Humanity never fails to impress, even when confronted with such dreadful situations. In 2019, a three-year-old girl became a hero for taking care of her three-year-old brother for three days. The siblings were abandoned after their father shot their mother before turning the gun on himself. After the parent’s murder-suicide, the kids were trapped in...
Fish can be an excellent part of a healthy diet, providing important nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids which can lower your risk for diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s and dementia, age-related macular degeneration, and rheumatoid arthritis, among others [1]. However, there are some fish you shouldn’t eat. Unfortunately, due to human industrial activity like...
Anyone who has witnessed Alzheimer’s slowly take away a loved one knows how devastating this neurodegenerative disease can be. Scientists are constantly studying this disease to not just find treatments, but also more ways of preventing it in the first place. Recently, they have discovered that there is a surprising drug that may lower the...
Most of us hope to live a long, fulfilling life. Luckily for us, the average age humans generally live to is much longer than it used to be. Still, if you’re looking to live for a long time – and I mean a really long time – then I suppose it’s best to look to...
Bill and Glad Forward’s love story was one for the ages. The pair met when they were young children, grew up together, fell in love at the tender age of sixteen, and the rest is history. Bill would ride his bike to her house every Saturday afternoon and the two would ride around town together. After...
Alzheimer’s Disease affects at least 50 million people worldwide, and its prevalence is on the rise. (1) Researchers from Duke University discovered that the early warning signs of Alzheimer’s can be seen in a person’s eyes. That’s right: Long before the brain begins to degenerate, these signs can be seen in the retina. This could...
People walking around with a microchip in their hands sounds like a storyline out of a futuristic sci-fi movie, doesn’t it? In reality, there isn’t anything fictional or futuristic about it: There are thousands of people with implanted microchips already. Proponents of the implanted microchips say that they make people’s lives easier, but naturally, there...
We put a lot of faith in our doctors, and with good reason. They spent years of their lives and hundreds of thousands of dollars studying medicine. They took an oath to do no harm and to always act with their patient’s best interest in mind. This is especially true for oncologists, who treat people...
The world has been known to be a cruel place. From time to time, we see glimpses of hope. Then, stories pop up on the news feeds that remind us. The one of an elderly couple, who have been married for 73 years, is now being forced to live apart because of a new law...
