A new study has revealed that people with high levels of vitamin A were more likely to sustain a bone fracture. Previous work in animals has suggested that a high intake of vitamin A is linked to bone fragility, raising the risk of fractures.
Choosing a computer system (hardware and software) is really hard and complicated process. The available computer hardwares are changing continually in their specifications, and their uses are also growing daily. Therefore, it is important to choose a computer system that can be upgraded easily, and can be compatible with new coming softwares. Manufacturer and supplier should be of some repute providing support and future up-gradation. The initial decision, therefore, is vital.
Blasts of ultrasound have successfully destroyed cancer cells in mice, without drugs, surgery or radiation during an experiment in UK.
Tests on mice and rats indicate that the potentially deadly gas carbon monoxide – inhaled at very low concentrations – may help arteries damaged in angioplasty and transplants.
Baby girls who are big at birth may be more likely to develop breast cancer before they reach the menopause, but less likely to develop heart disease, research suggests.
Prolonged stress weakens the immune system, strains the heart, damages memory cells and deposit fats at the waist, says Dr. Bruce McEwen of the neuroendocrinology laboratory, Rockefeller University, and author of a new book, The End of Stress as We Know It.
Personnel Managers tend to employ women who stick to standardised feminine behaviour during interviews like smiling, nodding and looking away. This is the finding of a study by psychologists from London University’s Goldsmiths College.
Silicon Valley lost 127,000 jobs, nine per cent of its employment, from the first quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2002, according to nonprofit group Joint Venture Silicon Valley losses were particularly acute among industries like software, semiconductors, computer and telecom hardware – which lost 22 percent of their jobs in a one-year period from 2001 to 2002.
Botulin toxin or botox is the toxic compound produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It is a protease that breaks down one of the fusion proteins (docking proteins that anchor the vesicle to the membrane) that allow neurons to release acetylcholine at a neuromuscular junction. By inhibiting acetylcholine release, the toxin interferes with nerve impulses and causes paralysis of muscles in botulism.
A wrinkle is a ridge or crease of a surface. It usually refers to folds on fabric or clothes, or on the skin of an organism. Skin wrinkles typically appear as a result of aging processes or, temporarily, as the result of pro-longed (more than a few minutes) submersion in water.