Vitamin D :: Vitamin D intake halves cancer risk
Vitamin D – known to maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus – may also help in reducing cancer risk, a new study has found.
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Health :: Genuine laughter is the best therapy
Laughter is of two types – genuine and artificial- states a new study published in the current Quarterly Review of Biology. The study, which explains how laughter has evolved over the past seven million years, found that the first type is spontaneous and stimulus-driven, while the second, is strategic and, at times, downright cruel, also nicknamed ‘the dark side of laughter’.
Genes :: Scientists find genes essential for muscle development
Scientists have discovered two genes essential for the development of muscle.
HIV :: Herpes in pregnancy may raise HIV risk for baby
HIV-positive women diagnosed with genital herpes during pregnancy appear to be quite likely to pass HIV to their infants, according to a study conducted in New York City.
Parkinson’s disease :: How a gene can keep brain cells alive
Researchers say they have discovered how a gene linked to Parkinson’s disease can keep brain cells alive.
HIV :: How HIV invades healthy cells
St. Louis scientists say they’ve determined how HIV invades healthy cells – and that could lead to improved drug therapies to fight the deadly disease. The researchers at the Saint Louis University Institute for Molecular Virology demonstrated the molecular mechanism by which the HIV virus infects, or integrates, healthy cells.
Heart Disease :: Transplanted stem cells repair hearts
Working with heart attack-stricken mice, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists has shown embryonic stem cells can help heal heart tissue. A research team led by UW-Madison stem cell researcher Timothy Kamp reports embryonic stem cells transplanted into mouse hearts damaged by experimentally induced heart attacks, morph into functional forms of the major types of cells composing the healthy heart.
Diabetes :: Strict blood sugar control cuts diabetes heart risk
A 20-year study of people with type 1 diabetes shows that tight control of blood sugar levels cuts their risk of heart disease by more than half. The new research, published in the Dec. 22 New England Journal of Medicine, is “a landmark study,” according to Dr. William T.
Depression :: Cognitive intervention relieves depression
A University of Kentucky study finds that low-income women can be treated effectively for depression with a short course of cognitive therapy.
Multiple Sclerosis :: Bee Sting Therapy and Multiple Sclerosis
Bee sting therapy is not effective in treating the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), and does not improve quality of life, according to the first controlled study to investigate the alternative treatment in MS patients.