Category: Education
Ten portions of fruits, vegetables a day cuts risk of heart disease, cancer
Researchers from the Imperial College London in the UK have found that consuming 10 portions of fruits and vegetables a day reduces the risk of premature deaths as well as cancer and heart disease. While eating the recommended five a […]
Deadly heroin overdose cases in the US quadrupled from 2010 to 2015 –study
A federal agency in the US recently said that the number of cases of deadly heroin overdoses in the US more than quadrupled from 2010 to 2015 as the price of the drug dropped and its potency increased. According to […]
Life expectancy forecasted to reach 90 by 2030, study suggests
The Imperial College London in the UK and the World Health Organization (WHO) studied lifespans in 25 industrialized countries, and found that South Korean women will be the first in the world to achieve an average life expectancy of above […]
Genetic inheritance partly responsible for child obesity, new study finds
A new international study carried out by the University of Sussex in the UK has found that child obesity can be inherited from parents, regardless of the country of residence. The research studied 100,000 children in six different countries worldwide […]
New method to make compounds for disease-fighting drugs developed
A team of researchers at the Cardiff University in the UK has developed a new “highly-efficient” method of making disease-fighting compounds used in drug treatments. The team said their method is able to synthesize sesquiterpenes – found in spicy foods, […]
Vitamin D could boost immune system and protect against flu, colds
Researchers say vitamin D supplements could help protect around 3 million people each year in the UK against colds or flu as the sunshine vitamin is not just essential for healthy bones, but also has a role in strengthening the […]
Controversy still high on palm oil’s carcinogenic components
Results of a study published in January 2017 showed that palmitic acid (a major part of palm oil) boosts metastases (spread of cancer) through CD36 — a specific protein found in cancer cells that is responsible for taking up fatty […]
Only 3% of people spread most of Ebola cases in the world’s largest outbreak
An analysis suggests that almost two-thirds or 61% of cases in the world’s largest Ebola outbreak were caused by only 3% of infected people who were likely to have been “super-spreaders”. More than 28,600 people were infected with Ebola during […]
Cardiovascular disease costs in the US to hit US$1 tn by 2035, new study says
A new study conducted by RTI International for the American Heart Association projects that cardiovascular diseases, if left unchecked, will have a crushing economic and health burden on the US financial and health care systems by the year 2035. Mostly […]
Intensive BP control could save 100,000 lives in the US each year
Intensive blood pressure measures could help save 100,000 lives in the US each year, according to projections by researchers. Adam Bress, University of Utah assistant professor of population health sciences, said that the adoption of intensive treatment in the right […]
