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 October 3, 2008

Nanodiamond drug device may transform conventional cancer treatment
Northwestern University researchers have developed a biomedical device made of nanodiamonds that could be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs locally to sites where cancerous tumours have been surgically removed. ANI

Liver transplant patients at three fold cancer risk
People who have undergone a liver transplant are at a three-fold risk of developing cancer than the general population, according to researchers. ANI

New anti-tumour vaccine shows promising results in mice
Scientists and clinicians at Childrens National Medical Center in collaboration with University of Iowa researchers have developed a new anti-tumour vaccine for neuroblastoma and melanoma. ANI

Sick leaves may predict early deaths among office workers
Employees who take long spells of sick leave for circulatory or psychiatric problems or for surgery are at an increased risk of dying early, says a new study. ANI

Spermicide Coke, fertile strippers scoop Ig Nobel Awards!
Studies that suggested sodas such as Coke and Pepsi kill sperms and exotic lap dancers make more money when they are at peak fertility have been awarded the 2008 Ig Nobel prize. ANI

Good gut bacteria may help body combat infections
The DNA of so-called good bacteria, which normally thrives in the intestines, could help the human body in fighting infections, according to a new study. ANI

New studies raise concerns over critical health risks from plastic
Plastic bottles, cans and other products have extremely harmful effects on humans and laboratory animals, according to six environmental research studies. ANI

Second lumpectomy cuts womens survival rates by half
A new research from University of California, Davis has shown that second lumpectomy - a common surgical procedure designed to remove a discrete lump from an affected man or womans breast - can cut females survival rates by half. ANI

Scorpion venom may help fight brain cancer
It may sound like the ultimate poison, but radioactive scorpion venom is being tested as a treatment for malignant brain cancer. ANI

Brain pathway behind obesity discovered
While conducting a study on mice, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison discovered a messaging system in the brain that directly affects food intake and body weight. ANI

Stress makes people believe more in superstitions
Stress makes people believe more in conspiracy theories and superstitions, a new research has found. ANI