The reason why exercise alleviates depression is because of an exercise-related gene in the brain called VGF. Now that scientists have isolated that gene in mice, look for powerful new anti-depressants that work right away. Newly-identified Exercise Gene Could Help with Depression.

Proteomics is a not a word you are familiar with, but you will be. Proteomics is a fast-growing filed that looks for telltale proteins in a person’s blood to diagnose disease at a very early stage. Diagnosis 2.0 By the time a doctor diagnoses you with cancer or a neurodegenerative disease, you may have been […]

The body’s ability to dispose of fat virtually shuts down when we’re sitting down. And most of us sit too much. Scientists Say Just Standing Up May Be as Important as Exercise Marc Hamilton, associate professor of biomedical sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia leader of the research team that published its research this month […]

Who would have thought that most infections ensure our health instead of compromise it. Humans have 10 times more bacterial cells in their bodies than human cells. Without bacteria, there would not be humans. Human life depends on certain infections. Mitochondria are bacteria-like components of cells that take fats and sugars and make adenosine triphosphate, […]