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Eat More Vegetables and Less Meat

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Go vegetarian and consume lesser meat to save your self and the environment, is the advice of a scientist. Professor Mark Sutton, a scientist from the United Nations Environment Program has revealed the harm we are doing to ourselves and the environment by eating more meat and fewer vegetables. He has advised that we should be consuming more vegetables instead. This is a good way to care for oneself as well as for the planet. He says we all ...

U.S Marines Drink Cobra Blood

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During a military training exercise in jungles in Thailand, a female Marine drank blood of a dead cobra. The U.S. soldier is one of around 13,000 taking part in Cobra Gold 2013, an annual, multi-national military training programme that incorporates jungle survival techniques. According to the Daily Mail, after being taught how to kill the venomous snakes by Thai naval instructors, the Marines were given the option of experiencing a local custom that was ...

Resveratrol may Protect Against Hearing Loss

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Red wine and grapes may have the potential to protect against hearing loss and cognitive decline, find researchers. The study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit showed that healthy rats are less likely to suffer the long-term effects of noise-induced hearing loss when given resveratrol before being exposed to loud noise for a long period of time. "Our latest study focuses on resveratrol and its effect on bioinflammation, the body's response ...

Nail Art - A Reason to Not Bite Your Nails

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Do you like to play with colors? Are you a creative designer? If YES, here is an option for you to make use of your artistic skills in a new medium and a novel canvas available at your fingertips. Can you guess what it is??? Yes it is your nail and nail polish. Opportunity to be a nail artist is open to you. Do you bite your nails? Is it your weakness? Nail biting can lead to various health problems including viral and bacterial infections ...

Gastric Bypass Surgery is a Good Option for Obese Children

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An eminent professor, Dr David Haslam, head of the National Obesity Forum has revealed the positives of offering gastric bypass surgery on the NHS, for child victims of obesity, as it can help them lead healthier lives as well as improve life expectancy. According to him, not many children are being offered gastric bypass surgery on the NHS. This is a good measure to take rather than increasing the tax on fizzy drinks or reducing the number of fast food takeaways. ...

Treatment of Stroke: Endovascular Treatment Versus Intravenous Thrombolysis

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Stroke arises due to sudden obstruction in blood flow to a part of the brain. The obstruction is often due to a clot in important blood vessels. The treatment in such cases is to break the clot with medications and allow the free flow of blood. This has often been achieved by injecting drugs like recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) into the veins, through which it goes to the site of obstruction and breaks the clot. Intravenous therapy (injecting ...

Healthy Sex Life Among Senior Citizens

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A survey of 2,000 senior citizens above the age of 65 regarding their sex lives has revealed that most enjoy a healthy sex life. The survey showed that Britons are enjoying healthy relationships and are satisfied sexually. Nearly 25% of those who participated in the survey said that their love-life has not really changed over the years, despite their age. Some 8% of the respondents were also keen to explore a new sexual relationship. Another ...

Antioxidants in Your Diet May Not Reduce Risk of Stroke or Dementia: Study

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According to a recent study published in Neurology, the total level of antioxidants in a person's diet is not related to their risk of developing stroke or dementia. "These results are interesting because other studies have suggested that antioxidants may help protect against stroke and dementia," said study author Elizabeth E. Devore, ScD, of Harvard Medical School in Boston and Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands. "It''s possible that individual ...

Freemasonry - A Secret Society or a Society With Secrets?

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Among the many secret fraternal brotherhoods in the history of mankind, Freemasonry seems to be an easy target for criticism by the skeptics, mostly because freemasons have a policy of remaining immune to all the accusations imposed upon them. Freemasonry was virtually unknown to most people, especially Indians. With the release of the popular bestselling novel 'The Lost Symbol' by Dan Brown, there was a considerable statistical increase in the number ...

Genes Associated With an Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer Discovered

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Four genetic variations that are associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer have been discovered by scientists. Peters and colleagues from 40 institutes throughout the world published their findings ahead of the April print issue of iGastroenterology/i. Peters and colleagues for the past four years have been studying the genes linked to colorectal cancer through the Genetics and Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer Consortium, a collaboration involving ...

Scientists Uncover Secrets of Human Speech

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The neurological basis of speech motor control has been uncovered by scientists. Speech motor control coordinates the activity of tiny brain regions that controls our lips, jaw, tongue and larynx as we speak. Described this week in the journal iNature/i, the work has potential implications for developing computer-brain interfaces for artificial speech communication and for the treatment of speech disorders. It also sheds light on an ability that is unique ...

Organic Tomatoes Have More Vitamin C, Sugars

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Tomatoes grown on organic farms have increased concentrations of sugars, vitamin C and compounds associated with oxidative stress compared to those grown on conventional farms, states research. In their study, the researchers compared the weights and biochemical properties of tomatoes from organic and conventional farms. They found that tomatoes grown on organic farms were approximately 40% smaller than those grown by conventional techniques, and they also ...

Stillbirth in Inuit and First Nations Women Higher Than in the General Population

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A new study found that stillbirth rates in First Nations and Inuit populations in Quebec are higher than in the general population, especially in late gestation and at term. "Aboriginal populations in Canada [First Nations and Inuit] rank at the top of the list of disadvantaged groups with the highest rates of stillbirth in the Western world," writes Dr. Nathalie Auger, Institut national de sante publique du Quebec, with coauthors. Rates are 2 times those of the ...

New Approach Alters Malaria Maps: Research

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According to a team of researchers, identifying areas of malarial infection risk depends more on daily temperature variation than on the average monthly temperatures. The researchers believe that their results may also apply to environmentally temperature-dependent organisms other than the malaria parasite. "Temperature is a key driver of several of the essential mosquito and parasite life history traits that combine to determine transmission intensity, ...

For Osteoarthritic Cats, Diagnosis and Treatment Now Possible

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"Unalleviated chronic pain induces functional limitations, contributes to behaviour troubles and loss of the human-animal bond leading potentially to pet euthanasia or surrender," Troncy explained. Nevertheless, the cats were able to regain the rest of their normal life. "The development of adapted therapy protocols to correctly treat arthritis associated chronic pain will provide a better quality of life particularly in older cats and will in turn ...

Surgeon Successfully Transplants Stem Cell-Based Trachea

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By successfully transplanting bioengineered stem cell-based trachea, composed of both artificial and biological material surgeon Paolo Macchiarini has made a name for himself. He now plans to use the technique to recreate more complex tissues, such as the oesophagus and diaphragm or organs such as the heart and lungs. He has also made an experimental attempt to regenerate brain in mice and rats. This is part of the news he will be presenting during his seminar at the scientific ...

In Haryana, Swine Flu Claims 30 Lives

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Health officials said that thirty lives have been lost in Haryana this year to the H1N1 swine flu virus. Of the 455 suspected cases which have been tested for the disease, 198 cases have reported positive. A health department spokesman said that of the 30 deaths reported, five are from Sirsa district while four each are from Panchkula, Faridabad and Karnal. Three deaths are from Bhiwani and Kurukshetra, two from Gurgaon and Jind and one each from ...

Gut Bacteria Linked With Cholesterol Metabolism Give Hope for the Future

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At the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, researchers show that cholesterol metabolism is regulated by bacteria in the small intestine. These findings may be important for the development of new drugs for cardiovascular disease. It is well established that cholesterol is the major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Cholesterol - which is mainly synthesized in the body but also obtained from dietary sources - is converted to ...

Families Prefer Doctor Rating Websites for Searching Child's Doctor

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A new poll from the University of Michigan shows that only 25 percent of parents say they consider doctor rating websites very important in their search for a child's physician. However, numerous websites are available to rate just about any service or product: restaurant food, hotel service and even a pediatrician's care. But the latest University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health did show that younger parents, ...

Blood is Thicker Than Water

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Retinal Implants Clear Second Phase of Trials

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Researchers reported that German-designed implants aimed at restoring vision to patients blinded by retinal disease have succeeded in the second phase of trials. The device was tested for up to nine months among nine people with retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited disease in which light receptors on the back of the eyeball degenerate and eventually cease to function. "Of the nine patients observed in the study, three patients were able to read letters ...

Private Healthcare Can't Improve Public Health in India

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Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said that there was a "costly misunderstanding" that in India private healthcare can improve public health. "When the rest of the world has moved ahead, public health in India has remained stationery. Public health in the country is so alarmingly poor that we immediately need a fresh approach," Sen said during an interactive programme here. "While the public health system has not received the priority it deserved, there is ...

Electricalchemical Stimulation Helps Paralyzed Rats Learn to Walk Again

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After a couple of weeks of neurorehabilitation with a combination of a robotic harness and electricalchemical stimulation, rats with severe spinal cord injury are learning to walk and run again. Last June in the journal Science, Gregoire Courtine, of the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), reported that rats in his lab are not only voluntarily initiating a walking gait, but they were sprinting, climbing up stairs, and avoiding obstacles. Now, ...

To Look Attractive, Early Humans Turned Their Hairless Skin into Canvases

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Early humans, who were regularly on the move as hunters and scavengers, evolved into nearly hairless creatures to more efficiently sweat away excess body heat, about 1.5 to 2 million years ago. But later they began to decorate skin to increase attractiveness to the opposite sex and to express, among other things, group identity, according to a Penn State anthropologist. Over the millennia, people turned their skin into canvases of self-expression in ...

Minors' Addiction to Online Gaming in China

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Xinhua reported that Chinese authorities have decided to develop a China-specific criteria for diagnosing minors' addiction of online games. A special work plan, jointly issued by 15 ministry-level authorities, Sunday gave a call to researchers to develop tools to identify early stages of potential addiction for facilitating early intervention for minors. It was observed if cases were assessed based on imported criteria developed for groups with different ...

British Charity: 'Formula Milk Should Carry Cigarette-Style Warnings'

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According to a leading British charity, formula milk should carry larger 'cigarette-style' statutory warnings that "breast feeding is the best" for the new-born child. A report, Superfood for Babies, released by 'Save the Children' Monday, said the lives of 95 babies could be saved every hour worldwide, 830,000 a year, if mothers breastfed immediately after giving birth. The proposal would apply to the UK, European and the developing world world as ...

Cell Adaptability Boosted By 'Snooze Button' on Biological Clocks

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According to a study, the circadian clocks that control and influence dozens of basic biological processes have an unexpected "snooze button" that helps cells adapt to changes in their environment. The study by Vanderbilt University researchers has provided compelling new evidence that at least some species can alter the way that their biological clocks function by using different "synonyms" that exist in the genetic code. "This provides organisms with ...

Deeper Probe into Hormone-disrupting Chemicals Urged By UN

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UN agencies have reported that scientists suspect chemicals which disrupt the hormone system are linked to early breast development, poor semen quality, low birthweight in babies and other problems, but more research is needed. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Health Organisation (WHO) said evidence is mounting that so-called endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) become a health risk when they enter the environment, but key knowledge gaps remain. "Close ...

Californian Doctor: High Cholesterol's Role in Heart Disease Is A 'Myth'

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High cholesterol is one of the factors, which makes the heart diseases deadly is a myth claims a doctor from California. Dr. Jonny Bowden, author of 'The Great Cholesterol Myth,' said that lowering your cholesterol may not necessarily prevent heart disease. He said that cholesterol is not even a good predictor of heart disease. He asserted that 50 percent of people who are admitted to hospitals in the US with cardiovascular disease have ...

'Biggest Excuse For Not Exercising' Is Long Hours in Office

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A survey has found that the stress of long working hours at the office and bringing up a family were the main reasons given by majority of people for missing out on exercise. Staying fit and active every day can dramatically reduce the risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer and dementia, but 94 per cent of those questioned did not deem physical fitness as being of prime importance in their lives, according to the survey. One in 10 ...

Hair Dye Chemicals Can Cause Cancer, Scientists Warn

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Scientists warn that hair dyes, which include home hair colouring kits and those used at posh salons, contain deadly cancer-causing chemicals. Hair dye has previously been tied to tumours of the breast, bladder, ovaries, brain and leukaemia. Increasing numbers of users are becoming allergic to their contents, sometimes with fatal results. Chemicals in permanent hair dyes can react with tobacco smoke and other pollutants to create one of the most powerful ...

New Drug Combo Could Prevent Head and Neck Cancer in High-Risk Patients

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Research findings reveal a new drug combination that could reduce the risk for patients with advanced oral precancerous lesions to develop squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. The results of the study, which included preclinical and clinical analyses, were published in iClinical Cancer Research/i, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. "Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) is the most common type of head and neck ...

Intravenous Fluid Used for Critically Ill Patients Linked With Risk of Death, Acute Kidney Injury

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An analysis of studies that examined critically ill patients requiring an increase in blood fluid volume, found that intravenous use of the fluid hydroxyethyl starch was not associated with decreased mortality, according to an article appearing in the February 20 issue of iJAMA/i. Furthermore, after exclusion of 7 trials performed by an investigator whose research has been retracted because of scientific misconduct, the analysis of the remaining studies showed that hydroxyethyl ...

Researchers Identify a Biological Marker of Dyslexia

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Northwestern University researchers report they have found a biological mechanism that appears to play an important role in the reading process. Generally, learning to read proceeds smoothly for most children, but as many as one in 10 is estimated to suffer from dyslexia, a constellation of impairments unrelated to intelligence, hearing or vision that make learning to read a struggle. "We discovered a systematic relationship between reading ability and the consistency ...

Dynamic Brain Models for Brain Research Emerge from Engineering Control Theory

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A Penn State researcher who is using mathematical models of neuron networks from which more complex brain models emerge, believes that models of the human brain, patterned on engineering control theory, may some day help researchers control such neurological diseases such as epilepsy, Parkinson's and migraines. "The dual concepts of observability and controlability have been considered one of the most important developments in mathematics of the 20th century," ...

Don't Trust Claims That Liposomes in Your Beauty Products Can Work Wonders

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Experts advise buyers of beauty products not to trust the claims that liposomes can carry active ingredients into the skin and work wonders. Liposomes are small fat capsules, often added to beauty products. According to the beauty industry liposomes are capable of transporting active ingredients deep into the skin and release the active ingredients so that they can alter the skin's structure by rejuvenating and smoothing the skin. Research from University ...

An Old Antidepressant Drug Holds Promise to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

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A surprising new finding made in mice and human red blood cells by a team from the University of Michigan Medical School reveals that an antidepressant drug used since the 1960s may also hold promise for treating sickle cell disease. The discovery that tranylcypromine, or TCP, can essentially reverse the effects of sickle cell disease was made by U-M scientists who have spent more than three decades studying the basic biology of the condition, with funding from ...

Study Establishes Possible Link Between Childhood Obesity and ADHD, Learning Disabilities

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A possible link between high-fat diets and such childhood brain-based conditions as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and memory-dependent learning disabilities has been established in a study at University of Illinois. "We found that a high-fat diet rapidly affected dopamine metabolism in the brains of juvenile mice, triggering anxious behaviors and learning deficiencies. Interestingly, when methylphenidate (Ritalin) was administered, the learning ...