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Sperm from Stem Cells to Increase Hopes for Fertility
According to a report published today, medical experts at Newcastle Durham NHS Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine have successfully developed artificial sperm from stem cells. They used it to fertilize rat eggs and obtained live births from mice in the laboratory. Rat... Read More
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Quit Smoking and Eat Fish to Improve Eyesight
A study led at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston found that smoking increases risks of eye diseases, while eating fish on a regular basis lower the risks of developing serious eye diseases. Risks of developing blindness related disorders among the elderly are very much increased, almost... Read More
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Circumcision to Cut HIV Risks in Africa
Studies suggest that circumcision of African men can be the most appropriate method to reduce HIV and AIDS cases in the sub-Saharan Africa. This surgical operation could be the remedy against the numerous infections and deaths caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Researchers state that in the... Read More
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Anxious, Depressed People Over 65 Turn More Often To Alternative Therapies
People over 65 who are depressed or anxious turn to complementary or alternative medicine more often than older people who are not anxious or depressed - but not to treat their mental symptoms. Joseph. G. Grzywacz, Ph.D., and colleagues from Wake Forest University School of Medicine reported in the... Read More
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Bird Flu Will Remain a Threat for Years to Come
While bird flu has been successfully checked in Western Europe and much of Southeast Asia apart from Indonesia, it is still expanding in Africa and will remain a threat for years to come, with the number of countries affected doubling to 60 in just the two months from February to April, United... Read More
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Sleep Boosts Memory
Modern men prefer nowadays to stay awake and study or work extensively rather than have a good and appropriate night's sleep. This is why all the herb and natural remedies for boosting memory are so praised in the XXI century. Because the intake of ginko biloba, ginseng and many others help... Read More
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Hallucinogen in Mushrooms Creates Universal "Mystical" Experience
Using unusually rigorous scientific conditions and measures, Johns Hopkins researchers have shown that the active agent in "sacred mushrooms" can induce mystical/spiritual experiences descriptively identical to spontaneous ones people have reported for centuries. The resulting experiences apparently... Read More
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Q&A With Roland Griffiths About "Sacred Mushrooms"
Johns Hopkins researchers have shown that the active agent in "sacred mushrooms" can induce mystical/spiritual experiences descriptively identical to spontaneous ones people have reported for centuries. The resulting experiences apparently prompt positive changes in behavior and attitude that last... Read More
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Sleep and resting disorders are not just trivial problems we encounter when we are stressed or worried about something. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a severe condition that may become very uncomfortable for the ones affected. However, high rates of this very uncomfortable syndrome have been... Read More
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Prosthetic Retina to Restore Vision in Blind People
Scientists in Scotland are developing a new technological method in order to restore eye sight of thousands of people that suffer from blindness. The technology of creating the "bionic" eye resembles the one found in digital cameras: an inconspicuous device will be introduced in the eyes of the... Read More
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Daiichi Pure Chemicals, Toshiba and Toshiba Hokuto Electronics Develop DNA Chip for the Diagnose of the HPV
Daiichi Pure Chemicals Co. Ltd, Toshiba Corporation, and Toshiba Hokuto Electronics Corporation have agreed to work together to promote in-vitro DNA-chip-based diagnostics, starting with diagnosis of the human papilloma virus (HPV). Under an agreement announced today in Tokyo, the three companies... Read More
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Morning Sickness in Pregnant Women Results from Unhealthy Diet
Scientists found that morning sickness that is so popular among pregnant women is not that bad after all, as it regulates one's diet. When women carrying a child digest too much unhealthy food such as meat, oils or high levels of sugar, the body reacts and "warns" the future mother that her... Read More
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Deadly Sea Snail Venom to Ease Persistent Pain
A new treatment called Prialt was launched on the 9th of July this year in UK. It is made from the venom of a deadly tropical sea snail and was designed to ease persistent pains in people that suffer from various types of cancer and other very serious diseases. It is a very powerful drug, as it was... Read More
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Bully Girls Often Turn into Bad Mothers
Sue Bailey, professor of forensic child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Central Lancashire stated that school girls that bully the others are most likely to become mothers in their teen years. They will get pregnant due to violent relationships with men and this thing will further... Read More
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Is the Risk of Heart Attack Lower during Summer?
Previous scientific studies showed that summer could be the season when heart attacks occur the least in individuals, as compared with the winter when the rate of heart attacks is believed to be the highest. For example, a research performed in august 2002 by a cardiologist at The Heart Institute... Read More
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Drug Dials Down the Energy within Cells
A drug effective at treating animal models of human autoimmune disorders and other diseases works by dialing down the activity of a key enzyme involved in energy production, University of Michigan researchers have found."Many drugs block the function of enzymes, essentially turning them off," said... Read More
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Parkinson Patients Can Be Apathetic without Depression
People with Parkinson disease can be apathetic without being depressed, and apathy may be a core feature of the disease, according to a study published in the July 11, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.Apathy is a mental state characterized by a... Read More
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Face Blindness is a Common Hereditary Disorder
In the first study to examine whether the inability to recognize faces can be inherited, researchers found that it is in fact a common disorder that runs in families and is one of the most frequent disorders apparently controlled by a defect in a single gene. The study was published online June 30,... Read More
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Yoga Therapy - The Merging of Ancient Practice and Modern Medicine
Yoga therapy is a new form of therapy that results from the intermingling between traditional Yoga practice and means implied by modern medicine. Traditional Yoga cures spirit and mind, while modern medicine cures physical problems. The interconnection of the two leads to a form of therapy that... Read More
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Tourette Syndrome
The Tourette Syndrome is a genetic condition that can be either hereditary or developed by children in the womb. Even if the exact cause of this syndrome has not been tracked down yet, scientists say that it is related to the communication of nerves in the brain, therefore a neurological disorder.... Read More
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Women at Greater Risk from Working Long Hours
Women who work long hours are more likely than men to indulge in unhealthy behaviors such as snacking, smoking and drinking caffeine. A new study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council finds that men and women respond very differently to working long hours. Researcher Dr Daryl O'... Read More
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People with a Sweet Tooth Eat More Fruit
People who like sweets eat more fruit than salty-snack lovers, and people who love fruit eat more sweets than vegetable lovers do, according to two Cornell University analyses. "If we know a person likes one type of food, this kind of study helps us better predict what other types of foods he or she... Read More
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Beauty Tips - Avoid Make Up "Leaking" Problems During Summer
Summer is the season of the year during which women want to be the most beautiful and admired. This is when we go on holidays, have fun and meet new people. This is the time when we want to make use of all the resources in order to look glamorous and fresh at the same time.However, most women have... Read More
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Allergy Battle Could Be Won in Five Years, Says Scientist
Researchers, working with colleagues at St George's, University of London, are developing drugs designed to stop allergens from entering the body, so rendering them harmless. Professor David Garrod said the research - recently shortlisted for the Northwest Regional Development Agency's... Read More
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Skin Allergies During Summer
Generally, allergy is a chronic disease that appears in sensitive people as an overreaction of the immune system to inhaled, injected or ingested substances. Non-allergic individuals do not exhibit any response to these factors.During summer all types of allergies can occur: skin allergies, food... Read More
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Bionic Brain Offers High Hopes to Paralyzed People
After announcing that fully functioning bionic limbs and eyes are currently under trial, the scientists inform that a brain device has been developed in order to help paralyzed people to lead an almost normal life. The brain implant has already been tested by a man who could make his first moves... Read More
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US Licenses the 3 - in-1 HIV pill
The Food and Drug Association (FDA) in the US has given free way for the anti-HIV pill that incorporates three drugs in a single one. The new medicine will help people that suffer from AIDS to take their medical treatments the simplest way possible: a pill a day. This is simpler than in the case of... Read More
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Treatment for Patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms
Doctors at Michigan State University have developed a revolutionary treatment plan that will allow primary care physicians to more effectively treat people who suffer from medically unexplained symptoms.The diagnosis of medically unexplained symptoms is a problem that affects millions of people and... Read More
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Living Alone and Age - The Main Causes of Heart Disease
A recent study has investigated the cases of 138,000 people with ages ranging from 30 to 69 and found that the main causes that lead to developing heart disease are loneliness and age. Living alone doubles the risks of an adult to get ill with heart disease, as compared to individuals that live... Read More
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1 in 100 Children May Suffer from Autism
A recent study has shown that the rate of children that suffer from autism is much higher than expected. The number of infants with autism and related conditions has also increased as compared with the figures registered prior to 1990. It lead to the conclusion that 1 in 100 children in Britain may... Read More
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