Broccoli is known for its anticancer properties but it could also boost the immune system in older people and slow down the effects of ageing, according to new research.
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Mar 192008
Mar 182008
In a stunning example of gender differences in medicine, a major new study found that aspirin helps healthy women avoid strokes but makes no difference in their risk of heart attacks unless they’re 65 or older – the polar opposite of how the drug affects men. Continue reading »
Mar 182008
WRONG signaling to cells may play a vital role in two kidney problems that are likely to cause end-stage renal disease. These findings by Einstein College of Medicine researchers open up a novel approach for treating kidney failure. Continue reading »
Mar 182008
Breathing dirty air even for an hour could have long-term harmful effects on brain, according to a new study. A team of researchers at Zuyd University in Holland has carried out thestudy and found that nanoparticles present in exhaust fumes, which reach thebrain when inhaled, play a major role in altering the way the human brainfunctions, Health news reported. Continue reading »
Mar 172008
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ISLAMABAD: Giving young children vitamin D supplements may reduce risk of developing type-1 diabetes later in life, a research suggests. Children who took supplements were around 30% less likely to develop the condition than those who did not. Type-1 diabetes results from immune system destruction of pancreatic cells which produce hormone insulin. Continue reading » |
Mar 142008
A Everyone stricken with Bell’s palsy gets it suddenly. The usual story is that a person goes to bed and wakes up with it. It’s a weakness or outright paralysis of facial muscles on one side of the face.
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Mar 122008
ISLAMABAD (APP) – If you have been contemplating going back to school to get a degree, this might convince you: a study by the Harvard School of Medicine has shown that people with a better education tend to live longer. Continue reading »
Mar 102008
Women who eat traditional soy-based foods on a regular basis face lower risks of breast cancer, a government-sponsored study showed. Continue reading »
Mar 102008
Sedentary older people at risk of developing diabetes showed significant improvement in the function of their insulin-making beta cells after just one week of exercise, University of Michigan researchers found. Continue reading »
Mar 102008
You can’t buy happiness but it looks like you can at least inherit it, British and Australian researchers said on Thursday. Continue reading »
Mar 102008
Migraines are severe headaches that can also cause nausea and sensitivity to light and sound. Continue reading »
Mar 072008
KARACHI: Since there is no cure for most kidney disease, treatment options are limited to simply delaying kidney failure. If the disease is detected early, a patient is more likely to lead a normal life, emphasised a panel of doctors speaking at the Aga Khan University (AKU) Thursday. Continue reading »
Mar 042008
Islamabad—Researchers from the Harvard’s Dana- Farber Cancer Institute, USA, have discovered the molecular switch that turns the bad fats present in food into the cholesterol that clogs the arteries. Continue reading »