Study: Red Wine, Blueberries, Passion Fruit Aid In Weight Loss
A new study from Purdue University has discovered the presence of piceatannoI in red wine that has the potential to interfere with fat cell development in the human body. PiceatannoI is a compound...
New Study Explores Virus To Fight Superbugs
The Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference currently being held in Dublin between 26-29 March proposed the use of viruses called bacteriophages to wipe out bacterial strains that are...
Genes Define Ageless Skin, Now Nanoparticles Provide Hope
The quest for the ultimate anti-aging skin solution has now found its magic in scientifically developed nanoparticles obtained from shrimps and lobster. The search for the best anti-aging remedy...
Yale Study: Cell Phone Use in Pregnancy May Trigger ADHD Syndrome in Offspring
Yale researchers have determined that pregnant women who use their cell phones close to their abdomen might be exposing their unborn child to attention deficit syndrome. The study however states...
Scientists Repair Eyesight Using Human Cornea From Stem Cells
Two separate studies from Spain and Sweden have attempted to cue in on developing epithelial cells that keeps the cornea in its transparent form. While Swedish scientists have grown stem cells on...
Study Supports Single Flu Super Vaccine to Wipe Out Infections
In a new study, researchers observed for the first time that a universal vaccine could allow for a more wide-scale prevention of flu by restraining the ability of the influenza virus to spread and...
Ovarian Stem Cells Holds Promise for Infertile Women: Study
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital have isolated egg producing stem cells from human ovarian tissues. The new study is seen as a precursor to solving fertility issues in women of...
Teenage Brain More Sensitive to Cocaine: Yale Report
New insights into teenage brain functions have provide a new lead on why adolescents are more addicted to cocaine.
Chess Experts Are Better at Viewing Game Boards, Faces and Other Visual Information: Study
Researchers at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS), University of Texas (UT), have endorsed that a game of chess definitely broadens an individual's outlook in processing visual...
Study Proves the Last is the Best – Last Chocolate, Last Kiss and Last Interviewee
They say the best is yet to be and now psychologists say the best is the last! Psychologists at the University of Michigan claim to have proved that whether it is a chocolate or sweet or even a...
Scientists Rate Metabolic Breathalyzer Technique Better Than Blood Tests for Detecting Disease
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are in the process of developing a breakthrough breathalyzer technology that would enable early and quick detection of symptoms related to type 2...
Lancet Study: 1.24 Million Malaria Deaths Globally in 2010, Surpasses WHO Estimates
A new study published in the Lancet claims that malaria caused over 1.24 million deaths worldwide in 2010. In comparison to the WHO estimates of 655,000 global deaths as an underlying cause of...
A Silky Heart: Scientists Develop Artificial Heart Tissue From Tropical Silkworm
In a breakthrough effort, scientists at Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim, Germany have build an artificial cardiac tissue using silk from the tropical “tasar”...
Biochip Detects Glucose in Saliva Instead of Blood for Diabetes Check
A new technique based on biochip detection of glucose in saliva instead of blood is likely to eliminate blood pricks for easy diabetes checks. The specially designed biochip could detect glucose...
Study Links Obesity and Pain: Heavier the Individual, the Higher the Level of Pain
Researchers have associated obesity to pain stating that people who are overweight suffer from higher incidences of pain. In the new study, the researchers also indicated that as people age, excess...
Men More Susceptible To Mild Memory Loss than Women: Mayo Study
New research from the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging has suggested that more than six percent of all Americans between 70 and 89 develop MCI every year. The study noted that men, especially those with...
Iron Protein In Legumes Could Tackle Iron Deficiency Diseases
A new study published by the American Society for Nutrition, reveals an alternative mechanism for the absorption of ferritin - a large, protein-coated iron mineral found in legumes and dried seeds....
Teardrops Could Enable Early Detection of Cancer
University of California (UC) Irvine scientists have established the existence of a disease-fighting protein in human tears that could go a long way in early detection of cancers and other chronic...
Illegal Abortions on the Rise Globally: Study
A new study analyzed links between abortion incidence and the legal status of abortion and stated that 95 percent of abortions in Latin America are unsafe in comparison to 40 percent of those in...
Harvard Muffin Makeover Ruins Low Fat Diet Myth
The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) worked on a muffin makeover, with nutrition experts from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), to study healthy breakfast or snack options and the...