Science fictions have always imagined characters that wish to remain eternally young. These characters are often depicted as villains as the price of their wish often comes at cost of humanity, has been general theme of this sci-fi movies and...
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Health experts urged for imposing strict restrictions on salt usage in the diets of US residents at a public hearing organized by the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. Excessive salt in the diets of Americans are a major cause of high blood...
A study by scientists of Duke Universityhave identified 'silenced genes' which makes a person vulnerable to various disorders ranging from obesity to cancer. The Duke scientist have created the first map of this unique group of about 200 genes that may...
Alzheimer paves the way for enervated neurological health. We all know this. However, if the problem of hypertension or high blood pressure is also there, then sorry to say the process of neurological decline might pick up the pace.
This claim by a...
We talk about developing medical science and life saving technology, artificial limbs and machines controlled by thought and blah blah, we go on and on. But, when we will be sensible enough to perfect ourselves on what we already have gained. Don't...
Paedophilia may be a result of faulty brain wiring according to a new research. The study published in the Journal of Psychiatry Research found that convicted paedophiles had significantly less 'white matter' in their brains. White matter is...
Scheduled to debut at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago, the AquilionONE is the world’s first dynamic volume computed tomography (CT) system. This advanced diagnostic imaging system by Toshiba America...
It is true that nothing can really replace a part of your body once you lose it. But, gone are the days when a man had to suffer because of his lost leg or hand, and he was subject to sympathy. Now the doctors and scientists have come up with such...
If you are someone who enjoys every minute of your life in spite of your retirement and wouldn't mind celebrating your 100th birthday, then here is some good news. The average predicted mortality age for men by 2050 is 91 and quite a few lucky ones...
Processed meat is unsafe for human consumption as it might lead to cancer, according to a new study. The study published in the World Cancer Research Fund's report titled 'Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global...
Doctors should consider the body weight of the patient while reading the tests for prostate cancer as obesity could considerably alter the results of these tests, a recent US study has revealed.
Obese men have more blood which lowers the...
If you have been taking lung cancer as the only risk surrounding smokers then it won’t be wrong to say that you are a bit less informed about the risks that you puff in, every time you smoke.
Actually, a new study aimed at knowing risk factors,...
Lung transplants aren't helping people with cyst fibrosis. In the Salt Lake City of Utah, out of 500 children only 5 of them survived whereas the other didn't. This surprising result shocked the doctors. They strongly believed that this lung transplant...
While studying brains of rats, researchers of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered the protein associated with learning and remembering. The protein that deals with learning and remembering is called kalirin-7.
The...
An antidepressant can actually lengthen the lifespan of an individual, according to a new study. Researchers of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle studied Caenorhabditis elegans, a roundworm or nematode whose biology is similar to...
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