Source: Today I Found Out Your nose runs when you’re crying because the tears from the tear glands under your eyelids drain into your nose, where they mix with mucus to form very liquidy snot.

Brain cells that die off in Parkinson’s disease have been grown from stem cells and grafted into monkeys’ brains in a major step towards new treatments for the condition. US researchers say they have overcome previous difficulties in coaxing human embryonic stem cells to become the neurons killed by the disease. Tests showed the cells [...]

A new study has revealed that a Mediterranean diet coupled with physical activity can help reduce symptoms of sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) causes frequent pauses of breathing to occur during sleep, which disrupts a person’s normal sleeping pattern. It is one of the most prevalent sleep-related breathing disorders with approximately 2-4 per [...]

French researchers were able to restore the youth of cells taken from people aged over 100 years, reprograming them to stem cells stage, demonstrating that aging is in fact reversible. The research on the possibility to remove traces left by aging cells, published in the Genes & Development journal , marks a new stage in [...]

Scientists from Keele University found that letting forth a volley of foul language can have a powerful painkilling effect, especially for people who do not normally use expletives. To test the theory, student volunteers placed their hands in a bucket of ice cold water while swearing repeatedly. They then repeated the exercise but, instead of [...]

The next time you are tempted to sleep a little longer, resist. A new study suggests that people who wake up early in the morning are slimmer, healthier and happier! Scientists from the University of Roehampton recruited 1,100 men and women and recorded their sleep habits, health and lifestyle. Approximately 13% of them used to [...]

Researchers in Australia are pinning their hopes in brown fat for tackling obesity.

Want to learn techniques and tricks used by those who managed to lose weight and stay in the desired weight? Thus, it seems that the key is “strong start”. Those who managed to make a strong start lost twice as much weight in the first two weeks, and were five times more likely to achieve [...]

If your diet is rich in fibers, then you are probably less likely to die prematurely from a range of diseases such as heart disease and cancer. We all know that food rich in fibers can help in weight loss, lower cholesterol and protect against heart disease. However, a major new study published by researchers [...]

Hunger has nothing to do with the empty stomach, as most people think. A child is born with an empty stomach, but is not “hungry” for several days. People who are sick with fever and often have an empty stomach without starving. Hunger begins when certain nutrients begin to disappear from the blood. Then a [...]

Australian researchers dispute the general guidance of experts, which encourage diabetics to reduce salt in their diet. A recent study shows that patients with higher levels of sodium in their urine had lower risk of death within 10 years. “These data call into question the recommendations that all adults should try to reduce their salt [...]

Regardless of the diet you choose, there are 5 effective tips for losing weight in order to help you get the body of your dreams: 1. Stay hydrated It is one of the most effective methods you can use to achieve extraordinary results. Too often people confuse thirst with hunger and this leads to overconsumption [...]

Who said junk food isn’t for those who don’t exercise? The secret isn’t in what you eat but how you eat it! The truth is that the taste is not always compatible with the quality. Junk food is usually food with very strong flavor but with too many calories too. The main problem, however, is [...]

It’s like playing arkanoid… with your lungs! You have many reasons to stop smoking. First of all you will live longer, you will have clean teeth, your skin will look healthier and you will not hurt other people. You can also check 10 things you never knew about cigarettes and 7 Secrets that will make you stay fit [...]

6 times the pollution of a highway with a large flow of cars is produced by passive smoking in a crowded restaurant, which is higher than many poisons than are breathed directly from the cigarette. The components of a lit cigarette burnt out more than 4,000 chemicals , 200 poisons and more than 60 carcinogens [...]

You have heard everything in the lose-weight industry. Medicine that will burn your fat, machines that exercise you without any effort and many more easy solutions. The bad thing is that all those methods will not make you fit and will surely harm your health. To be honest with you, you are going to lose [...]

Do you know when someone finds you boring? When a person is bored, they will either consciously or unconsciously look for ways to distract him or herself or will show signs of wanting to get away from the situation. Reasons for boresom may be lack of interest. If the person is not interested in their [...]

We have all heard about what an apple a day can do for our health and health professionals firmly agree that this may be a bit of sage advice that is worth heeding. Not only are apples a tasty, nutritious, portable snack but they come in many varieties to please different palettes and…

A survey by the University of California disprove the myth that blondes have a low IQ and are mincing. According to the new survey, blondes may be more…

Destruction of the muscles of the leg causes, according to researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University, high-heeled shoes. Based on the…