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 July 12, 2008

College environment behind students binge drinking
A 14-year study of heavy alcohol consumption or binge drinking among college students in the United States has linked the conditions in the college environment as being the cause. ANI

HRT patches cut gall bladder disease risk in postmenopausal women
Hormone replacement therapy patches can lower the risk of gall bladder disease in postmenopausal women. ANI

Global warming fuelling malaria vaccine need
Global warming has led to a rapid increase in the number of malaria cases, thereby fuelling the need for lifesaving vaccinations to those in need, says an expert. ANI

A minute is all it takes to boost kids literacy skills
Forget making your kid read through a book for hours, for sixty seconds are more than enough to improve his or hers literacy skills, says a leading expert. ANI

Women buying do-it-yourself abortion pills online
Women living in over 70 countries where abortion is restricted are using the Internet to buy do-it-yourself medication for abortions, according to a new research. ANI

Study holds promise for early Alzheimers diagnosis, treatment
Canadian scientists have unearthed clear evidence that increases in the size of the ventricles, fluid-filled cavities in the brain, are directly linked with cognitive impairment and Alzheimers disease.Robert Bartha and his colleagues at Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario have found that the volume of the brain ventricles expands as surrounding tissue dies. ANI

Sex counselling during drug addiction program may help cut HIV transmission
A study conducted by experts from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) suggests that sexual behaviour counselling during drug addiction treatment may help cut risky sexual behaviour among people who are at risk of being infected by HIV. ANI

Workload making employees stress turn into mental disorder
Rising workload is often accompanied by stress. Now, a new research has proved that it can really be hazardous by finding that nearly five percent of employees have high levels of psychological distress associated with a high likelihood of a mental disorder. ANI

Natural compound in Japanese, Chinese herbal medicines hits elusive target in cancer cells
A natural compound from magnolia cones, found in Japanese and Chinese herbal medicines, has the ability to block an elusive pathway for cancer growth in a collaborative study. ANI

Radiation therapy may prevent rare breast cancer recurrence
A new study from City of Hope National Medical Centre in Duarte, California has revealed that radiation therapy can help lower cancer recurrence of a rare type of breast cancer in patients. ANI