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Does Erectile Dysfunction Reduce Productivity?

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to achieve or maintain penile erection for sexual intercourse. It involves an integration of hormonal, neurological, psychological and vascular pathways. Thus, ED may result from a wide range of pathologies.

7 Oct 2019

Can Menopause Be Delayed?

Menopause is a natural process whereby a woman no longer has periods and is unable to become pregnant naturally. It typically occurs between 45 and 55 years old, as the hormone, oestrogen, begins to decline. With more women pursuing a career, and delaying children-bearing, the possibility of delaying menopause could allow them to conceive and carry naturally - but can menopause be delayed?

6 Oct 2019

What is Cervical Spondylosis?

Cervical spondylosis is a degenerative disease that affects the spinal disks in the neck. It is a very common condition affecting more than 80% of the population over the age of 60 years.

6 Oct 2019

Does Insulin Affect the Brain?

The effects of insulin levels, both high and low, on the body, has been extensively researched. However, emerging research aiming to understand the link between type 2 diabetes and memory impairment disorders such as Alzheimer indicates that insulin may affect the brain more than previously thought.

6 Oct 2019

Why Do Older Women Lose their Libido (and How to Get it Back)?

Elderly women generally have a lower sexual desire or libido because of age-related physiological, psychological, and social transition. Although libido reduces gradually with age in both men and women, women are two to three times more susceptible to such decline.

25 Sep 2019

How “Fad” Diets Affect the Gut Microbiota

Today, there are many diets being promoted that promise quick weight loss, which are commonly not based on strong scientific evidence. These diets can be classed as “fad diets”, and quite often they involve the elimination of a particular food or food group, or focus on eating a particular type of food.

25 Sep 2019

Effects of a Gluten-Free Diet on the Gut Microbiota

Gluten is a protein found in grains such as wheat, barley, and rye, and is comprised of gliadins. For some people, eating foods that contain gluten can cause digestive problems due to gluten-related disorders. Gluten-related disorders can range from mild to severe in symptoms, and include celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity.

25 Sep 2019

Taking Anabolic Steroids After a Sport Injury

Anabolic steroids can have many health benefits, including increasing pain tolerance, as well as strengthening and building muscle. Because of this, steroids have the potential to be used for treating various illnesses, diseases, or health complications, which also includes sports injuries.

26 Sep 2019

How Space Flight Affects the Brain

Astronauts experience severe forces and changes to their bodies during spaceflight. The extensive G-force upon lift-off and landing as well as the zero gravity (microgravity) environment whilst in space are some of the forces affecting astronauts’ bodies.

24 Sep 2019

Do Synesthetes Have Better Memory?

Synaesthesia is a condition where a stimulation of one sense causes a simultaneous activation of another unrelated sense, merging two senses together. For example, synesthetes may hear colours, see sounds, touch sounds or taste words.

26 Sep 2019

Does Depression and Anxiety Increase the Risk of Dementia?

Depression and anxiety can affect individuals across their life-course whereas dementia tends to typically affect older people. Depression and anxiety are common symptoms of dementia, but much less is known about whether depression and anxiety can actually lead to dementia.

2 Oct 2019

Antidepressants and Weight Changes

Antidepressants can be an effective treatment option for severe depression. Unfortunately, they can cause various side effects including weight gain.

26 Sep 2019

Differences Between an Aneurysm and Migraine

A sudden and severe headache coupled with sensory sensitivity (e.g. photosensitivity) and feelings of nausea can be both debilitating as well as a cause for panic or concern.

23 Sep 2019

How do Certain Foods Affect the Liver?

A healthy and balanced diet is essential for maintaining normal liver function. Since the liver is a vital organ for digesting food and filtering toxic substances from the blood, good nutrition is particularly important for both preventing liver damage or slowing the progression of liver disease

23 Sep 2019

What is Apathy and Why Does it Occur?

Apathy is defined as a loss of interest in relation to social or emotional situations (a state of indifferent mood). Apathy is presented as a lack of feeling, interest or any particular concern about a specific situation, or life in general.

23 Sep 2019

Do Hair Dyes Cause Cancer?

It is thought that more than one out of threel women over the age of 18 and around 10% of men over 40 use hair dye products. There are many different types of hair dye, some is permanent, whereas others are temporary.

23 Sep 2019

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

The term ‘superfood’ is used to define food items that have high levels of particular nutrients (antioxidants, vitamins, or minerals) and extra health benefits. However, scientific evidence in support of the real health benefits of these foods is mostly inconclusive.

22 Sep 2019

Taking Calcium and Vitamin D for Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and the weakening of bone tissue that is typically seen in elderly women. This is dangerous as it leads to an increased risk of bone fractures. Adequate calcium and vitamin D intake are safe ways to reduce the risk of osteoporosis-related fractures.

22 Sep 2019

What Happens to the Brain After Death?

The time of death in a hospital is normally recorded as the moment the heart stops beating. This typically implies that the rest of the body will no longer receive a blood supply to sustain the cells of our organs including the brain.

22 Sep 2019

What is Intuitive Eating and Is It Healthy?

Intuitive eating is an eating behavior that involves eating in response to hunger and satiety (fullness), instead of eating according to diet rules or external triggers or emotions.

22 Sep 2019