China Lifts ban barring entry to Foreigners with HIV and AIDS
Fri, 30/04/10 – 9:49 | No Comment

China, which has had a strict regulation for the past 20 years of not allowing foreigners with either HIV, AIDS sexually transmitted diseases and leprosy has changed it. The regulation has been relaxed recently after …

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Genes That Slow Ageing Process Discovered
Wed, 27/05/09 – 13:08 | 2 Comments

The discovery of the key genes that slow the ageing process could create in the treatment of many illnesses ranging from Alzheimer’s disease to a number of heart conditions.
Some mutations of the genes have been …

Leaving your dog in your car even for a little while could be deadly
Tue, 26/05/09 – 12:39 | One Comment

 
Have you ever left your pet in your car when you wanted to run to a shop for a small errand? Or because you weren’t sure if you turned your gas off at home? Next …

Depression: Common among college kids
Tue, 26/05/09 – 12:35 | No Comment
Depression: Common among college kids

 
A new poll found that 4 out of 10 college students were depressed and felt hopeless. Pressure about grades, loans, relationships and work are found to be some of the reasons. 2,240 students from 40 …

Robotic Therapy may change things for people with cerebral palsy
Sun, 24/05/09 – 15:34 | No Comment

 
Robotic devices have been successfully used by MIT engineers to help patients with strokes in learning to control their arms and legs and now the same method holds a lot of promise for patients with …

Muscles Cut Cancer Risk By 40 Percent
Sun, 24/05/09 – 15:29 | No Comment

 
According to a recent, muscles have more advantages than making you look good. Pumping iron regularly can reduce your cancer risks by a whooping 40 percent. An international team of researchers found that having strong …

Face transplant – A life changing choice
Sat, 23/05/09 – 15:08 | No Comment
Face transplant – A life changing choice

 
Face transplant is an extreme option taken when there is no other way to fix a face. Today, there have been only 6 people in the world who have received this procedure. Currently there aren’t …

New research on Pancreatic Cancer
Sat, 23/05/09 – 15:05 | No Comment

Pancreatic cancer is very resistant to drug treatment. Experts believe they have discovered why this happens.
The study was conducted by the Cancer Research UK scientists and was carried out on mice. It was done to …

Robotic therapy for Cerebral palsy patients
Fri, 22/05/09 – 11:36 | No Comment

Stroke patients have learned to control their arms and legs with the help of successfully tested robotic devices designed by MIT engineers. This has happened over the last few years. Now they are also building …

New study on Down’s Syndrome
Fri, 22/05/09 – 11:33 | No Comment
New study on Down’s Syndrome

Scientists are working on solving the mystery of why people with Down’s syndrome seem to have a lower risk of some cancers.
Down’s syndrome is caused by the extra copy of chromosome 21. This contains a …

Undiagnosed sleep apnea
Fri, 22/05/09 – 11:24 | No Comment

Sleep apnea has always been known to have a connection with obesity. This disorder is widely undiagnosed among obese individuals with type 2 diabetes – nearly 87 percent of participants reported symptoms, but was never …