Historical breakthrough: discovery of cancer vaccine
Thursday, December 15, 2011 15:55
The discovery of the smallpox vaccine in 1796 essentially wiped out a disease with high fatality rates, and really, revolutionized the face of medicine at the time. Keeping that in mind, I’m incredibly excited about the new reports out of the University of Georgia regarding a potential vaccine for cancer. Researchers said the vaccine could [...]
Eggs and chicken may help boost your memory
Saturday, December 10, 2011 15:08
Including eggs and chicken in one’s diet may help boost memory, a new study has found. This is because the essential nutrient ‘choline’ found in eggs may sharpen aging brains, the report said. Rhoda Au and her team of researchers from Boston University School of Medicine performed the long-term health study on 1,400 adults, spanning [...]
Astronomers Find Biggest Black Holes Yet, by Dennis Overbye
Monday, December 5, 2011 18:18
By Dennis Overbye, Dec 5th – 2011 Source: New York Times An artist’s concept in the central figure of the black hole discovered in the galaxy NGC 3842. Astronomers are reporting that they have taken the measure of the biggest black holes yet found in the universe, abyssal yawns 10 times the size [...]
Cell Phones: Why You Can’t Hear Me Now
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 11:05
On a bus or in a bar, cell phone conversations can lead to major frustration. But it’s not just volume or poor reception that makes it so hard to hear the person on the other end of the line, according to a new study. Cell phones also cut off the highest-pitched ranges of our voices. [...]
Is aspirin the cure for cancer?
Saturday, October 29, 2011 9:13
People with a genetic condition that puts them at increased risk of colon cancer may lower their chance of developing the disease by taking daily aspirin, a study suggests. The finding, however, doesn’t apply to the general public, since aspirin can have side effects such as gastrointestinal bleeding. The 861 people in the British study [...]
No link between brain caner and mobile phones
Saturday, October 22, 2011 17:13
Further research has been published suggesting there is no link between mobile phones and brain cancer. The risk mobiles present has been much debated over the past 20 years as use of the phones has soared. The latest study led by the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology in Denmark looked at more than 350,000 people with [...]
Rare transplant gives quadruple ampu
Monday, October 17, 2011 14:57
A 65-year-old quadruple amputee has received two new hands in a rare double transplant operation, Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital said on Friday. Richard Mangino got the two hands last week in a 12-hour transplant procedure by a team of more than 40 doctors, nurses and other medical staff, the hospital said. Mangino said he’s [...]
Women on the pill less satisfied in the bedroom
Sunday, October 16, 2011 13:45
Women who take the contraceptive pill tend to choose as partners men who are less attractive and worse in bed, but a sounder bet for a long-term relationship, according to an unusual study. Probing the effect of contraceptive hormones on mating choice, researchers questioned 2519 women in the United States, Czech Republic, Britain and [...]
The divide in our nose
Sunday, October 16, 2011 13:42
Our nose is organized and hardwired to separate the stinky from the fragrant, says new research. Long viewed as disorganized, with receptors of all different kinds mushed up against each other, this new study suggests something entirely different. The smell receptors lining the inside of the nose are not scattered at random, but rather are [...]
Raw vegetables and fruit ‘counteract heart risk genes’
Friday, October 14, 2011 12:42
People who are genetically susceptible to heart disease can lower their risk by eating plenty of fruit and raw vegetables, a study suggests. It says five or more daily portions should be enough to counteract culprit versions of a gene on chromosome 9, thought to be possessed by a fifth of people of European ancestry. [...]
