Diet and lifestyle can override disease provoking genes, and even improve brain function, says Dr. Dean Ornish in a TED video presentation. For instance, he says, when you live healthier, eat better, exercise, and love more, your brain cells actually increase. And new findings show that a healthier lifestyle can turn off disease-provoking genes and turn on the good ones. Chocolate lovers will be delighted to learn, that in ... Read full entry

Scientists are gearing up to scour wilderness areas and remote regions of Earth in an attempt to track down the remaining unknown varieties of viruses that could potentially pose threat to humanity. "Some of these viruses have very limited impact but others can trigger pandemics," said Dr Mark Woolhouse, of Edinburgh University's centre for infectious diseases. "The purpose of this initiative is to identify viruses before they get a ... Read full entry

Building the case for Email Apnea Hopefully advances in medical technology and knowledge will offset the problems associated with advances in computer and communications technologies. But the first question, is "email apnea" an actual medical condition? Breath-holding and hyperventilating disturb our body's balance of oxygen, CO2, and NO. Nitric oxide, not to be confused with the nitrous oxide used in dental offices, plays an important role in our health. From a ... Read full entry

Did Insects Kill the Dinosaurs? Is it possible that creepy crawlies and insects, rather than an ice age, or a meteor hitting the planet, were in fact responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs? The authors aren't arguing that the dinos all died in a massive epidemic; rather, the constant wear and tear of illness weakened the dinosaurs so that other catastrophes, like comets and volcanoes, could have finished them off. ... Read full entry