Why Mark Zuckerberg was right to vaccinate his daughter

Jan 20, 2016 11:17 am UTC| Health

Mark Zuckerberg recently posted a photo on Facebook of his two-month-old daughter in the doctors surgery waiting to be vaccinated. It provoked a storm on social media, with millions of people commenting on the pros and...

Binging on weekends but eating healthily during the week is not OK for your gut

Jan 20, 2016 05:38 am UTC| Health

A relatively healthy but complex community is living together peacefully, until an unruly mob of hooligans begins unsettling the communitys residents and disturbing the peace every weekend. This scenario could be...

Exposure to algae toxin increases the risk of Alzheimer's-like illnesses

Jan 20, 2016 01:35 am UTC| Health

A paper published today suggests chronic exposure to an environmental toxin may increase the risk of neurodegenerative illness. For the first time, researchers have shown that feeding vervet monkeys a toxin produced by...

Parkinson's disease: waiting for the hope to cure a life sentence

Jan 18, 2016 07:35 am UTC| Health Science

My life changed on a cold, dark, rainy January morning in 2011. Worried about a modest tremor in my left hand, my doctor had referred me to a neurologist. At the appointment, I was asked to perform various motor tasks...

Anger management: why we feel rage and how to control it

Jan 17, 2016 23:52 pm UTC| Health

Youre at the park with the kids. Everyones having fun, and then a strange dog appears. Theres no owner around. Its eyeballing the kids. Immediately your threat system becomes activated. You stand alert, fully focused on...

The best way to get the health plan is to follow your body, not the pack

Jan 16, 2016 10:35 am UTC| Health

For centuries, humans have been governed by the different theories in the sciences of nutrition, physical activity, exercise and health. In modern sciences, it is challenging for one to maintain a well-rounded lifestyle...

Food allergies linked to overactive immune system at birth

Jan 15, 2016 00:19 am UTC| Health

One in every ten babies in Melbourne develops a food allergy during their first year of life. New research has found children who are born with overly active immune cells are more likely to develop allergies to milk, eggs,...