Category: Education
Phthalates may disrupt sex development of male fetus
New research regarding phthalates (pronounced THAL-ates), a known hormone disruptor found in hundreds of plasticized consumer products, adds to the growing scientific consensus of the public health danger they pose. Analyzing data collected from 362 women, scientists at the University […]
Psoriasis symptoms successfully eliminated in one study
Austrian researchers working with an international team were able to successfully eliminate the symptoms of the skin disease psoriasis from a group of study subjects, and the results of their study have been reported in the journal Nature. Psoriasis, a […]
An app for diabetes
A new software tool by Aapple Incmight save your life. U.S. health researchers said on Monday they are targeting millions of smartphone users with Apple Inc’s new software tool, hoping to collect an unprecedented amount of data on major diseases […]
Spider venom may be key to new painkillers
Scientists who analysed countless chemicals in spider venom say they have identified seven compounds that block a key step in the body’s ability to pass pain signals to the brain. In research they said could one day lead to a […]
Two out of three smokers will die: study
The first large-scale, direct evidence on smoking and mortality in Australia shows up to 1.8 million of our 2.7 million smokers are likely to die from their habit if they continue to smoke, losing on average ten years of life […]
Some humans can adapt to pollution: study
Some indigenous groups in the Andes of northern Argentina have developed increased resistance to arsenic, Swedish researchers found. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute and Uppsala University in Sweden have identified the gene that underlies the altered metabolism of these populations […]
Blood biomarkers that detects chronic fatigue syndrome found
Scientists at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health said their findings represent “the first robust physical evidence” that the syndrome is “a biological illness as opposed to a psychological disorder, and the first evidence that the disease has distinct […]
Some health myths busted
Keep cholesterol low These days, it’s the ratio of ‘good’ (HDL) to ‘bad’ (LDL) cholesterol that doctors worry about. Of course, the more good you have, the better. LDL is known as bad cholesterol because any excess can build up […]
New insight into eye defect coloboma
German researchers gained fundamental new insight into the development of the eye defect coloboma, said a study on Wednesday. Coloboma is a hole in one of the structures of the eye which occurs when the prenatal eye is developing and […]
Flu shot protects against new H7N9 strain: study
A study shows that the flu shot it is effective against the new H7N9 strain that emerged in China in 2013. Antibodies that protect against H7N9 avian flu make up a small portion of people’s immune response to the annual […]
