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Dark chocolate may help avoid pancreatic cancer
Grab the chocolate bars. Researchers from the Indiana University say that dark chocolate and other magnesium-rich food may lower the risks of getting pancreatic cancer. Now, that’s a perfect excuse when you’re on a chocolate binge. Their study, “Magnesium intake […]
Breast cancer drug may fight other types of cancer
Palbociclib, a new oral drug for treating breast cancer, may also treat other types of cancer, according to research by the Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) in the University of Pennsylvania published this month in JAMA Oncology. The drug targets CDK4 […]
Midnight snacks impair memory
New research on mice shows that eating at a time that you should be sleeping may impair learning and memory. Disrupting the body’s schedule affects the hippocampus, a brain region responsible for short and long term memory. The study was […]
Ultrasound as effective as mammography
A new study found that an ultrasound (US) is as effective as a mammography in detecting breast cancer. The findings of the study were published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. To determine the effectiveness of using ultrasound […]
Visualizing improves sports performance
Visualizing a basketball going into the net before making a shot will increase the chances of it happening, proves a new study by the New Mexico State University. Lead researcher Philip Post studied the effect of imagery and its effect […]
Low zinc levels linked to breastfeeding problems
Zinc levels in breast milk may be able to serve as an indicator of breast function during lactation, according to Penn State health researchers. Researchers suggest that by identifying women with abnormally low levels of zinc in breast milk, they […]
HIV vaccine in the works
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and Inserm have filmed in vivo the process by which an AIDS vaccine candidate, developed by the French Vaccine Research Institute and the ANRS, triggers the immune response. The footage shows how the vaccine recruits […]
Rephrase New Year’s resolutions into questions
Rephrasing your New Year’s resolutions into questions (e.g. Will you exercise this year?) will make them more effective. Writing in the Journal of Consumer Psychology, marketing researchers from the University of California, Irvine, the University at Albany, State University of […]
E-cigarettes may cause cancer
A team from Veterans Affairs San Diego found that e-cigarettes damage cells in ways that can lead to cancer. The damage happens even in nicotine-free e-cigarettes. “Our study strongly suggests that electronic cigarettes are not as safe as their marketing […]
HIV Antibody suppresses virus in infected people
A powerful antibody called VRC01 can suppress the level of HIV in the blood of infected people who are not taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), scientists at the National Institutes of Health report. Researchers also found that giving HIV-infected people VRC01 […]
