Health & Medicine

Aug 23, 2012 07:21 AM EDT

Social Stress in Male Mice Impacts Female Offspring Across Generations

A new study on mice suggests that unstable social life of male mice during adulthood may impact the social behavior of offspring for generations.

Aug 22, 2012 07:59 AM EDT

Chimpanzees Carrying Drug-Resistant Human Bacteria

A new study suggests that chimpanzees in African sanctuaries are carrying human strains of bacteria that are drug-resistant.

Acupuncture More Cost Effective to Treat Knee Osteoarthritis

Aug 22, 2012 07:25 AM EDT

Acupuncture More Cost Effective in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis

One of the common types of osteoarthritis is knee osteoarthritis that is found in nearly 10 million Americans. It is rated as the common cause of disability among the citizens of the United States. A new research focuses on this major ailment can be treated with the help of acupuncture.

Aug 21, 2012 08:09 AM EDT

Obesity Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline

Obesity most often brings with it a bundle of problems mostly heart related chronic diseases. But the new study carried out in the August 21 issue of Neurology in the medical journal American Academy of Neurology claims that obesity not only triggers heart related problems but it is also has a strong association with faster decline in cognitive skills.

Aug 21, 2012 08:06 AM EDT

Protein in Semen Acts on Brain and Triggers Ovulation

A new study carried out in the August issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), presents a new finding toward fertility in mammals, including humans.

Aug 16, 2012 07:59 AM EDT

Egg Yolk as Harmful as Smoking

According to lead author Dr. David Spence, eating egg yolks accelerates atherosclerosis in a manner similar to smoking cigarettes.

Aug 15, 2012 06:21 AM EDT

Retina Code Helps in Restoring Normal Vision

Researchers deciphered mouse retina's neural code and coupled this information to a novel prosthetic device to restore sight to blind mouse.

A new research published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, an American Heart Association journal, came up with some astonishing findings that people with blood type A, B, or AB are

Aug 15, 2012 06:18 AM EDT

Blood Type to Indicate Risk of Heart Disease

It is very important for a person to know their blood type for a variety of reasons. One of the prime purposes is that your blood type might be a strong clue to your risk of heart disease.

Aug 14, 2012 11:54 AM EDT

Ten New Gene Regions Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

A new study that is being published in the journal Nature Genetics have identified 10 new regions of DNA linked to type 2 diabetes, increasing the number of genes and gene regions associated with the disease to more than 60.

Aug 14, 2012 11:48 AM EDT

Dark Chocolate Improves Brain Function

Researchers discovered that eating chocolate could help to sharpen up the mind and give a short-term boost to cognitive skills.

Aug 13, 2012 03:02 PM EDT

Protective bacteria in the infant gut have resourceful way of helping babies break down breast milk

Researchers found that important and resourceful bacteria in the baby microbiome can ferret out nourishment from a previously unknown source, possibly helping at-risk infants break down components of breast milk.