Health News

How cancer prevention drives aging
For the first time, researchers have found how cellular senescence, the well-known mechanism for preventing cancer, can trigger aging and age-related disease by changing the local tissue environment. ANI

Scientists unveil genes vital to vital to adult heart function
In a study on fruit fly Drosophila, scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have found that genes involved in embryonic heart development are vital to adult heart function in both fruit flies and humans. ANI

Psychiatric disorders common among college-aged
A new study has revealed that psychiatric disorders appear to be common among 18- to 24-year-olds, with overall rates similar among those attending or not attending college. ANI

Health News for January 5, 2008

Kerala elephant camp under Herpes virus threat
An elephant camp located here in the Malayatoor Forest Division is under Herpes virus threat, which has already taken lives of two young baby calves. ANI

Low-energy bulbs may worsen skin rashes
Health charities have warned that the use of energy-saving light bulbs may make thousands of people susceptible to painful skin reactions. ANI

Universal flu jab shows promising results in human trials
Scientists have successfully tested a vaccine designed to give lifelong protection against all types of flu, attaining promising results in human trials. ANI

UK to have new council to regulate alternative and complementary therapies
A new body to regulate alternative and complementary therapies like yoga, homoeopathy and aromatherapy will be established in Britain this year, say reports. ANI

Google algorithm may help identify key routes of hospital superbugs
A method used by search engine Google to rank search results may help reduce the transmission of hospital acquired infections like the superbug MRSA, say researchers. ANI

Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program improves patients symptoms
A randomised controlled trial has revealed that the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program improves the condition of arthritis patients significantly. ANI

Key trigger for potent cancer-fighting marine product identified
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography have made a significant discovery in their marine biomedical laboratories by uncovering a key trigger for a potent cancer-fighting marine product, currently being tested to treat cancer in humans. ANI

Online purchasers of contact lenses less likely to follow eyecare prescription
Purchasing contact lenses online may lead to problems in the long run, say Brooklyn College researchers. ANI

3-D model of cancer-promoting enzyme developed
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions have made a three-dimensional picture of an enzyme often mutated in cancers that may promote the disease after mutation. ANI