Health
Dramatic improvement in vision after gene therapy in patients with LCA
US researchers revealed that three people who lost their sight in childhood have reported a dramatic improvement in vision after having gene therapy in...
Republican John Boehner calls for action against White House contraception rule
Top US Republican John Boehner has called in Congress for action against a White House contraception rule that has angered Catholic leaders. John Boehner, a...
Werewolf syndrome, a rare genetic mutation, affected three Indian sisters
Hypertrichosis universalis disorder or werewolf syndrome is one of the rarest conditions in the world, affecting just one in a billion people. In an incredible...
Human brain cells that are exact replica of genetically caused Parkinson’s disease created in the lab
Human brain cells that are an exact replica of genetically caused Parkinson's disease have been successfully created in the lab by US scientists. The breakthrough...
Obesity is infectious, a new study from Yale University claims
Researchers at Yale University found that both obesity and liver disease can be triggered by a family of proteins called inflammasomes that alter the...
First transplant of a lower jaw created by a 3D printer
A lower jaw created by a 3D printer has been fitted to an 83-year-old woman's face in what doctors say is the first transplant...
How to fight against the stubborn fat deposits. Max Tomlinson’s fat spot reduction programme.
British naturopath and nutritionist Max Tomlinson teaches us how to fight against the stubborn fat deposits in his new book, “Target Your Fat Spots:...
ADHD might be linked to repeated general anesthesia in infants
A recent study indicates that infants, under 3 years old, exposed to at least two general anesthesia procedures might have a higher risk of...
Risk of birth defects quadrupled by diabetes
Researchers at Newcastle University, UK, say the risk of birth defects quadruples if the pregnant mother has diabetes. The study, published in the journal Diabetologia,...
STD’s doubled among 50+ people in the past decade, as the age group is having more sex than ever
According to a Student British Medical Journal report, sexually transmitted diseases (STD’s) among older adults have more than doubled in the past 10 years,...
Left-wingers are more intelligent than right-wingers, says a controversial Canadian study
A controversial Canadian study says that right-wingers (conservatives) tend to be less intelligent than left-wingers, and people with low childhood intelligence tend to grow...
True love lasts for ten years, say scientists
A new research by New York's Stony Brook University and Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, has found that even after ten years of...
Drug addiction could be linked to brain abnormalities, scientists at the University of Cambridge say
Scientists at the University of Cambridge suggest that abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts. The researchers found...
A quick 21-question Alzheimer test can reveal if your loved one is at risk
A quick test that tells if your loved one is at risk of Alzheimer’s disease has been devised by Banner Sun Health Research Institute...
Chemosat was used to treat the first liver cancer patients
Hepatic Chemosat Delivery System was used to treat the first patients at the European Institute of Oncology (Instituto Europeo di Oncologia – IEO), Milan,...
Women’s sex drives decline gradually over time while men’s stay at around the same level
The authors of a new study say women's sex drives gradually ebb over time while a man's stays at around the same level. In fact,...
Michelle Obama completed 25 push-ups on Ellen DeGeneres show
First Lady Michelle Obama was challenged to a push-up contest on Ellen DeGeneres show during her California tour for promoting her health agenda. The challenge...
Ulcer drugs are linked to hip fractures among women
A research team from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, suggests that women who take certain ulcer drugs have a small increased risk of hip fractures...
Pfizer recalls one million packs of contraceptive pills in US
About one million packets of Pfizer contraceptive pills are being recalled in the US, as they might not prevent pregnancy. The pharmaceutical company Pfizer said...
Prostate cancer progression might be prevented by exercise
Exercise has beneficial influence on over 180 genes, including those that repair DNA and suppress tumor growth, and this might lead to prevention or...
Drinking one can of diet fizzy drink every day can increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke
Researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Columbia University Medical Center say that drinking just a single can of diet...
Striking method to decode the words people have in their mind developed at UC Berkeley
Scientists at University of California Berkeley have demonstrated a striking method to reconstruct words, based on the brain waves of patients thinking of those...
US controversy over Gilead’s plans to market Truvada as a HIV prevention pill
A large debate has sparked among public health advocates in US after the pharmaceutical company Gilead has applied to the FDA to market its...
Skin cells converted into brain components at Stanford University
Researchers studying mice at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California have converted skin cells directly into cells which develop into the main...
Erivedge for basal cell carcinoma was approved by FDA
On January 30, Erivedge (vismodegib) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adult patients with basal cell carcinoma, the most...
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