Category: Education
Diabetes pill may have anti-ageing effects: Scientists
A diabetes drug given in low doses may have anti-ageing effects, US scientists have said following an experiment with mice. Scientists believe the drug, metformin, may mimic the effects of extreme calorie restriction. Eating a very low calorie diet is […]
Hot chocolate may help keep brain healthy: study
Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may help older people keep their brains healthy, a U.S. study said Wednesday. The study, published online in the American Academy of Neurology journal Neurology, involved 60 people with an average age […]
Why do an alcoholic drink more?
A new study has revealed that people at high risk for alcohol-use problems showed a greater dopamine response in a brain pathway that increases desire for rewards than those who are at lower risk. According to a new study by […]
Study finds ‘cell phones do up cancer risk’
A new study has showed heavy cell phone users’ saliva shows higher risk factors for cancer. Dr. Yaniv Hamzany of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Department at the Rabin Medical Center, […]
Gum disease linked to increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease
People who have bad teeth and gum disease could have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease reveals. An analysis of the brains of twenty dead people, 10 of whom […]
Breastfeeding tied to kids’ intelligence
Children who were breastfed for more of their infancy scored higher on language and intelligence tests at three and seven years old, in a new study. Researchers found that for each extra month women reported breastfeeding, their children performed slightly […]
Scientists discover new drug targets for aggressive breast cancer
Genes that are potential targets for therapeutic drugs against aggressive breast cancer have been discovered by Genome Institute of Singapore scientists. Out of the 1.5 million women diagnosed with breast cancer in the world annually, nearly one in seven of […]
Women’s height linked to cancer risk
A recent study finds that taller women may face an increased risk of many cancers than their shorter counterparts. Researchers looked at a sample of nearly 145,000 postmenopausal women aged 50 to 79 for the analysis published in the US […]
The full moon may make it hard to sleep: Study
Swiss researchers said Thursday that people really do have a hard time getting a good night’s sleep when the moon is full, even when they can’t see it. The results of a study on 33 volunteers published in the journal […]
Drinking Coffee Lowers Suicide Risk
In men, coffee consumption reduces the risk of suicide by 50 percent, say researchers. Reviewing data from three large-scale US studies, the team from the Harvard School of Public Health compared the risk of suicide for adults who consumed two […]
