Disease
MIT engineers pick an artificial nose
By: William Atkins
American biological engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge) have discovered a way to make an artificial nose in order to produce smell receptors in the laboratory--similar to the way a real nose smells.
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By: William Atkins
American biological engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge) have discovered a way to make an artificial nose in order to produce smell receptors in the laboratory--similar to the way a real nose smells.
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Binge drinking in women leads to greater risk in STDs
By: William Atkins
According to a Johns Hopkins study on the relationship between alcohol use and sexual behaviors, women were found to be at a much higher risk from getting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) when they binge drink alcoholic beverages. However, the same cannot be said of men.
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By: William Atkins
According to a Johns Hopkins study on the relationship between alcohol use and sexual behaviors, women were found to be at a much higher risk from getting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) when they binge drink alcoholic beverages. However, the same cannot be said of men.
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Mosquitoes don’t like smell of DEET, states U.S. study
By: William Atkins
U.S. entomologists find that mosquitoes are very sensitive to DEET (N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide), the active ingredient in many insect repellents. The surprising information is likely to help prevent diseases being spread worldwide by mosquitoes.
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By: William Atkins
U.S. entomologists find that mosquitoes are very sensitive to DEET (N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide), the active ingredient in many insect repellents. The surprising information is likely to help prevent diseases being spread worldwide by mosquitoes.
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Have you ever seen an old-looking runner? U.S. study says No!
By: William Atkins
A Stanford University study shows that runners have fewer disabilities and live longer than non-runners. Aerobic exercise (such as running, swimming, walking, and bicycling) was found to be very important at reducing disabilities as we age and minimizing the risk of death at an early age.
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By: William Atkins
A Stanford University study shows that runners have fewer disabilities and live longer than non-runners. Aerobic exercise (such as running, swimming, walking, and bicycling) was found to be very important at reducing disabilities as we age and minimizing the risk of death at an early age.
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Work, don’t retire, to stay healthier, according to Australian study
By: William Atkins
A 2004-05 study by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that workers have lower rates of arthritis and cardiovascular disease when compared to retirees--all in the same age range. Overall, older workers reported being in better general health than retirees.
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By: William Atkins
A 2004-05 study by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that workers have lower rates of arthritis and cardiovascular disease when compared to retirees--all in the same age range. Overall, older workers reported being in better general health than retirees.
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Columbia recognizes pathway between Alzheimer’s and stroke
By: William Atkins
Researchers at the Columbia University Medical Center indicated on March 13, 2008 that they have discovered a molecular pathway in the brain that links Alzheimer’s disease and stroke.
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By: William Atkins
Researchers at the Columbia University Medical Center indicated on March 13, 2008 that they have discovered a molecular pathway in the brain that links Alzheimer’s disease and stroke.
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The portable oxygen generator – not a load of hot air
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
A medical gadget called the Inogen ONE is a “breakthrough” portable oxygen generator that concentrates oxygen, doing away with cumbersome liquid oxygen tanks and restoring quality of life to the ultimate form of organic technology: human beings.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
A medical gadget called the Inogen ONE is a “breakthrough” portable oxygen generator that concentrates oxygen, doing away with cumbersome liquid oxygen tanks and restoring quality of life to the ultimate form of organic technology: human beings.
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If you don’t exercise, at least stand up a lot!
By: William Atkins
A U.S. study has found that whether people exercise or not on a regular basis, simply standing up frequently throughout the day helps to increase the burning of fat and cholesterol within the body.
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By: William Atkins
A U.S. study has found that whether people exercise or not on a regular basis, simply standing up frequently throughout the day helps to increase the burning of fat and cholesterol within the body.
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3.2M of 12.8M U.S. girls 14 to 19 yrs are sexually infected
By: William Atkins
To highlight a serious health problem in the United States, 3.2 million girls out of a total of 12.8 million girls (25%) who are fourteen to nineteen years of age are infected with sexually transmitted diseases, according to a recent Centers of Disease Control and Prevention study.
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By: William Atkins
To highlight a serious health problem in the United States, 3.2 million girls out of a total of 12.8 million girls (25%) who are fourteen to nineteen years of age are infected with sexually transmitted diseases, according to a recent Centers of Disease Control and Prevention study.
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Key to living 100 years: compress disabilities
By: William Atkins
According to Boston researchers, the key to living one hundred years is not necessarily the act of avoiding age-related diseases (morbidity) but the avoidance of those disabilities for as long as possible (compression of disease).
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By: William Atkins
According to Boston researchers, the key to living one hundred years is not necessarily the act of avoiding age-related diseases (morbidity) but the avoidance of those disabilities for as long as possible (compression of disease).
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The bacteria diet: It may help us lose weight
By: William Atkins
A British-Swiss study has found that feeding mice a certain type of bacterium helps them reduce the amount of fat digested. If successfully applied to humans, such a change could help us reduce the obesity problem.
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By: William Atkins
A British-Swiss study has found that feeding mice a certain type of bacterium helps them reduce the amount of fat digested. If successfully applied to humans, such a change could help us reduce the obesity problem.
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Columbus probably brought syphilis to Europe from New World
By: William Atkins
According to an Emory University (Atlanta) study, Christopher Columbus and his men may have left the New World with the bacteria that causes syphilis and returned to Europe with it—causing the spread of venereal syphilis.
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By: William Atkins
According to an Emory University (Atlanta) study, Christopher Columbus and his men may have left the New World with the bacteria that causes syphilis and returned to Europe with it—causing the spread of venereal syphilis.
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Swiss-Canadian study: Strong evidence for type 2 diabetes from smoking
By: William Atkins
A study conducted by researchers from Switzerland and Canada looked at the results of twenty-five other studies and concluded there is “strong evidence” that active smoking causes type 2 diabetes.
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By: William Atkins
A study conducted by researchers from Switzerland and Canada looked at the results of twenty-five other studies and concluded there is “strong evidence” that active smoking causes type 2 diabetes.
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Diseases being watched from space
By: William Atkins
Members of NASA’s National Space Science and Technology Center and University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB’s) School of Public Health are teaming up to identify human health concerns on Earth from satellites circling above the planet.
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By: William Atkins
Members of NASA’s National Space Science and Technology Center and University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB’s) School of Public Health are teaming up to identify human health concerns on Earth from satellites circling above the planet.
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Google.org announces funding round
By: Stephen Withers
Google.org has announced a $US25 million funding round to a variety of organisations. The grants and investments fall into five areas that will be the focus of the company's philanthropic activity for the next five to ten years.
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By: Stephen Withers
Google.org has announced a $US25 million funding round to a variety of organisations. The grants and investments fall into five areas that will be the focus of the company's philanthropic activity for the next five to ten years.
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Stem cell research: Where does your U.S. state stand?
By: William Atkins
Do you favor or reject embryonic stem cell research? And, just as important: does your state favor or reject the researching and funding of stem cells in the United States?
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By: William Atkins
Do you favor or reject embryonic stem cell research? And, just as important: does your state favor or reject the researching and funding of stem cells in the United States?
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Stem cells produced without destroying embryo
By: William Atkins
U.S. researchers at Advanced Cell Technology have developed a method to make embryonic stem cells that do not harm mice embryos. It is likely that the method can be applied to human embryos.
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By: William Atkins
U.S. researchers at Advanced Cell Technology have developed a method to make embryonic stem cells that do not harm mice embryos. It is likely that the method can be applied to human embryos.
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Soot from traffic exhaust lowers IQ
By: William Atkins
According to a recent Harvard Univesity study, the more exposure children have to black carbon (soot) from traffic fumes, the worse they do in intelligence tests.
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By: William Atkins
According to a recent Harvard Univesity study, the more exposure children have to black carbon (soot) from traffic fumes, the worse they do in intelligence tests.
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