Category: Features
Smoking More Than Doubles Risk of Fatal Brain Bleed
Heavy smoking of more than 20 cigarettes a day doubles the risk of a potentially fatal brain bleed as a result of a burst aneurysm, is the warning that emerges from a research published online in the Journal of Neurology […]
Poor Chinese Amputee Builds His Own Prosthetic Arms
CHINA – Jifa Sun lost both of his hands during an accidental bomb explosion. However, the 51-year-old man from Guanmashan did not let this stop him from living a normal life. He even built his own artificial arms and hands […]
Blood type might be a clue to heart disease
DALLAS — Here’s another reason to know your blood type — it might be a clue to your risk of heart disease. People who have blood types A, B, or AB have a slightly higher risk of heart disease compared […]
Riddle of Congenital Heart Defects Solved By Supercomputer
Currently living with congenital heart defects are about 25,000 Danes. It has been a mystery until know about how exactly the various risk factors influence the development of the heart during pregnancy though it is known that heredity and environment […]
Deaf man with new hearing aid hears music for the first time, asks, ‘What I should listen to next?’
Austin Chapman says he was “born profoundly deaf” and has “never understood” music–or the people moved by it. “My whole life I’ve seen hearing people make a fool of themselves singing their favorite song or gyrating on the dance floor,” […]
How Stress and Depression Can Shrink the Brain
Major depression or chronic stress can cause the loss of brain volume, a condition that contributes to both emotional and cognitive impairment. Now a team of researchers led by Yale scientists has discovered one reason why this occurs — a […]
Daily aspirin cuts cancer risk
A daily dose of aspirin for over-60s can cut their risk of cancer by up to 40 per cent and may offer protection after just a few years, researchers claim. A study of more than 100,000 healthy people found that […]
Queuing software company lined up for big things
WITH some exceptions, booking an appointment with healthcare providers such as GPs and dentists still requires a phone call within office hours; few practitioners offer the option to book online. But this will change if the founders of swiftQueue have […]
Bone marrow transplants: A cure for HIV?
The cure for HIV may be at hand as two HIV-infected men who underwent bone marrow transplant appeared to be cured of the virus. During the 29th AIDS conference, Dr Daniel Kuritzkes, Chief of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women’s […]
Managing pain through acupuncture
Sticking an acupuncture needle into a point in the hand greatly diminishes the amount of brain activity associated with pain impulses, doctors reported. In a series of experiments conducted recently, it was found that the proper placement of the fine […]
