Sunbathing addictive like drugs?
New research shows that sunlight stimulates the production of endorphins, a chemical that relieves pain and feels refreshing, causing mice with symptoms like addiction.
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New research shows that sunlight stimulates the production of endorphins, a chemical that relieves pain and feels refreshing, causing mice with symptoms like addiction.
Babies who have been exposed to rodent hair and other pets, cockroach allergens and a host of other bacteria in their first five-year-old habitat will be less likely to…
Exposure to loud noise not only causes deafness but also leads to serious health problems.
Exposure to high levels of radiation due to exposure to radioactive substances leaking from a nuclear power plant or from an atomic bomb explosion often causes serious d…
The study of Prof. Niels Skakkebaek at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark is part of a wider series of studies on chemicals that cause hormonal disruptions.
For the first time, long-term exposure under the influence of micro-gravity on Earth's orbit is proven to make astronauts more likely to have a heart attack.
Cold weather, stress, wearing wool, exposure to detergents, soaps, lotions, sweating and pollen ... can cause your skin to become eczema.
Control the television, the electric light switch is the two dirtiest objects in the hotel room. Supermarket carts are home to bacteria from other shoppers or germs from…
Women who smoke during pregnancy produce babies who are moody and more susceptible to depression than other children, the scientists said.
Marine researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) and the University of Michigan say they have partly explained the accumulation of mercury in marine fish that live in…
A study in the United States showed exposure to BPA - a chemical used to produce household products, affecting human fertility, according to Health24, July 31.
Arsenic is a toxic substance, often found in groundwater or water sources with residues of pesticides, but if exposed for long periods of time can lead to many diseases,…
US researchers say resveratrol, the substance found in red grapes and red wine, works against hearing and cognitive decline, according to UPI news agency.
US researchers have documented an association between early exposure to bisphenol A - the chemical used to coat inside plastic products and metal food containers, with a…
Increasing exposure to education programs and limiting watching television violence programs can help improve the character of children.