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 May 28, 2008

C-sections a key factor in preterm birth increase
Cesarean sections are responsible for almost all of the increase in singleton preterm births, according to a new study. ANI

Active men less likely to die from cancer
Men who take regular moderate exercise are at a reduced risk of dying from cancer than couch potatoes, according to a new study by Swedish researchers. ANI

Hormone may hold key to longer life in elderly men
A new study has shown that elderly men with higher activity of the hormone IGF-1, or insulin-growth factor, appear to have greater life expectancy and reduced cardiovascular risk. ANI

Indian origin scientist reveals molecular fingerprint of cocaine addiction
By carrying out the first large-scale analysis of proteins in the brains of monkeys addicted to cocaine, a research team led by an Indian boffin has revealed new information on how long-term cocaine use changes the amount and activity of various proteins affecting brain function. ANI

Scientists pinpoint estrogen as key player in half of all prostate cancers
Estrogen, known as a female hormone, plays a crucial role in the development of almost half of all prostate cancers, a new study has revealed. ANI

Childhood lead exposure linked to decreased brain volume in adults
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati, USA, have found that childhood exposure to lead is linked to volume loss in specific parts of the brain in adulthood, thus leading to problems such as abnormal thinking and behaviour. ANI

Vitamin D doesnt reduce prostate cancer risk
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md. have found that high vitamin D concentration in the blood is not linked to a reduced risk of prostate cancer. ANI