Liver cancer is a serious disease that affects about 8,000 people only in germany, but is an worldwide problem. Men are three times more likely to be affected than women, with an average age of onset of 69 years. 11 percent of people with the illness do not survive the first five years after diagnosis. […]
Numerous studies show connections between sleep disorders and greater risks of heart disease and obesity. The effects can even reduce life expectancy. However, it is not only essential how long a person sleeps, every single minute of the depth of sleep is particularly important. During deep sleep, hormones are released, cells repaired, and healing processes […]
A healthy circadian rhythm is a key element of overall health and well-being. Our bodies are run by a circadian rhythm, an internal clock consisting of 24-hour cycles. This intuitive mechanism governs a variety of processes from sleep to the body’s metabolism. If the internal clock gets out of sync, there ist an increasing risk […]
Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have identified a gene that controls the behavior of a specific type of cardiac macrophage, which is responsible for excessive scarring in the early stages of common heart disease, or cardiomyopathies (various heart muscle diseases). When the gene called WWP2 (an E3 ubiquitin protein ligase) is blocked, heart function improves […]
Whether it be waking up well before the alarm goes off, or just not getting the amount of sleep needed to feel rested in the morning, most people have experienced waking up too early at least once in their lives. The first step to finding an effective solution to waking up too early is to […]
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