Health News

Structure of key breast cancer target enzyme unraveled
A researcher at Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute has moved a step closer to a cure, and possibly the prevention, of the most common type of breast cancer. ANI

Smoking claimed 673,000 Chinese lives in 2005
A multinational research team, led by scientists at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, has lent more force to the suggestion that smoking is a significant risk factor for mortality and disease. ANI

Genetic mutations can predict childhood leukaemia relapse
A collaborative study by American researchers has revealed that changes in a gene called IKAROS can help predict a high likelihood of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). ANI

Health News for April 6, 2008

Researchers link breast cancer recurrence to high levels of estrogen
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have shown that breast cancer recurrence post treatment is associated with high levels of estrogen in the blood. ANI

Soaking potatoes in water before frying reduces acrylamide
Heres some good news for potato chip lovers - a new study has found that soaking potatoes in water before frying them can reduce levels of acrylamide, a naturally occurring chemical that is thought to be harmful to health. ANI

Tall women more likely to develop melanoma: Study
A new study at Queensland Institute of Medical Research has found that taller women are at an increased risk of developing melanoma skin cancer. ANI

Scientists make advancement in fight against TB
Researchers at University of Leicester have made advancement in the fight against TB by isolating two proteins from the bacterium that can be a potential target to avoid its resurgence. ANI

Conflict with mum, low serotonin level may make girls harm themselves
A strained mother-daughter relationship along with a low level of serotonin, the brain chemical that plays a crucial role in mood stability, may make adolescents, predominantly girls, more vulnerable to engage in self-harming behaviours like cutting, says a new study. ANI

New research shows blood stem cells originate, are nurtured in the placenta
Researchers at the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) have found that blood stem cells originate and are nurtured in the placenta, a discovery that may allow scientists to mimic the embryonic environment needed to develop blood stem cells in cell culture. ANI

Memory loss in new mums is in fact a medical condition
Scientists have provided relief to thousands of new mums worldwide, by confirming that mumnesia or loss of memory on the arrival of a baby, is in fact a medical condition. ANI

Depressed or anxious people more likely to be obese, smoke
People suffering from depression or anxiety are at a risk for chronic disease because they are much more likely to be obese, as well as smoke, says a new study that involved more than 200,000 adults. ANI

One night out can damage your hearing
You may love going to pubs and discotheques, but a UK charity is warning that it can take as little as a single night of listening to loud music to damage your hearing. ANI

Arthritis drugs may lower heart attacks, strokes risk
An international team of researchers has found that drugs prescribed to treat rheumatoid arthritis may lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes. ANI

Kids at risk from secondhand smoke worldwide
Its well known that secondhand smoke increases the risk for numerous illnesses and premature death. However, a new study has found that parents the world over are doing very little to protect their kids from such an exposure to it. ANI

Intestinal dysfunction may be cause of Type 2 diabetes
A new study by a leading expert in the emerging field of diabetes surgery has suggested that Type 2 diabetes may be caused by intestinal dysfunction, and that it may therefore be amenable to surgical treatment. ANI