Category: Education
Watermelon juice relieves post-exercise muscle soreness: Study
A new study finds that watermelon juice can help relieve post-exercise muscle soreness. The report in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry attributes watermelon’s effects to the amino acid L-citrulline. Encarna Aguayo and colleagues cite past research on watermelon […]
MRI scans may lead to unneeded breast cancer surgery: study
Older women with breast cancer could be undergoing unnecessary breast surgery as a result of the growing use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, a U.S. study warned Wednesday. Researchers from the Yale University looked at the use of breast […]
Asthma more common, severe among obese kids: study
Overweight and obese children are more likely to be diagnosed with asthma, according to a new study – and when they do have the condition, it tends to be more severe than in normal weight youth. Researchers found that heavier […]
Inducing labor may increase risk of autism
Women who need doctors’ help in inducing or starting their labor tended to give birth to children who have a high risk of developing autism, especially if the baby is a boy, a new study published in the journal JAMA […]
Oily fish consumption cuts rheumatoid arthritis risk
Eating oily fish once a week can reduce the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, reveals study. The research conducted on more than 32,000 Swedish women found that a fish diet is beneficial because it is rich in omega-3- a good […]
Breastfeeding reduces obesity risk
Breastfeeding for six to seven months has been linked to reduced risk of obesity in kids, finds study. A total of 43,367 singleton Japanese children who were born after 37 gestational weeks and had information about their feeding during infancy […]
Camels become prime suspects in deadly Saudi virus outbreak
People infected with a deadly virus that emerged in Saudi Arabia last year may have caught it from one-humped camels used in the region for meat, milk, transport and racing. In a study into what kind of animal “reservoir” may […]
First human transmission of H7N9 raises worries
The first scientific analysis of probable human-to-human transmission of a deadly new strain of bird flu that emerged in China this year gives the strongest evidence yet that the H7N9 virus can pass between people, scientists said on Wednesday. Research […]
Family members of children with cancer may also be at risk
Researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have revealed that family members of children who have been diagnosed with cancer are also at risk of developing the condition if a family history of cancer exists, a […]
Bone density and quality of bone predicts fracture risk
Bone histomorphometry and infrared spectroscopy revealed abnormal bone properties in children with vertebral fractures and in children after solid organ transplantation. The study was carried out at the University of Eastern Finland Bone compositional changes in children with vertebral fractures […]
