Category: Education
Study Reveals Crazy Effects of Testosterone
Testosterone – the male hormone fosters social behaviour and honest interactions, say researchers. University of Bonn researchers gave 46 people testosterone gel and 45 people a placebo. The next day, all 91 people were invited to roll the dice in […]
Music Has Healing Power: Research
There had been little peer-reviewed research to back medical practitioners though they have been convinced of music’s health benefits for thousands of years. But recent studies are providing an empirical backbone for the anecdotal evidence. A 2012 scientific review collects […]
Bat gene clue to beating bugs- Research
SINGAPORE – Bats harbour viruses that can infect and even kill humans and animals, like Sars, Hendra and Nipah. Yet infected bats rarely fall sick. Now, a Singapore-led team of international scientists has worked out a possible reason and believes […]
High Vitamin D Doses Reduce Respiratory Tract Infection Risk
Patients who are prone to infections and are given high vitamin D doses for one year have a significantly lower risk of developing respiratory tract infection, compared to their counterparts who do not receive the extra daily vitamin, researchers from […]
Scientists find way to ‘switch off’ fat
SINGAPORE – Singapore scientists have come up with a fat-busting discovery that could make losing weight as easy as having an injection. They found that switching off a molecule called myostatin in the body could keep people in “fat-burning mode” […]
Diabetes, Blood Pressure Raises Risk of Colon Cancer Recurrence
A combination of colon cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure can be a deadly mix, finds a study. In a retrospective analysis of more than 36,000 patients with colon cancer, investigators showed that those with early stage disease and diabetes […]
Study: Kids Need Only 2 Cups Of Milk A Day
A new study in the journal Pediatrics shows there should be a limit to how much milk children drink. Researchers looked at more than 1,300 children (ages 2 to 5) and found two cups of milk a day is enough […]
Nagging Your Husband More Effective in Getting Him into Shape
A new study has found that encouraging or persuading husbands to get themselves into shape may not be as effective as nagging them. Research proves that men are much more likely to lose weight if their other halves criticise, confront […]
China researchers link obesity to bacteria
SHANGHAI – Chinese researchers have identified a bacteria which may cause obesity, according to a new paper suggesting diets that alter the presence of microbes in humans could combat the condition. Researchers in Shanghai found that mice bred to be […]
Tiny particles in air kill thousands, say Chinese researchers
CHINA – An estimated 8,572 premature deaths occurred in four major Chinese cities this year due to high levels of PM2.5, a study has found. The report also said severe air pollution in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi’an and Beijing has led […]
