Details of 'Love' Foods
The Daily Star reported that since Aztec and Roman times, couples have been consuming aphrodisiac foods in a bid to boost their sex-life.
Here we reveal the amazing details of these foods.
Mediterranean Diet Linked with Lower Risk of Brain Damage
A study, to be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010, suggested that a Mediterranean diet may help people avoid the small areas of brain damage that can trigger problems with thinking and memory.
Canadian Researchers Reveals: Popular Antidepressant Interferes with Cancer Drug
Canadian researchers on Monday suggested that women with breast cancer who take both tamoxifen and the antidepressant Paxil are likely to have a large risk of relapsing and dying because Paxil reduces tamoxifen's effectiveness.
The longer the overlap between Paxil and tamoxifen, the more likely the patients were to die, they reported in the British Medical Journal.
Study underlines potential treatment for leukemia relapse
Going by a Japanese study, published in Science Translational Medicine, there are as many as 25 different stretches of DNA that are particularly active in the leukemia cells; and each one of them can potentially help design a new drug to fight the disease.
Autism and Vaccination Relation Research Weighed Down
The British Medical Journal had linked the measles-mumps-rubella vaccination to autism, twelve years ago. But the journal has retracted its claims saying that the study was compromised by researcher, Dr. Andrew Wakefield who had "callous disregard" for the children used in the study.
Research says hormone replacement therapy can reduce risk of colon cancer
Going by the findings of a new study, led by Dr. Katherine DeLellis Henderson of the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California, despite the fact that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with serious health risks, menopausal women who use the hormones can have lower chances of colon cancer risk.
Study: Men who eat soy have notably lower lung cancer risk
According to a new study, published online in the January 13 edition of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the risk of lung cancer is notably lower in men who do not smoke, and eat soy every day.
Yale University Scientists Reveals to Discover Dinosaur's Actual Colors
A team of paleontologists at Yale University revealed their success in determining the actual colors of an extinct species of dinosaur.
Dr. Prum and his colleagues took benefit of the fact that feathers contain pigment-loaded sacs called melanosomes. In 2009, they discovered that melanosomes survived for millions of years in fossil bird feathers.
Lungs of Pigs Could Be Transplanted Into Humans
A huge medical breakthrough has been achieved after it was discovered that pig lungs could actually be transplanted into that of humans and this discovery will be well received as there is a current shortage of organ donors and this will take care of that problem.
Consumers Union: “Pre-washed” salads not as clean as perceived
A new investigation by the Yonkers, New York-based Consumers Union has revealed that the salad greens packaged as “pre-washed” and “triple-washed,” appearing on the shelves of the supermarket’s produce section, may actually not as clean as they are perceived to be.
FA report: 46% increase in number of Americans receiving emergency food relief
According to a recent study published by Feeding America (FA), the country’s foremost domestic hunger relief provider, ever since 2006, there has been a 46 percent increase in the number of Americans who have been provided emergency food relief.
Malaria research could create new drugs
The Australian research on how the malaria parasite is able to invade human cells could lead to the creation of a new range of anti-malarial drugs.
A weak link has been discovered, by a team from Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. It is a protein which permits the parasite to live and hide from the immune system.
Study: “Vegetative patients” apparently “speak” with their brains
Going by the noteworthy findings of a new study, led by Martin M. Monti of the UK Medical Research Council, though patients in persistent “vegetative state” cannot signal any response to commands or questions, they are still aware of their own selves and their surroundings.
Pew report: Popularity of blogging drops among teens, young adults
As per a Pew Internet Project’s report, titled “Social Media and Mobile Internet Use Among Teens and Young Adults,” while teenagers and young adults avidly use social-media sites like Facebook and MySpace, their use of blogging has plunged over the last three-year period.
Use of Nicotine Patches Boosts Quit Smoking Efforts
A study revealed that the extended use of nicotine patches enhances the scope of quitting in smokers.
The study examined 568 adults who had been smoking 10 times a day, for past one year. The smokers, who used nicotine patches for the entire 24 weeks during the study, were twice as likely to quit smoking as those who used the patches for 8 weeks.
Decreased Serotonin Levels Found In SIDS Babies
A study published in Journal of the American Medical Association Boston shows that SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) babies have lesser levels of serotonin in their brain stems. This study supports the tradition of placing babies on their backs in the bed. Serotonin basically is a neurotransmitter that helps control breathing, blood pressure and heart rate in the brain during sleep.
Diagnose of Prostate Cancer Dangerous For Patients
Researches revealed that mere diagnosis of prostate cancer can be upsetting enough for the patient resulting in either a suicide or fatal heart attack. Risk of suicide is surprisingly found to be double at the news of being diagnosed as a prostate cancer patient.
Study: Abstinence-only sex education helps delay sexual initiation in students
According to the findings of a new study, led by the University of Pennsylvania professor Dr. John B. Jemmott III, abstinence-only sex education can go a long way in delaying their sexual initiation, if it is based on time-honored strategies that help young people change their mind-set about other precarious activities like smoking and drinking.
Low Serotonin levels cause infant deaths
Going by the findings of a recent autopsy study by US researchers, the key reason behind the sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, possibly is a fairly low level of message-carrying brain chemical called 'serotonin' - which basically helps the brainstem in regulating automatic functions, including breathing, waking, and sleeping.
Vitamin D Controls the Sex Drive in Males
Researchers at the Medical University of Graz in Austria recently exposed that sunbaths add to the levels of the male sex hormone in men's blood. Apart from oily fish and meat, Vitamin D is also obtained by exposing body to sunlight. As the doses of vitamin D are increased, level of testosterone raises subsequently, the researchers concluded.
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