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A high-soy diet may drive breast tumor growth
For some women with breast cancer, taking soy protein supplements boosted the expression of tumor genes associated with an increase in tumor cells, in a recent randomized trial. Many women take tremendous amounts of soy thinking it will prevent breast […]
Could aging be delayed through genetic remote control?
The study could be key in orienting how science and medical research develops new approaches for healthy aging, an area of investigation which has traditionally looked at the body’s systems individually to combat the ravages of time. In research involving […]
Horse grams not just for horses
Dubai – The health benefits of lentils and legumes have been discussed time and again by scientists and doctors. They are nutritious, wholesome and should form a major part of any balanced diet. But there is one particular legume which […]
Japanese researchers develop new sensor system to detect heart rate
TOKYO – Researchers in Japan have developed a new sensor system which could detect heart rate by amplifying weak pulse from skin surface on back. A research group led by Tsuji Toshio, professor of Hiroshima University, unveiled the research result […]
Bullying from brothers and sisters may be harmful
Bullying has been linked to worse health later in life, and new findings from the UK suggest that’s also true when the bullies are a child’s brothers or sisters. In a study of about 7,000 people, those bullied by brothers […]
Persistent skin disease may cause cardiovascular disease: Japanese researchers
TOKYO – Researchers in Japan have found that persistent unhealed skin disease might adversely affect viscus, causing systemic cardiovascular disease and metabolic abnormalities. Previous studies showed that psoriasis patients are more likely to develop miocardial infarction and have shorter average […]
Five Southeast Asian nations team up to eliminate kala-azar
DHAKA – Five nations in Southeast Asia have teamed up through signing a Memorandum of Understanding, or MoU, to collaborate in the elimination of Visceral Leishmaniasis from their countries. Health ministers of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Thailand singed the […]
“Third wave” of malaria resistance lurks on Thai-Cambodia border
PHNOM PENH – Public health experts and scientists warn history’s third major bout of drug-resistant malaria could spread across Asia to Africa unless “radical action” is taken. Artemisinin-resistant strains on the Thailand-Cambodia border threaten the treatment’s efficacy and pose containment […]
Which causes cancer more quickly: cigarettes, diet soda or GMOs?
Some people believe that regularly smoking the 7,000 chemicals in commercial cigarettes is the quickest way to get cancer in the world. Other folks believe that artificial sweeteners, because they taste so sweet, trick the body into ingesting them and […]
Hibiscus – a natural remedy for diabetes?
Scientists from India’s northeast and West Bengal have unlocked the potential of natural chemicals derived from a particular Hibiscus species, known for its cottony colour-changing blossoms and medicinal properties, that could generate a new and better therapeutic agent for diabetes, […]
