A treatment that could delay the onset of Huntington’s Disease – a degenerative brain disorder known to affect people in their middle age – may be on the horizon thanks to a…
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Coffee consumption habits associated with mild cognitive impairment
Researchers have established a possible association between change or constant habits in coffee consumption and the incidence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) suggesting that coffee consumption could either increase the risk of…
Non-invasive spinal cord stimulation helps paralyzed men move legs
A non-invasive spinal cord stimulation technique may pave way for much cheaper therapy for paralysis patients, a new study has shown. Five men with complete motor paralysis were were given one 45-minute…
Alzheimer’s finding questions copper hypothesis
A new research has questioned the role of particular protein – beta amyloid – in development of Alzheimer’s disease suggesting that it could be helpful to human health. An international team of…
Cool kids popular in school may experience problems as adults
Being ‘cool’ at school may not always be a good thing, researchers have warned, as study has shown that popular kids often experience problems as adults. A University of Virginia study has…
Stand up for your health, scientists say
Standing up and walking and replacing those long sitting hours with frequent walks is the key to low fats in blood and cholesterol levels, improved blood sugar, trimmed waistline and optimum body…
Drinking at conception ups diabetes risk for baby, study finds
Drinking habits of women, specifically at the time of conception, are said to have a direct impact on their babies’ risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity in early middle age, a…
Canadian Ebola vaccine looks promising
An Ebola vaccine developed by Public Health Agency of Canada and currently in phase III trials in Guinea has shown promising results and chances are it could be the vaccine the world…
Exercise during your adolescence to reduce risk of death from cancer later
Researchers have said that exercising, working out and being physically active through team sports is the best way to lower risk of death from cancer and all such causes during middle and…
Researchers take cue from nature to develop robot that mimics water striders
Water striders are probably one of the most fascinating insects for their ability to ‘walk’ on water and taking a cue from them, an international team of researchers has developed a robot…
Could the humble butterfly hold the key to efficient, cheaper solar cells?
Taking a cue from butterflies scientists have suggested that these humble insects could hold the key to developing technologies that will harvest solar energy in a cheaper and more efficient way. Researchers…
Cancer patients referred late by GPs likely to be dissatisfied with overall care
Researchers have revealed through an extended analysis of survey data from over 70,000 cancer patients that those who have had to visit their GPs more than three times before they were referred…
Actually prostate cancer has 5 different types, not one
In a breakthrough study, researchers have revealed that prostate cancer is of five different types and each of these has a specific genetic fingerprint. Scientists are hopeful that this finding will enable…
Overworked GPs could jeopardise patient safety, RCGP raises red flag
Unrelenting and increasing workload pressures are pushing dedicated GPs to their limits and fatigue among overworked GPs could jeopardise patient safety on a widespread scale, the Royal College of General Practitioners has…
New material ‘upconverts’ infrared photons to generate electricity
Researchers have developed a new material that is capable of generating electricity from otherwise wasted infrared photons thereby increasing the efficiency of currently used solar photovoltaic cells by at least 30 per…