Bruce Abrahamse

Bruce Abrahamse

Health & Wellness Journalist

After initially studying art and advertising, Bruce studied sound engineering and pursued a career in audio production for three decades. He is also a freelance writer, music tutor, and event organizer. He loves collecting records, reading books, and hiking in nature.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have found a specific sugar molecule that could potentially be a key factor in Alzheimer’s development. This discovery was made after examining the brain tissues of several individuals who died from the disease. According to the researchers, the sugar molecule, called glycan, could be targeted in early diagnostic...

Many associate the consumption of LSD with the 1960s counterculture hippie movement. However, it was originally explored for psychiatric use in the 1950s due to its structural similarity to serotonin. LSD was used experimentally for treating various conditions, such as schizophrenia and alcoholism. However, after the counterculture adopted it, it was subsequently classified as a...

Sepsis can occur when a person’s immune response to an infection results in vital organ damage. Sepsis affects around 1.7 million American adults, with no less than 350,000 of those individuals ending up in hospice care or dying. Contributing to around 1 out of 3 deaths in the hospital, it is considered the leading cause...

Former president of the United States, Joe Biden, recently announced he has late-stage prostate cancer. This has brought the disease into the public spotlight once again. This is not surprising, considering it is the second most common cancer among men in the United States. Unfortunately, the disease often does not show any symptoms until the...

Is there a link between exposure to pesticides and cancer risk? According to a new study, 22 pesticides have been linked to an increased risk of developing prostate cancer. Furthermore four of those pesticides have been linked to prostate cancer deaths. However, these findings are not definitive proof that these pesticides caused prostate cancer. According...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which is now known as Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Liver Disease (MASLD), is caused when excessive amounts of fat accumulate in the liver. This often happens as a result of certain metabolic issues, such as high blood sugar, obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. The condition can range from simple fatty infiltration...