When robotic surgery first became popular a few years ago, it seemed like an idea whose time had come.
We’ve all heard horror stories about surgeons making horrible mistakes. Robotics promised to take human error out of the equation.i
Robots never have shaky hands. They are more precise than a human can be. They can operate in tiny spaces too small for a surgeon’s fingers to reach. … Read More
Scientists have long known about a true “fountain of youth’’… a way to increase lifespan beyond the normal range.
The problem is, few people want to do it because it’s so difficult.
Eating drastically fewer calories—about 30% fewer than normal—has been shown to make animals and humans live longer. It also prevents age-related diseases.
Studies have found that calorie restriction makes animals and humans live longer.… Read More
You can cut your risk of type 2 diabetes by 80% by taking one common vitamin.
That’s the important finding of a groundbreaking study conducted jointly by the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Seoul National University in South Korea.
It showed that your diabetes risk is closely linked to how much vitamin D you have in your body. … Read More
If ever there was a time to have healthy lungs, it’s now.
As you probably know, COVID-19 typically kills by causing severe pneumonia.
But here’s what you may not know…
Scientists have discovered that one of the biggest-selling drugs in the U.S.—one taken by more 15 million Americans—nearly doubles your chances of getting very condition that makes COVID so dangerous.… Read More
For centuries, fish has been known as “brain food.” And now researchers have discovered that it can prevent Parkinson’s disease, one of the most devastating illnesses of the brain.i
For the study to make sense, you need to know a bit about how proteins work in the brain…
Proteins are long chains of amino acids. They are absorbed into specific brain structures to carry out their function.… Read More
You probably know that olive oil and fish oil are good for your heart. And you can also add coconut oil to the list.
But a study has discovered that another oil may do far more to prevent heart disease than any of these. And, chances are, you haven’t heard of it.
Camelina oil comes from the seeds of the cold-climate plant camelina sativa.… Read More