How can you tell if your sniffles are just allergies or something worse?
For illnesses like the cold and flu, many of the symptoms overlap and it can be hard to tell which one you’re stuck with. Both can cause fevers, chills, and coughs, but cold symptoms tend to be much more mild. The common cold also shows up with congestion and a runny nose, which would be abnormal for the flu. Knowing these differences can help you build a more effective plan for getting healthier, faster. (University of Michigan)
Should men be living in colder climates?
New research in Nature Medicine reveals that the impact of an environment on a father prior to conceiving is passed down to the child. Men who spent time in cold weather produced kids with more brown fat – which is considered ‘good fat’. This tissue is associated with lower risks of becoming overweight. The scientists believe these effects only occur with prolonged exposure, meaning a quick plunge in an ice bath won’t create the same effects. (ETH Zurich)
The medical field is helping to increase access to clean water.
Dialysis is a process used by patients with kidney failure to filter waste from their blood. Researchers are now using this same method to treat wastewater, and have published a study in the journal Nature Water. It’s proving to be extremely effective and experts think it could reduce the environmental impact of different industries, such as textile manufacturing. (Rice University)
Your smart watch may not be as great for your health as you thought.
After testing 22 watch bands from various brands, researchers noticed that nine of them had elevated levels of ‘forever chemicals’. These toxins have been linked to serious health conditions like cancer. The research is published in the journal Ecotoxicology and Public Health. (University of Notre Dame)
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