A new study has claimed that smokers who are able to give up smoking have it hardwired in their brains i.e. there is greater connectivity among certain brain regions in these people…
Category: Health
Choosing Wisely programme comes to the UK; urges docs to stop over-treating
An initiative, which calls upon doctors to stop over-treating their patients by using interventions that have no benefit whatsoever and which has had noticeable success in the US, is now launching in…
Parkinson’s protein, new molecule could help researchers develop treatments
Researchers have revealed how a particular protein that is known to accumulate in Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases activates the brain’s immune response and how an approved drug in combination with…
139,000 Americans spending $100,000 on prescription drugs
The US healthcare system is currently facing challenging times as more and more pharmaceutical companies roll out new high-end drugs pushing the medication costs higher leaving employers, health plan providers and others…
Orexigen ends study of obesity drug Contrave
Orexigen Therapeutics along with its partner Takeda announced termination of the Light Study a cardiovascular (CV) outcomes trial of their obesity drug Contrave (naltrexone HCI and bupropion HCl extended-release tablets) after a…
Extracts from Australian and Indian plants offer hope against diabetes and cancer
A study involved seven Australian Aboriginal medicinal plants and five Indian Ayurvedic plants has established that extracts from these plants may be effective against diseases like diabetes and cancer. The research has…
The debate: Are psychiatric drugs harmful in the long run?
A debate that questions benefits of psychiatric drugs and their harmfulness in the long run is currently raging on between international experts with the one against the use of such drugs claiming…
Age-old tenet that water loss hinders a competitor’s performance debunked
It’s not an uncommon sight to see athletes and sports persons gulp down water and energy drinks to re-hydrate themselves and keep their performance levels intact, but a new research has debunked…
Hormone therapy may leave prostate cancer patients with cognitive impairment
Men being treated for prostate cancer through commonly used Androgen deprivation therapy are at a risk of suffering from cognitive impairments, a new study by Moffitt Cancer Center has revealed. According to…
Strokes in men aged 40-54 reach alarming levels: Study
Hospital admission data reveal that the number of strokes in men aged between 40 and 54 have nearly doubled over the course of last 15 years – numbers which are alarming says…
Plant-based Mediterranean diet could improve cognitive functions in older adults
Studies have been carried out investigating the potential benefits of Mediterranean diet on brain functions and ability to prevent cognitive decline, and a new study strengthens these findings adding that supplementing such…
Increasing number of young Europeans suffering from shortsightedness
A study led by King’s College London involving meta-analysis of 15 studies by European Eye Epidemiology Consortium has found that Myopia or shortsightedness is becoming increasingly common among young Europeans with almost…
Antibiotic resistant typhoid spreading across the globe, landmark study warns
Though a landmark genomic study, an international consortium has warned that antibiotic resistant typhoid is spreading fast across the globe and there is an urgent need to establish worldwide surveillance against the…
Anti-cancer drug targets identified using gene-editing tech CRISPR
Identifying potential anti-cancer drug targets in hundreds or even thousands of different proteins in a given type of cancer cell is a daunting task and couple it with the fact that there…
Dr William Cullen’s consultation letters are a window to health, diet secrets of 1780s
Newly released online archive of the consultation letters of one of the 18th Century’s leading Scottish Medics Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) provides a great deal of insight into the health and diet…