Health News for October 4, 2007

Prof. B M Hegde to be the editor-in-chief of Journal of the Science of Healing Outcomes
Professor B M Hegde, the former Vice Chancellor of Manipal University, will be the Editor-in-Chief of the recently launched Journal of the Science of Healing Outcomes at the Tai Sophia Institute in Laurel. ANI

Molecular link may offer potential Alzheimers cure
A team of researchers have found a biological link between the protein whose mutation triggers early-onset of Alzheimers, and a gene variant related to the late onset of the neuro-degenerative disease. ANI

Study sheds light on how genetic mutation causes epilepsy in infants
A new study has shed light on how mutation in a single gene can cause epilepsy in infants. ANI

Researchers use canine genome to sniff out their diseases
Scientists have identified the genes that give the Rhodesian ridgeback breed of dogs its ridge and dispose the animal to a crippling developmental disease called dermoid sinus, the painful development disorder where the skin fails to separate from the nerve chord. ANI

Spouses tend to follow each others health habits
People can not only benefit themselves by adopting a healthy lifestyle but their spouses also, as a new study has shown that men and women tend to follow the same health related habits as their life partners. ANI

Chilli peppers may be the best pain-busters
A new study has found that a combination of capsaicin, the substance that makes chilli peppers hot, and a drug called QX-314 can obstruct pain-sensing neurons in rats without affecting movement or sense of touch. ANI

Eating apples and onions reduces pancreatic cancer risk
Consuming flavonol-rich foods like apples and onions reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer, a new study conducted by a group of international researchers has revealed. ANI

Teens today taller and heavier but also skinnier than 30yrs ago
A new study in Norway has revealed that while teenagers have grown taller and put on weight in the last three decades, the problem of underweight teens has also increased significantly. ANI

Stomach progenitor cells may shed light on gastric cancer
Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School have found a group of cells that strongly resemble stem cells in the stomachs of mice. The finding, they say, might help in the analysis of gastric cancer. ANI