A recent research by Swedish scientists reveals that exercise may reduce the damage caused by therapeutic radiation to the brain. For the first time researchers suggest that physical activity may actually help in repairing cells that are damaged after radiation especially among kids treated for brain tumour.
Often children who undergo radiation are found to develop [...]
A shocking new research reveals that only 12% of Britons meet the recommended five-a-day target for fruits and veggies. The research indicated that a majority of people in Britain are also not eating enough fibre besides not adopting the five-a-day policy.
Conducted by the marketing group TNS, the research found that the Britons are eating a [...]
Scientists are constantly on the search of innovative methods to fight obesity. Well they could have just moved a step closer at least that’s what they claim. Researchers at the University College London claim to make available an anti-obesity jab that can apparently stop you from feeling hungry within the next five years or so.
Considered [...]
More than 250 million people around the globe suffer from diabetes. New ADVANCE (Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease: Preterax and Diamicron MR Controlled Evaluation) findings may show how to combine intensive blood glucose and blood pressure lowering for further benefits in Type 2 Diabetes. The novel ADVANCE treatment has the potential to save lives [...]
If you have just been thinking about losing some weight, do it now. With the list of obesity-related disorders never ending, here’s another reason why you should cut the flab. A new research links obesity with cancer. The study reveals that overweight people are highly prone to a range of common cancers
Conducted at the [...]
Here’s an alarming piece of news. Bisphenol A (BPA), a hormonally active chemical used in the manufacture of plastic containers and bottles is actually deadly for your brain. The latest study by US researchers has found that the chemical could be responsible in impairing many brain functions including learning and memory.
Conducted on monkeys who have [...]
Depression and driving…what’s the link? It may sound weird to you but the two are actually associated. Research by Queensland University reveals that depression or casual employment among truck drivers can greatly up the chances of accidents. Based on the mental health of drivers, the study urges depressed truckies to beat the blues.
Supported by various [...]
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Well, Jack may not only become dull, he may also not get brainy. As playing and getting involved in sports (not necessarily on the field) makes ones brain smarter in planning and controlling things, says a research.
What more? Even if you haven’t been on the [...]
Apparently, there are 150 million people affected with Hepatitis C, at present. The shortcoming in treating the disease has been the traditional approach of treatments that have been causing some disastrous side-effects.
However, thanks to the researchers at the Stanford University, a novel way of treating the liver disease is on its way as the [...]
Apparently, obesity and asthma have a common link associating them. Epidemiologists speculate that there is a common underlying condition between these two disorders. However, researchers have determined that the systemic inflammation that was being thought to be the link since long is not the actually the link.
“We hypothesized that the low-grade systemic inflammation present in [...]
