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- Combined Height of 26 Ft may be a World Record for India's Tallest Family
- On-off Switch Beneficial for Victims of Stroke and Parkinson's
- Eating Placenta - An Age-old Practice in Chinese Traditional Medicine
- Community Health Centres' Elevated Medical Home Performance Rating Related to Elevated Operating Cost
- Common Set Of Viruses Mutual to Global Populations Fought by Gut Microbes
- S.Africa To Harden Anti-Smoking Laws
- Saudis Wave Green Flag For Women Games
- Channeling Behaviour By Anticipating Changing Demands Aided by Brain Structure
- Quiz on Omega Fatty Acids
- Etching the Tune While Asleep
- Lichen's Endurance In Outer Space Can Suggest in Making Better Sun Creams
- Umpteen Programs To Aid Diabetics Handle Their Health Actually Bear Fruit
- Fine Points Behind Psoriasis And Wound Repair
- Novel Therapeutic Target For Cancer Drugs Offered by Enzymes
- Face Reveals Great Deal About Your Health, Say Researchers
- Mutated Cancer Gene may Play Key Role in Stroke
- Effects of Oligosaccharides-enriched Bread on Gastrointestinal Tract
- Factors Related to Violence in Veterans Identified
- Bees Attack Monks in Thailand
- Exercise may Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
- Researchers Create New Model to Understand the Supertasting Phenomenon
- Biodegradable Artery to Enhance Bypass Surgeries
- Muscular Dystrophy Therapies Reviewed by Researcher at University Of Nevada School Of Medicine
- Determined Kolkata's Street Chess Undeterred Under Busy Flyover
| Combined Height of 26 Ft may be a World Record for India's Tallest Family Posted:  India's tallest family,The Kulkarni's, are now hoping to set a new world record with their combined height. Sharad Kulkarni, 52, stands at 7ft 1.5ins tall and his wife Sanjot, 46, is 6ft 2.6ins tall. Their daughters Mruga, 22, and Sanya, 16, are 6ft 1ins and 6ft 4ins respectively. The family's combined height is a staggering 26ft. Mr and Mrs Kulkarni were crowned India's tallest couple by their country's Limca Book of Records after they married ... |
| On-off Switch Beneficial for Victims of Stroke and Parkinson's Posted:  Australian neuroscientists have developed an on-and-off switch for the brain which may help victims of stroke and Parkinson's disease. Trials conducted by the University of Queensland, which used a technique known as 'Transcranial magnetic stimulation' - previously used to treat depression - has produced encouraging results, News.com.au reported. A coil shaped like a figure-eight is held over a patient's head, which tries to switch on a part of the ... |
| Eating Placenta - An Age-old Practice in Chinese Traditional Medicine Posted:  Placentophagy - the practice of eating one's placenta after birth -- is relatively common in China, say sources. The health-giving qualities of placenta are currently creating a buzz in Western countries, where some believe it can help ward off postnatal depression, improve breast milk supply and boost energy levels. "It is in the refrigerator now and I am waiting for my mother to come and cook it to eat. After cleaning, it can be stewed for soup, ... |
| Posted:  Federally funded community health centres which have greater patient-centered medical home ratings on measures such as quality betterment had greater operating costs, states study featuring in iJAMA/i. This study is being published early online to coincide with its presentation at the Annual Research Meeting of AcademyHealth. "The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a model of care characterized by comprehensive primary care, quality improvement, care management, ... |
| Common Set Of Viruses Mutual to Global Populations Fought by Gut Microbes Posted:  The human gut serves as an abode to a teeming ecosystem of microbes that is closely involved in both human health and disease. But while the gut microbiota is interacting with our body, they are also under constant attack from viruses. In a study published iGenome Research/i, researchers have analyzed a bacterial immune system, revealing a common set of viruses associated with gut microbiota in global populations. Viruses that prey on bacteria, called phages, ... |
| S.Africa To Harden Anti-Smoking Laws Posted:  Health authorities are striving to tighten South Africa's anti-smoking laws, suggesting a complete ban on indoor smoking and even make it illegal to smoke in open spaces such as beaches. Stadiums, zoos, parks, outdoor eateries and beer gardens would all be affected. At beaches, smoking would only be allowed at least 50 metres from the closest person. But before introducing any new law, the health ministry will throw open the proposals to the public in ... |
| Saudis Wave Green Flag For Women Games Posted:  Saudi Arabia, a land banning sports events for women, will let females to contend in the Olympic Games for the first time, its embassy in London announced in a statement issued on Sunday. The Saudi Olympic Committee will "oversee participation of women athletes who can qualify", the BBC quoted the statement as saying. The issue of women in sport remains extremely sensitive in the ultra-conservative Muslim state, where women are not even allowed to drive ... |
| Channeling Behaviour By Anticipating Changing Demands Aided by Brain Structure Posted:  Each day the human brain is subjected to dealing with tasks arraying from the trivial to the complex. How much mental effort and attention are devoted to each task is usually determined in a split second and without conscious awareness. Now a study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers finds that a structure deep within the brain, believed to play an important role in regulating conscious control of goal-directed behavior, helps to optimize behavioral responses ... |
| Posted:  Know more about omega fatty acids and their food sources through this quiz. |
| Posted:  So you've practiced over and over and you are still struggling with the tune. Probably a nap with the same melody playing during your sleep should do the job, suggests new provocative Northwestern University research. The research grows out of exciting existing evidence that suggests that memories can be reactivated during sleep and storage of them can be strengthened in the process. In the Northwestern study, research participants learned how to play ... |
| Lichen's Endurance In Outer Space Can Suggest in Making Better Sun Creams Posted:  Some living organisms can survive in outer space, affirming the theories that life came from outer space find ESA scientists. ESA's research on the International Space Station may also help in creating better suncreams. In 2008 scientists sent the suitcase-sized Expose-E experiment package to the Space Station filled with organic compounds and living organisms to test their reaction to outer space. When astronauts venture on a spacewalk, ... |
| Umpteen Programs To Aid Diabetics Handle Their Health Actually Bear Fruit Posted:  Programs targeting to help people avert or manage diabetes are extremely successful provided they are directed at the patient or the health care system, finds a new study. Programs aimed at physicians were only successful for patients with poorer diabetes control.Such interventions also work best for diabetics in poorer health than those who are managing their illness well, the study found.The study--a comprehensive review of 142 clinical trials involving more than 123,000 ... |
| Fine Points Behind Psoriasis And Wound Repair Posted:  Dynamic natures of the skin that control when a cut or scrape requires healing are vital for sustaining the skin's integrity. However if they get unruly, they can result in complications in the form of psoriasis and other skin disorders. Researchers reporting on June 21st in the Cell Press journal iImmunity/i have now uncovered key information on how cells are stimulated to multiply during these processes. The information might be used to develop new treatments for psoriasis ... |
| Novel Therapeutic Target For Cancer Drugs Offered by Enzymes Posted:  New signal transduction pathway particularly committed to the regulation of alternative RNA splicing, a process that permits a single gene to produce or code multiple types of protein variants been revealed by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. The discovery, published in the June 27, 2012 issue of iMolecular Cell/i, suggests the new pathway might be a fruitful target for new cancer drugs. Signal transduction in the cell ... |
| Face Reveals Great Deal About Your Health, Say Researchers Posted:  State of the skin reveals a great deal about your health, both physically and mentally, say researchers. In fact, practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine have used facial analysis as a diagnostic tool for centuries, marrying specific facial areas and features with organs and emotional states. So when you get a recurring zit on the same part of your chin or have a perpetually congested or flaky forehead, your skin could be trying to tell you ... |
| Mutated Cancer Gene may Play Key Role in Stroke Posted:  p53 a mutated cancer gene may play a novel role in the development of ischemic stroke, say researchers. p53 is dubbed the "guardian of the genome" because it blocks cells with damaged DNA from propagating and eventually becoming cancerous. However, new research led by Ute M. Moll, M.D., Professor of Pathology at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, and colleagues, uncovers a novel role for p53 beyond cancer in the development of ischemic ... |
| Effects of Oligosaccharides-enriched Bread on Gastrointestinal Tract Posted:  Prebiotics-enriched bread is usually obtained from oligosaccharides, does not get digested in the stomach and hence remains in the human body to promote the growth of the beneficial bacteria. Prebiotics are defined as: "Non-digestible substances that provide a beneficial physiological effect to the host by selectively stimulating the favorable growth or activity of a limited number of indigenous bacteria."They are selectively fermented by the cereal ... |
| Factors Related to Violence in Veterans Identified Posted:  A recent study identifies the factors related to violence in veterans. The study examined protective factors that are important in preventing violence, including employment, meeting basic needs, living stability, social support, spiritual faith, ability to care for oneself, perceived self-determination, and resilience (ability to adapt to stress). Veterans with these factors in place were 92 percent less likely to report severe violence than veterans who ... |
| Posted:  Bees attack over 70 monks of a Buddhist Temple in the north of Thailand, reveal reports. According to the Bangkok Post, the incident happened in the Chedi Luang temple in Chiang Mai province Saturday. According to the temple abbot Ratcha Jetiyajarn, bees from the hives kept in the temple attacked a group of novices monk while they were cleaning the territory. The temple head, however, could not explain the reason for sudden aggression ... |
| Exercise may Reduce Breast Cancer Risk Posted:  Physical activity before or after menopause may reduce risk of breast cancer, say researchers. Published early online in iCancer/i, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings indicate that women can reduce their breast cancer risk by exercising and maintaining their weight. While studies have shown that physical activity reduces breast cancer risk, many questions remain. For example, how often, how long and how intense ... |
| Researchers Create New Model to Understand the Supertasting Phenomenon Posted:  A novel model that may be useful to study supertasting has been developed by University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the Monell Chemical Senses Center researchers. The team's work was reported in the iJournal of Biological Chemistry/i. Nosrat's group developed mice whose taste buds overexpress brain-derived neurotrophic factor, a growth factor for neurons and a protein that is important for the distribution of nerves to sensory organs, such as taste ... |
| Biodegradable Artery to Enhance Bypass Surgeries Posted:  A new biodegradable artery graft has been developed by researchers. This artery graft enhances coronary artery bypass surgeries. Research published online June 24 in INature Medicine/I highlights work led by principal investigator Yadong Wang, a professor in Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering and School of Medicine's Department of Surgery, who designed grafts that fully harness the body's regenerative capacity. This new approach is a philosophical shift ... |
| Muscular Dystrophy Therapies Reviewed by Researcher at University Of Nevada School Of Medicine Posted:  The impact of a new protein therapeutic, MG53, for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy summarized by Dean Burkin top muscular dystrophy researcher of the University of Nevada School of Medicine is available in an article published this week in iScience Translational Medicine/i. "This is a focus article in which we summarize the impact of MG53 protein therapy as a treatment option and discuss the increasing number of new protein therapeutics being developed ... |
| Determined Kolkata's Street Chess Undeterred Under Busy Flyover Posted:  Neither the pouring rain nor the blazing sun bothers these folks. They are not even shaken by the cacophonous traffic or the incessant clamour of a packed city. Their dream is to get World champion Vishwanathan Anand to visit their "club", the concrete railing under a busy flyover where a clutch of chess aficionados concentrate on games over which rulers once traded kingdoms. For the 80-odd members of the Gariahat Chess Club, the love for the game transcends everything ... |
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