Health

The red ribbon, worn by people all year in remembrance of those who have died due to the disease, is perhaps the most recognizable symbol of AIDS awareness around the globe. It is quite interesting to understand why a red ribbon was chosen to serve his purpose.

Stories about how daily stress can negatively impact people's lives, from physical health to mental and emotional well-being, are frequently in the media. But there is good news about the experience of daily stress as people age.

A low-cost, prenatal intervention benefits mothers' mental health up to eight years later, a new UC San Francisco study finds. In the study, one of the first to look at outcomes so far into the future, pregnant women who participated in a group wellness class that met weekly for eight weeks were half as likely to be depressed eight years later compared to women who received standard care, according to the study published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave controversial accelerated approval to the first Alzheimer's drug in nearly 20 years, it had a surprising impact on attitudes about research into the disease. A survey by University of California, Irvine neuroscientists has found news coverage of the FDA's decision made the public less willing to volunteer for Alzheimer's pharmaceutical trials.

An important cause of Alzheimer's disease inflammation has recently been linked to a gene that is prevalent in the brain's cleaning cells, called microglia, according to a recent study. The discovery might offer a brand-new area of focus for treatments of the incurable disease.

Scientists have discovered a new material that can be applied to diabetic wounds for faster healing with just one application.