Category: Education
Bacteria-Eating Viruses May Power Cell Phones
In their search for eco-friendly energy sources, scientists have learned how to harness power from ever smaller living things: first corn, then algae, now bacteria. By figuring out how to generate electricity using the M13 bacteriophage, a virus that infects […]
Aging Heart Cells Rejuvenated by Modified Stem Cells
Damaged and aged heart tissue of older heart failure patients was rejuvenated by stem cells modified by scientists, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2012 Scientific Sessions. The study is simultaneously published in the […]
Suffering Delirium When Hospitalized Could Speed Up Mental Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients
Hebrew SenioLife researchers have found that the rate of mental decline in hospitalized Alzheimer’s patients who suffer from delirium episodes could be faster over the next five years compared to those without any such episodes. The paper, published today in […]
Israeli scientists: smoking may slow Parkinson’s disease
JERUSALEM- Israeli researchers are one step closer to discovering a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, after finding a genetic mechanism connected to cigarette smoking that keeps the degenerative disease from progressing. The team of Israeli researchers, who have been engaged in […]
Health Consequences of Meltdown And Damage to Fukushima Nuclear Power Plants in Japan Examined By Study
The results of two studies report on the psychological status of workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plants in Japan everal months after the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. The report can be found in the August 15 issue […]
Chinese researcher tries new treatment for Parkinson’s disease
CHANGSHA- A Chinese researcher has achieved initial success in trying to find new methods for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease through xenotransplantation. Wang Wei, a medical professor at the Third Xiangya Hospital affiliated with Central South University in central China’s […]
Scientists Identify New Virus Responsible for a Mysterious Snake Disease
The possible cause of a common but mysterious disease that kills a significant number of pet snakes has been discovered by scientists. The virus, previously not thought to infect snakes at all, appears to cause “inclusion body disease.” Long the […]
Blood Type may Boost Heart Disease Risk
Blood type might be a clue to heart disease risk, say researchers. People in this study with the rarest blood type – AB, found in about 7 percent of the U.S. population – had the highest increased heart disease risk […]
Watching TV, Sitting at Computers for Long Affect Children’s Motor Co-ordination Skills
A study published in the American Journal of Human Biology reveals children who spend more than three-quarters of their time engaging in sedentary behaviour, such as watching TV and sitting at computers, have up to nine times poorer motor coordination […]
Breastfeeding May Protect Infants from HIV Transmission: Study
Certain bioactive components found in human milk are associated with a reduced risk of HIV transmission from an HIV infected mother to her breast-fed infant, reveals study. Their study will be published in the August 15 online edition of American […]
