Category: Education
Component in breast milk can protect babies against HIV
Recent research has found that breast milk has the ability to protect babies from getting infected with HIV. Researchers say that they have found a component in breast milk which has the power to destroy the virus that causes AIDS. […]
Back to nature for answers
BEIJING- A Canadian medical scientist has moved to China in the hope of discovering a cure for cancer using a mix of Western and Eastern medical practices. Yaacov Ben-David is an internationally renowned molecular biologist and he recently put down […]
Exercise is brain-food for teens, says study
A new study finds that regular exercise boosts teenagers’ school grades. The more physically active they were, the better children performed in school, reveal findings published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. And “girls’ science results seemed to […]
Bottle feeding may increase risk of stomach obstruction in infants: study
Infants who were bottle fed were more likely to be at risk of developing hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS), a form of stomach obstruction, than those who were breastfed, U.S. researchers said Monday. The risk appears to be magnified when mothers […]
Learning new skills is the key to keep the mind sharp in old age
New research indicates that learning a mentally demanding skill like photography is likely to improve cognitive functioning in older people. These findings, forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, reveal that less demanding activities, such […]
Your hair will tell you more about your health
Dry or thin or any other hair problem — all are connected to health. The tress issues might be signs of diseases you are unaware of. Huffingtonpost.com shares a list of health conditions linked to hair problems: – If you […]
Single universal jab to give lifelong protection against all flu strains
A new jab that works even if the virus mutates and can spell the end of annual flu jabs for millions has been developed by scientists. Researchers in Britain and Europe are poised to recruit thousands of people for large-scale […]
Brain cleans itself during sleep: study
Scientists said Thursday they have found what could be sleep’s basic purpose: it clears the brain of toxic metabolic byproducts. The findings, published in the U.S. journal Science, revealed that the brain’s unique method of waste removal, dubbed the glymphatic […]
People with potbelly may raise risk to memory loss
BEIJING- People with extra abdominal fat are three times more likely than lean individuals to develop memory loss and dementia later in life, according to a new study published in the current edition of the journal Cell Reports. Scientists found […]
Human breast milk may treat cancer
A cure for cancer is being developed from human breast milk, claim scientists. A protein in human milk, lactaptin, was found to destroy diseased cells in tests at a Siberian medical institute, the Daily Star reported. Project leader Valentin Vlasovs […]
