Abdominal fat increases the risk of dementia in women

A new study published in Monday’s Archives of Neurology, showed that the hormone that causes excess fat in the waist area could pose a risk of dementia for women. As reported by CNN, scientists believe that the hormone known as adiponectin, increases the loss of brain function and Alzheimer’s...

Think like a man?

A study by the University of California at Irvine found that women on hormonal contraceptives like the pill recall emotional events as men, compared with women not on contraceptives. Why? The researchers concluded that sex hormones reduced by contraceptive methods can be responsible for controlling the left...

The importance of detecting heart disease during the first year of life

For one reason or another, the heart of some babies do not develop properly during pregnancy. At birth, these babies have then what is known as congenital heart disease. In some cases, this condition is immediately apparent and even threatens the lives of children, but sometimes there can remain silent...

1 in 4 cases of cancer is because of an unhealthy lifestyle

Carry an unhealthy lifestyle could become our worst nightmare, is that according to a new study, 1 in 4 cancers derived from it. Cancer Research UK found that about 134.000 cancers that occur annually are the result of poor health habits. “Many people believe that cancer is a matter of fate or that...

Hip fracture increases the risk of early death in affected women

A hip fracture, especially in women over 70 years, it could mean something more than an episode that make it difficult or prevents their ability to walk. Hospitalization, surgery and immobility associated fracture, can lead to complications involving a higher risk of death within a few months after the...