Category: Education
Light at night may interfere with breast cancer drug
Light at night has already been widely linked to poorer sleep quality, but now even dim light is being shown to interfere with a breast cancer drug’s ability to do its job. So says a new study on rats out […]
NTU scientists up ante in malaria fight
Scientists in Singapore have discovered how the malaria parasite hides in the human body to avoid being hunted down, and a possible way to prevent this. This could lead to new and more effective ways to fight the infectious, mosquito-borne […]
If you can run for 5 minutes a day, you may add years to your life
People who jogged or ran for as little as five minutes a day reduced their risk of premature death by nearly one-third and extended their lives by about three years, according to a new study. Compared to those who didn’t […]
Your smartphone will soon analyze your DNA!
Researchers are developing new display sensors for smartphones that will read the user’s spit to not only detect the body temperature, but also analyze the DNA. Researchers from Polytechnique Montreal and Gorilla Glass manufacturer Corning, who are currently working together, […]
Study identifies genes linked to breast cancer in East Asian women
A new study in East Asian women has identified three genetic changes associated with increased risk of breast cancer. The research, led by Vanderbilt University investigators, was published online July 20 in Nature Genetics. While breast cancer is one of […]
Younger women more likely to die of heart attacks: Study
In the study, Gupta and her team analysed 230,684 hospitalisations for heart attack in patients age 30 to 54 in a national database from 2001 to 2010. Aakriti Gupta, an Indian-origin researcher at the Yale School of Medicine, has found […]
Fresh research into health benefits of camel milk
AL AIN – Camel milk might not be most people’s first choice when reaching for something to put on their breakfast cereal, but new research has shown it could be worth making the switch. With triple the amount of vitamin […]
Why am I always sick?
People are sick, and so much so that common conditions like allergies, gastrointestinal problems, frequent headaches, and low levels of energy are considered ‘normal’ and not a sign of sickness. To have disease so widespread in so many areas of […]
Prevent premature babies with mouthwash
Here’s good news for expectant moms with gum disease. A study shows that they’re less likely to have premature babies if they use mouthwash throughout their pregnancy. The study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology said that […]
Scientists reviewed 343 studies to see if organic food is better for you
Are organic foods really healthier than non-organic foods? Researchers from Newcastle University in England have reviewed and conducted meta-analysis on 343 peer-reviewed scientific studies in an effort to find out if organic foods contained greater nutritional value than conventional foods. […]
