Category: Education
Daily intake of whole grains may prevent early death
A new study suggests that eating a diet high in whole grains and cereal fibres every day may reduce your risk of premature death. The results published in BMC Medicine, the open access journal, also showed cereal fibres to be associated […]
Medical diagnostics save lives and reduce costs
It’s no secret that Japan’s healthcare system faces a future of challenges. An ageing population, combined with a shrinking number of working-aged people, is creating a growing number of patients needing care — with fewer people around to fund the […]
Obesity conjures negative perception to other people, says study
People can be so turned off by obese individuals that they actually imagine a bad smell, according to a new study. Study participants who were shown images of heavy and thin individuals while sniffing odorless substances rated the “scent samples” […]
New progress of breast implants makes them safer
Scientists have discovered a way to enhance the surface of silicone breast implants to make them less likely to be rejected by the body. The research team, from the University of Manchester in the UK, says that one in five […]
Race and ethnicity impact how breast cancer sufferers choose care
Breast cancer patients of different races and ethnicities may not pick surgeons and hospitals in the same way, a new study suggests. For example, black and Hispanic women with breast cancer were less likely than white women to select surgeons […]
No to spank-then-cuddle parenting practice: experts
Corporal punishment should not be followed by warmth and love; in fact it could worsen the resulting anxiety and aggression experienced by the child, according to a new study at Duke University in the US. “If you believe that you […]
Liver disease encourages better testing
As drugmakers develop new medicines to battle a liver disease epidemic, they have created an urgent need for better diagnostics to select patients for treatment and assess their drugs’ effectiveness. About 30 % of people in the U.S. now suffer […]
People with ‘blood group O’ are protected from malaria
A new study has revealed that people have blood Group-O are protected from malaria. They said that the mechanisms behind the protection that blood type O provides and suggests that the selective pressure imposed by malaria may contribute to the […]
Pakistani product against hepatitis wins award
500 products of various nature were presented by institutions from public and private sector. A Pakistani product ‘Taraxasil’ against hepatitis won award in the science exhibition organized by Pakistan Science Foundation, in Lahore on Thursday. As many as 500 products […]
China on brink of heart disease ‘epidemic’: study
Unhealthy eating, smoking and obesity are threatening a heart disease epidemic in China, where three out of four people are in poor cardiovascular shape, said a study on Monday. The findings published in the Journal of the American College of […]
