the $10 million Archon Genomics X PRIZE, which was first set up in 2006 and was revised later. The […]
Nutritional Needs of Ageing and Food Science?
Older persons are vulnerable to malnutrition. Attempts to provide them with adequate nutrition pose many practical problems. The process of ageing also affects other nutrient needs. For example, while requirements for some nutrients may be reduced, some data suggest that requirements for other essential nutrients may in fact rise in later life. Life expectancy all […]
How healthy is your skin?
As you spend a fortune on high-end facial products, you strive to improve the quality and look of your skin; may be to treat acne, wrinkling and general ageing, etc. Dermatologist Susan C. Taylor, MD, FAAD affirms this by saying that medications or treatments should be applied immediately after washing your face. This will ensure […]
Early Lifestyle Choices – Impact on Heart Health Later!
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle from young adulthood into your 40s is strongly associated with low cardiovascular disease risk in middle age. A few adults can maintain ideal cardiovascular health factors as they age, said Kiang Liu, first author of the study. Many middle-aged adults develop unhealthy diets, gain weight and are not physically active. Such lifestyles, […]
Do men live as long as women?
Life expectancy is going up all around the world, so also the longevity of men, compared to women. Prof Mayhew, a professor of statistics at Cass Business School, analysed life expectancy data in England and Wales. He was working out how long 30-year-olds could expect to live. Heart disease His findings show men languishing far […]
Accelerated Ageing linked to Anxiety and Shortened Telomeres!
Aging is not a disease, and the biology of ageing, which varies between individuals. Telomeres play a central role in cell fate and ageing by adjusting the cellular response to stress and growth stimulation on the basis of previous cell divisions and DNA damage. At least a few hundred nucleotides of telomere repeats must “cap” […]
Video Games to promote Healthier Ageing?
Video Games Technology is proving to be a valuable tool for helping people of all ages improve lifestyle and health habits and manage disease. New research showw that exergames have significant benefits for older adults by providing cognitive stimulation and a source of social interaction, exercise, and fun. Thus, the games help them to lead fuller, […]
Do you know how male baldness occurs?
The male sex hormone testosterone plays a key role, as do genetic factors. They cause the hair follicles to shrink, eventually becoming so small that they are invisible, leading to the appearance of baldness. Baldness is hair thinning or partial or complete lack of hair. Male pattern baldness is characterized by hair receding from the lateral […]
Anti-Ageing Botox Prescription face to face?
Botox, an anti-ageing drug is a potentially dangerous medicine and can normally only be prescribed by a Doctor to patients .face to face The General Medical Council (GMC) says new rules will be published later this week to stop doctors remotely prescribing injectable cosmetic medicines such as Botox. These are prescription-only medicines and doctors should assess […]
Is Ulthera the Latest Device in Anti-Ageing?
Ulthera or Ultherapy or Ulthera Therapy is a non-surgical ultrasound based based procedure for lifting and firming the sagging areas of your face and neck. Ulthera provides micro-focused precise heating and vibration of both dermal and deep fibro-muscular supporting layers of the skin. The Ulthera(TM) system, which has recently been introduced in the US in […]
Do you Choose Natural Weight Loss Products?
Be cautious when a manufacturer of a new weight loss product claims you can lose 20 lbs in twenty days. Yes you can lose weight in a short period of time but the shedding of weight should be in a controlled environment or monitored to ensure you’re not causing any harm to your body. Simply […]
Why do Women Snack in Secret?
A recent study has shown that one third women snack in secret, keeping their eating habits away from their partners and friends. One of the main reasons for the secrecy is apparently embarrassment about the type of food they eat, and the amount of snacks that they consume. And two thirds of those even keep […]
What should be your Body Weight?
One of the most common questions received in our feedback emails is “how much should I weigh for my height?” To determine your ideal body weight, several factors should be considered, including age, muscle-fat ratio, height, sex, and bone density. May be, calculating your Body Mass Index (BMI) is the best way to decide whether […]
Thought of Obesity problem in US?
Today we have seen reports from researchers that the obesity problem in the US may be much worse than originally thought. They said using the Body Mass Index or BMI to determine obesity was flawed and under-estimated the issue. Their study, published in the journal PLoS One, said up to 39% of people who were not […]