Category: Education
Coffee might protect alcohol drinkers from liver disease
BEIJING- Coffee might protect male drinkers from liver disease, suggested Finnish researchers who published a new study in the journal of Alcohol and Alcoholism. The researchers asked nearly 19,000 Finnish men and women aged from 25 to 74 about their […]
Energy drinks may increase blood pressure, disturb heart rhythm
Energy drinks may increase blood pressure and disturb your heart’s natural rhythm, according to a research presented Thursday at the American Heart Association’s 2013 scientific sessions. Researchers analyzed data from seven previously published observational and interventional studies to determine how […]
Immortality in pill no longer science fiction
Man’s search for immortality is another step closer to reality with a major breakthrough in creating a drug capable of fighting the aging process — a drug that could be available before 2018 — after pioneering work led by an […]
Smoking Affects Fracture Healing: Study
Smoking affects the healing of fractures involving long bones, says study. The analysis of data from 20 studies found an overall 2.3 times higher risk of nonunion (bones that do not heal properly) in smokers. Similarly, for all fractures, the […]
New Discovery Sheds Light on Stroke Research
Modifying the signals sent by star shaped brain cells – astrocytes may help limit the spread of damage after an ischemic brain stroke, states study published in The Journal of Neuroscience. The study in mice, by neuroscientists at Tufts University […]
Vitamin D Supplements Not Much Helpful During Pregnancy
Research published in The Lancet says that taking vitamin D supplements in pregnancy seems to make no difference to a child’s bone health, in contrast to guidelines in some countries. University of Bristol investigators in western England looked at vitamin […]
Vitamin E Helps Prevent Cancer
Recent studies have suggested that vitamin E could prevent cancer. In a new study, researchers showed in prostate cancer cells that one form of vitamin E inhibits the activation of an enzyme that is essential for cancer cell survival. The […]
Scientists find key entry point for ‘SARS-like’ virus
A “SARS-like” virus that has sparked a health alert by killing nine of the 15 people known to have contracted it infects the body via a docking point in lung cells, a study said Wednesday. Tests on lab cells have […]
Expert Says Painkillers Damaging Kidneys in Youngsters
In youngsters, painkillers and stress-reducing drugs are the primary reason for kidney ailments, says a leading urologist. “Young people use painkillers rampantly these days. Besides, they take stress-reducing medicines to deal with pressure. This wreaks havoc on their kidneys,” Shivaji […]
Singapore scientists discover ‘switch’ critical to wound healing
SINGAPORE – Scientists from A*STAR’s Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) have identified a molecular “switch” that controls the migration of skin cells necessary for wounds to close and heal. This is especially significant for diabetics and other patients who suffer […]
