Lack of antioxidants may take the spring in your step away
A new study has revealed that a lack of antioxidants may leave you extremely tired. ANI
Milk may provide aging benefits and reduce chronic stress
A daily glass of milk is not only good for kids, but as it turns out adults too, for a new study has found that its key nutrient Vitamin D has aging benefits linked to reduced inflammation. ANI
Now, a new mathematical model to map cancer progression
Researchers at Harvard and Johns Hopkins Universities have developed a novel mathematical model to map cancer progression. ANI
Sitting at a desk all day as injurious to health as smoking
Remaining seated at a place for extended periods is as bad for health as smoking or over exposure to the sun, say scientists. ANI
Obesity gene may alter DNA in the brain region that controls food intake
Scientists at the University of Oxford in the UK have found that a gene that makes people vulnerable to obesity also produces a protein that may alter DNA in the brain region that controls food intake. ANI
Acute urinary retention may be lethal for men over 45
A recent study has found that one in four men admitted to hospital with acute urinary retention (AUR) dies within a year. ANI
New molecules with anti-clotting properties identified
Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) have identified new molecules that inhibit clotting disorders. ANI
Improving sanitation, sewerage can radically reduce cholera in developing world
A recent study has found that improvement in sanitation and sewerage can drastically contribute towards reducing cholera and other diarrhoel diseases in developing countries. ANI
Green tea could prove to be the perfect elixir for severe sepsis
A recent study on mice has found that an ingredient in green tea could prove to be the perfect elixir for severe Sepsis - an abnormal immune system response to bacterial infection. ANI
Cocaine abuse compromises sensitivity to monetary reward
Offering cocaine users vast sums of money as an incentive to give up the drug may not do any good, for a new study has found that the drug compromises brain sensitivity to such monetary rewards. ANI
Molecular switch behind common breast cancer identified
A team of researchers at New York University Medical Center and School of Medicine have discovered that a molecular switch in the protein making machinery of cells is linked to one of the most common forms of lethal breast cancer worldwide. ANI
Non-invasive method to track nerve-cell growth in live human brain developed
Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have identified and validated the first biomarker that permits neural stem and progenitor cells (NPCs) to be tracked non-invasively in the brains of living human subjects. ANI
Osamas sister being treated for ovarian cancer in London
A sister of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has been secretly flown to London for private cancer treatment that is costing more than 100,000 pounds. ANI
Cervical cancer risk posed by the Pill reversible
An Oxford-led international study has revealed that oral contraceptives increase the risk of developing cervical cancer, but the risk falls once women stop using them. ANI
A dose of radiation may help zap malaria
Scientists have created harmless versions of malaria-causing parasite by applying radiation science, and are using them to create a new malaria vaccine that could be more effective than the ones already in existence. ANI
Paracetamol and keeping active may be the best cure for back pain
Australian researchers have suggested that taking Paracetamol and keeping active are the best cures for back pain. ANI
Cancers invisibility cloak against immune system discovered
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have discovered a mechanism that creates an invisibility cloak for certain cancer cells and allows them to hide from the immune system. ANI
Binge drinking women may be at risk of bladder rupture
Doctors are warning that women who binge drink may be at a risk of bladder rupture. ANI
New study sheds light on link between genetics and obesity
Researchers from the University of Cambridge, Oxford University and Cancer Research UK, London, have acquired new insight into how the obesity gene triggers weight gain in some individuals. ANI
Emotional eaters likely to regain more weight: Study
Dieters who are vulnerable to emotions tend to lose less weight and regain more, says a new study. ANI
Natural hormone may lead to safe treatment for high blood pressure
A study has identified a hormone from human urine, a xanthurenic-acid derivative, which might help safely flush sodium out of the body and could be harnessed to develop more effective and safer treatments for high blood pressure, or hypertension. ANI
Runners high may also protect against heart attacks
A new study has found that endorphins and other morphine-like substances known as opioids, which are released during exercise, dont just induce runners high, but are also effective in protecting against heart attacks. ANI