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 September 2, 2008

New genetic variant linked to onset of prostate cancer identified
Scientists from Wake Forest University School of Medicine have identified a new variant in the gene HNF1B, responsible for developing prostate cancer. ANI

Heavy snorers at risk of developing carotid atherosclerosis
Heavy snorers might be at an increased risk of developing carotid atherosclerosis, which may progress to be associated with stroke, says a new study. ANI

Ban on smoking will be enforced strictly from Oct 2
Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss today said that private offices and other establishments can no longer have designated rooms for smoking cigarettes as the ban on smoking in public places would be enforced strictly from October 2. ANI

Free cancer treatment for poor at Gwalior hospital
Poor cancer patients in Gwalior can now avail a free treatment at at the district level Jai Arogaya Hospital where two hi-tech imported machines worth rupees 30 million (three crore rupees) have been installed by the Central Government. ANI

Perfumes during pregnancy can hit offsprings fertility
Pregnant women who use perfumes or scented creams may increase the risk of unborn boys developing infertility in later life, a new research by Edinburgh University scientists suggests. ANI

Even watching games can boost the brains sports language skills
Playing, and even watching, sports improves brain function, says a new research. ANI

Low birth weight linked to psychiatric problems in kids
A new study has found that low-birth-weight kids appear to be at higher risk for psychiatric disturbances from childhood through high school than normal-birth-weight children. ANI

Scientists find high levels of gender bending chemicals in beer, wine
British surveyors have discovered that high levels of oestrogen-like chemicals are present in far more foods and drinks that had previously been realised. ANI

Kids of older dads at higher bipolar risk
Children born to older fathers are more likely to develop bipolar disorder, common condition sometimes known as manic depression, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. ANI

Playing active video games does help kids stay fit
Playing active video games may stop children from becoming obese, according to a new study by University of Hong Kong researchers. ANI

Reliable test to spot pre-diabetes developed
Amid rising concerns that the current number of about 170 million diabetics across the world may double up by 2030, researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have developed a reliable test to spot the disease in the early stage so that its progression can be prevented. ANI