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 4, 2008

Stressed Japanese workers take to intravenous drip to deal with depression
A clinic in Tokyo is attracting more and more weary workers who arrive here for an intravenous drip that provides an instant pick-me-up. ANI

Smoking, coal use will claim 80million Chinese lives in next 25 years
Smoking and coal fuel use in homes are likely to claim more than 80 million peoples lives over the next quarter-century in China, according to a new research. ANI

1 in 4 Americans still believe childhood vaccines cause autism
A new survey has shown that one in four Americans believe that autism is caused by childhood vaccines, even though scientists have denied any link. ANI

Compounds that slow blood vessel growth may offer cancer treatment
Biomedical engineers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have identified more than 100 human protein fragments that can slow or stop the growth of cells that make up new blood vessels. ANI

Reading the right books can help obese kids lose weight
Want to help your obese child shed those extra pounds? Well, making him or her read the right type of novel might make huge a difference, suggests a new study. ANI

Obese diners overeat at Chinese buffets
When eating at Chinese buffets, obese individuals behave differently than normal weight individuals, say researchers. ANI

Sleep apnoea can surprisingly prolong life for some sufferers
Israeli scientists have discovered that sleep apnoea, an exhausting sleep disorder that causes heavy snoring, can actually prolong life. ANI