Women whose mothers consumed canola oil during pregnancy and breast-feeding may be less likely to develop breast cancer than those whose mothers consumed corn oil, a new study suggests.Researchers fed pregnant and lactating mice a diet high in either corn oil, which contains 50 percent omega-6 polyunsaturated fats, or canola […]
A 4,600-year-old grave in Germany containing the remains of two adults and their children provides the earliest evidence that even prehistoric tribes attached importance to the family unit, researchers said on Monday. The researchers used DNA analysis and other techniques to determine that the group buried facing each other — an unusual practice in Neolithic […]
If you want to avoid heart disease, you need to sleep well. Researchers reported on Monday, people with high blood pressure who get less than the standard amount of sleep may face an increased risk of heart disease and stroke.
The findings are based on data from 1,255 men and women with high blood pressure who […]
Very young children who sustain a head injury may be more likely to be diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later, researchers report.The head injury is not a cause of ADHD, but rather a result of excessive risk-taking, according to the paper published in the Nov. 8 online edition of the […]
Vitamin E, effective in reducing risk of blood clots, heart attacks and sudden death, also causes bleeding in some people.
Scientists have known that excess vitamin E promotes bleeding by interfering with vitamin K, essential in blood clotting. But they haven’t figured out how.
Accordingly, nutrition researcher Maret Traber of Oregon State University reviewed studies of […]
A new study has found that drugs widely used to treat type 2 diabetes can have long-term effects if they are used in moderation.The research team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis said that efficacy of drugs, sulfonylureas, used to treat type 2 diabetics substantially declines after several years of use, causing […]
Tried every possible way to shed those extra pounds but unable to get results? Well, a new weight loss drug may address the problem effectively.The powerful new drug, known as tesofensine, which was originally developed as a treatment for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, can help users shed two stones in six months.
It is twice as […]
Researchers are on the verge of harnessing the power of boron in a new generation of drugs and therapies.
Boron, an element, and one of biology’s best kept secrets, is now drawing the attention of the pharmaceutical industry to tackle cancer and infectious diseases with new drugs, overcoming limitations and side effects of current products.
European Science […]
People who eat quickly and until they’re full are three times more likely to be overweight than others, a Japanese study says.For the research, 1,122 men and 2,165 women, ages 30 to 69, filled out a diet history questionnaire about their eating habits, which revealed that 50.9 percent of men and […]
British Asian health groups are now searching for bone marrow donors from India.
The move follows the realisation that it is getting difficult for British Asians suffering from leukaemia and other rare blood diseases to get donors with matching tissues within Britain.
Anthony Nolan Trust, a leading British bone marrow charity, has said while there are 75 […]