Deficiency of time in life
Some thought provoking reading… When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hrs in a day are not enough… remember the mayonnaise jar… and the beer…
Professor
SARS :: Genes affect SARS susceptibility
Scientists in Hong Kong have discovered people with a certain pattern of genes have a much higher risk of getting SARS, a finding that could help diagnose and prevent the spread of the deadly disease.
CT scan :: CT scan and intellectual development
CT scans, used increasingly in hospital on children with head injuries, may damage their intellectual development, according to new research on the effects of low doses of ionising radiation on the brain.
Migraine :: Think preventing migraines
One of the greatest bugaboos we see every day in headache centers is patients with chronic daily or near-daily headache, who are overusing medication. It is our most common problem – said Dr. Stephen Silberstein, Director of the Jefferson Headache Center and Professor of Neurology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Autism :: Sex chromosome X – cause of autism
Professor David Skuse, of Britain’s Institute of Child Health, says a part of the brain that is key to reading expressions in people’s faces – and which is affected by the X chromosome – could give a new insight into the causes of the disease.
Genome Survey Finds Depression Genes
U.S. researchers using the newly published human gene map said on Wednesday they had identified 19 different genetic regions linked with depression.
Health :: Sunshine is good medicine
Dr. Michael F. Holick, a professor of medicine, dermatology, physiology and biophysics at the Boston University School of Medicine, who discovered the active form of vitamin D, has pulled together an impressive body of evidence in support of his advice that no one should be, as he puts it, a “sunphobe” or, for that matter, a sun worshipper.
Autism :: Autism two separate illnesses
Autism, the devastating mental illness that affects thousands of children every year, is not a single psychological condition, scientists have discovered.
Male sweat keeps women happy
So long we knew that men had some impact on women. Now it is said that their perspiration too affects females, psychologically and physiologically.
Colorectal Cancer :: High-Fiber Diet cuts the risk of Colon Cancer
A massive study of European eating habits and U.S. research into diet and early signs of bowel or colorectal cancer show consuming foods rich in fiber cuts the risk of developing the disease, which affects more than 940,000 people in the world each year.