Category: Education
There is hope for a cure of Alzheimer’s, a doctor says
Dr Rick Livesey and his team at the Gurdon Institute in Cambridge are working with Alzheimer’s Research UK, using state-of-the-art stem cell technology to develop a better understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease starts and then progresses. “Most people know someone close […]
Environment, more than genetics, shape immune system
Environment, more so than genetics, shape our immune system, a new study has found. Children’s immune system are more likely to be influenced by their parents, but this changes as they become adults, with environment trumping genetics in determining just […]
Kids tend to snack more during school ride home
Kids are more likely to snack on junk food during their ride home from school, whether in a bus or in a car, a new study reveals. The researchers thought that kids who walk or bike to and from school […]
Inactivity more fatal than obesity
A study that spanned 12 years and involved more than 300, 000 people found that inactivity was twice as fatal than obesity. University of Cambridge researchers said about 676,000 deaths each year were down to inactivity, compared with 337,000 from […]
1 in 5 epilepsy patients have ADHD, study finds
Researchers at the Neurological Surgery, P.C. (NSPC) in Rockville Centre, New York has found that 1 in 5 patients with epilepsy exhibit attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms They surveyed 1,400 adult epilepsy patients across the United States. They found that more than 18 percent […]
Most doctors in Asia withhold treatments of terminally ill patients
70% of physicians in Asia would withhold life-sustaining treatments, a study found. Jason Phua of the National University Hospital in Singapore noted that more than half of all cases of critical illness, mechanical ventilation and deaths in intensive care units […]
Napping may boost babies’ learning skills
Infants tend to nap for the most part of the day – and for a good reason. On average, infants aged 3-11 months have around one to four naps a day, each lasting 30 minutes to 2 hours. Now, a […]
Workaholics more prone to alcoholism
The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health in Helsinki, Finland recently found that workaholics were more likely to consume alcohol excessively, predisposing them to alcohol-related illnesses such as liver disease, mental disorders and heart disease. The study is based on previous […]
Gene mutations behind inherited heart disease
In a study of more than 5, 000 people, scientists have found the crucial genetic mutations that cause a common heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Researchers sequenced the gene encoding the muscle protein “titin”, known to be linked to […]
Survival of those with type 2 diabetes higher than ever
A Scottish study has discovered that people with type 2 diabetes are living longer. This is compared to ninety years ago where the disease proved fatal to people who usually died within just five years. The longer survival chance is […]
