Surbhi Chandna (Photo Credits: Instagram) Red can never go out of fashion! The colour is bright and bold and is required to put into use accordingly. It can really look tacky and the look can go overboard if not done properly. However, TV actress Surbhi Chandna has done the right thing with red! She chose… Read More »
A study of bacteria in the gut identified differences between people with high blood pressure compared to those with high blood pressure plus depression, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension 2019 Scientific Sessions. “People are ‘meta-organisms’ made up of roughly equal numbers of human cells and bacteria. Gut bacteria ecology… Read More »
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,1 1 in 3 American adults (about 75 million people) have high blood pressure, and about 46% have uncontrolled high blood pressure, which increases your risk for a number of serious health problems, including heart disease, stroke,2 kidney disease3 and dementia.4 With regard to dementia, previous research5… Read More »
In an Australian-first, Libra’s new campaign is depicting actual blood in a bid to tackle period stigma. The #bloodnormal campaign feature the experience of periods and period blood openly and honestly in an attempt to normalise periods in mainstream culture, according to Libra. “Contrary to popular belief, women don’t bleed blue liquid, they bleed blood,”… Read More »
Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a microfluidic chip to isolate circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from blood samples. Unlike other devices, this new chip uses magnetic microbeads to strip all the cells from the blood, leaving only the CTCs, in a technique the researchers have called “integrated ferrohydrodynamic cell separation”. The device is… Read More »