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 2, 2008

New finding may pave way for improved diabetes treatment
A new study is shedding light on processes that determine the release of the blood sugar-lowering hormone insulin, thereby acting as a potential target for developing improved diabetes treatment. ANI

Brushing teeth more than twice a day does more harm than good
Brushing your teeth more than twice a day can actually do more harm than good, say experts. ANI

Healing Touch therapy put under the scanner
In times of sorrow, a gentle hand is more than enough to ease the mind and calm your nerves. Now, a group of researchers are looking at a similar occurrence by pairing a complementary therapy known as Healing Touch with mild sedation to see if the technique truly appeases patients undergoing minor procedures. ANI

Method that can predict IVF success identified
A team of scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine has come up with a method that can predict, with 70 percent accuracy, whether a woman undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment (IVF) will become pregnant. ANI

Possible master switch gene found in juvenile arthritis
Researchers at The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia have found that a gene region known to play a role in some varieties of adult rheumatoid arthritis is also present in all types of childhood arthritis. ANI

Balanced diet quadruples survival chances after traumatic brain injury
Following a traumatic brain injury (TBI), patients should be given nutritional supplementation through a gastric feeding tube as soon as possible, for it can improve their chances of survival by as much as four-fold, suggests a new study. ANI

How relaxation response helps you deal with high BP, infertility and more
A collaborative study by members of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Genomics Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) casts light on how the relaxation response, a physiologic state of deep rest, enables patients to deal with disorders like high blood pressure, pain syndromes, infertility, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. ANI

Mediterranean diet cuts cancer risk by 12pc
The benefits of a Mediterranean diet are not just confined to healthy weight loss. According to a new research, the diet rich in fruit and vegetables can also cut the risk of cancer by 12 per cent. ANI

Drinking coffee after a workout helps muscles refuel
Drinking coffee after a workout can help refuel muscles and recover quickly from rigorous exercising. ANI

Smokers suffer more chronic back pain
Smokers suffer more chronic back pain, according to a new study. ANI

Lesbians nearly twice as likely to be obese than straight women
A new study has found that lesbians are nearly twice as likely to be overweight than heterosexual women. ANI

Eating broccoli can reduce prostate cancer risk
Eating a broccoli-rich diet can reduce the risk of deadly prostate cancer, according to researchers. ANI

Saturdays can be our waistlines worst enemies
If you think that the festive season is the only time when your waistline expands, then heres something you should know: the much-awaited Saturdays can ruin all diet plans as during weekends people tend to gain more weight. ANI

New oral drug may be effective against a wide range of cancers
Nanotechnology researchers at Chidrens Hospital Boston say that they have developed the first oral drug that may offer a potential non-toxic therapy for a wide range of cancers. ANI