In August 2018, the Harvard Health Letter, a news website maintained by Harvard Medical School, published an article entitled “Blue Light Has A Dark Side.” […]
Author Archives: Giovanni Alesio
Studies: How Smoking Affects the Skin?
As if there are not enough reasons not to smoke, especially considering its negative health effects to include increased risk for developing cancers and cardiovascular […]
Roles of Electrolytes in the Human Body
Electrolytes are substances that produce an electrically conducting solution when dissolved in water or other polar solvents. Higher organisms such as the human body need […]
Explainer: Causes of Water Intoxication
Water intoxication or hyperhydration is a fatal medical condition resulting from the overconsumption of water or other fluids. Also known as water poisoning and water […]
Effectiveness of Melatonin Supplements Against Sleep Disorders
Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone found in most animals and some other species such as algae. In humans and other vertebrate animals, this hormone […]
Studies: Effectiveness of Bitter Melon Against Diabetes
Momordica charantia or bitter melon is a tropical and subtropical vine that is widely cultivated in South and Southeast Asia, East Asia, South America, the […]
Effectiveness of Metformin Against Type 2 Diabetes
Metformin is a prescription drug used primarily as a first-line medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It has also been used in the […]
Roles of Insulin in the Human Body
Insulin is a peptide hormone produced and secreted by the pancreas, especially the beta cells of the pancreatic islets. The general function or role of […]
Difference Between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus or diabetes is a group of metabolic disorders characterized primarily by elevated blood glucose or blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. There […]
Treatments for Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction or impotence is an inability of a man to develop or maintain an erection of the penis that is sufficient enough to pursue […]