He looks for his reflection on his cell phone, but what he finds there is very different from what he sees, every morning, in the mirror. And that makes him angry. Beatriz López, a 47-year-old Valencian, is bothered by how people talk about depression on social media. How she frivolizes a topic that has touched … Read more
In 2020, three researchers from the University of Twente (Netherlands) asked how lying affects our self-esteem to shed light on an issue full of questions. Does deliberate falsehood impact those evaluations we all make of ourselves? Does it make us feel like worse people? Does it leave us indifferent? “We found it interesting and paradoxical … Read more
The human being has at his service the most loyal and efficient defensive army: the immune system, an intricate network of cells, tissues and organs that tirelessly protect the body from external threats. And although they are good at what they do, mercilessly detecting and annihilating harmful elements, they are not indefectible. Sometimes, they fail. … Read more
Being young is usually a positive factor when talking about health. But things change radically when we focus on mental health. A new analysis based on data from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) reveals that mental disorders burden the lives of the population aged five to 24 years . One in 10 … Read more
The WHO has today published a report on the impact of cancer around the world in which it warns about the increase in the number of cases, the disproportionate impact on people with fewer resources and the need to address inequities in treatments at the global level. global. The document, prepared by the Agency for … Read more
The WHO has today published a report on the impact of cancer around the world in which it warns about the increase in the number of cases, the disproportionate impact on people with fewer resources and the need to address inequities in treatments at the global level. global. The document, prepared by the International Agency … Read more
Autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis or lupus, occur when the immune system attacks the tissues it should defend. At the moment, there is no cure, but there are treatments, through diet or anti-inflammatory medications, that help control the symptoms. One of the peculiarities of these ailments, the most frequent after cancer and heart diseases, … Read more
Autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis or lupus, occur when the immune system attacks the tissues it should defend. At the moment, there is no cure, but there are treatments, through diet or anti-inflammatory medications, that help control the symptoms. One of the peculiarities of these ailments, the most frequent after cancer and heart diseases, … Read more