New York: A second scientific study has linked agricultural pesticides to a series of conditions that cause cause brain damage including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease, according to scientists. The study carried out by the Energy & Environmental Research … Continue reading
Minnesota: Researchers have discovered that people who suffer common allergies that cause sniffing and sneezing are more likely to develop the brain disease Parkinson’s. Scientists at the Mayo Clinic in the US examined 196 people with Parkinson’s over a 20 … Continue reading
Houston: Women who divorce are 50 per cent more likely to develop heart disease in later life than those who remain married, according to a new report from the University of Texas. And its not good for those who remarry … Continue reading
London: Dr Deepak Chopra MD, founder of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing in California, is acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest leaders in the field of mind body medicine. Dr Chopra, the author of over 43 books, has transformed … Continue reading
New York: Apples may be effective in preventing ageing of the brain. According to the latest reseach, the juice contains a chemical that boosts an essential neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. Neurotransmitters are chemicals released by nerve cells to transmit messages to … Continue reading
London: A new early warning blood test for breast cancer which is 1000 times more sensitive than any currently in use may cut deaths from the disease. Breat cancer is the most common female cancer claiming more than 400,000 lives … Continue reading
Stockholm: Scientists have developed a two-minute test that can access the likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease. There are seven lifestyle questions on age, education, health and exercise yield a personal score out of the highest of 15, which is then … Continue reading
London : Breastfed babies cope better with stress in later life than bottle fed babies, suggests new Swedish research to be published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood The findings are based on almost 9000 children, who were part … Continue reading
Los Angeles: Increasing the amount of omega-3 fatty acids and reducing omega 6 fatty acides could slow the progression of prostate cancer, according to a new study by the UCLA School of Medicine. In the study, published in Clinical Cancer … Continue reading
Boston: An Oriental medicinal mushroom, the Phellinus linteus, has been found to boost the potency of a drug used in the treatment of prostate cancer. The mushroom, used in Oriental medicine is called “Song gen” in China, “Sang-hwang” in Korea … Continue reading
Strasbourg: The dietary supplement, L-arginine, has been shown to improve heart health ina new study fromthe Institut de Physiologie in France. L-arginine, is an amino acid and a precursor of nitric oxide, which supports the arteries. Dysfunction of this pathway … Continue reading
London:The British Heart Foundation has called on Government to act on food industry and obesity following Tony Blair’s speech on the nation’s health in Nottingham yesterday. Dr Mike Knapton, Director of Prevention and Care at the BHF, said: “Its great … Continue reading
London, July 2006: Every year in Britain, 32,000 men are disagnosed with prostate cancer, and 10,000 die of the disease. Although surgery and radiotherapy can be successful if it is diagnosed early, for one man in five, the disease has … Continue reading
Stockholm: Drug company Novartis is to launch a skin patch treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. US patients will be the first to try the new patch when it goes on the market. The patch, containing the drug Exelon is absorbed into … Continue reading
Boston: Overweight teeenagers have a greater risk of early death, a new US study from the Harvard School of Public Health has found. Teenagers who are obesity threatens their health are three times more likely to die early than peers … Continue reading
New York: Loss of appetite in older women may be an early-warning of dementia, according to research from the Mayo Clinic in the US. They have found that ten years before dementia, sometimes a precursor to the more serious Alzheimer’s … Continue reading
Boston: Weight gain after the menopause may mean an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a new US study. Researchers at the Brigham Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, examined the links between weight gain and the risk … Continue reading
Washington: People who sleep longer are more at risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a new US study. Scientists at the National Institute of Health tracked the health of 80,000 fe,a;e nurses over a a 24 year period and … Continue reading
Lawyers, scientists, doctors, investment bankers and those of us with challenging jobs are 22 per cent less likely to suffer age-related brain diseases such as Alzheimers or dementia in later life, according to a recent study. Whilst this is good … Continue reading
Los Angeles: Dental disease is a risk factor in stroke, according to new research from the the University of California Los Angeles. Researchers have discovered that the disease is more prevelant in people with blockages of the main blood vessels … Continue reading
London: Coffee is good for the memory and may help ageing brains stay more alert, says researchers from the UK’s University of Birmingham. Dr Martin Vreugdenhill said that research into drinking cofee, the most widely used psychoactive drug, has shown … Continue reading
Paris: Herbal tea rich in antioxidants may halve the risk of breast cancer, according to research based on 4,400 women. The women were all cancer-free at the start of the study, but by the end nearly 100 breast cancers had … Continue reading
New York: scientists may have discovered a new way to use stem cells to make the brain repair itself after a stroke, which brings much hope for stroke victims. The research, by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke … Continue reading
London: Elderly poor in Europe at greater risk of ill-health, according to a new report that highlights the inequalities in health care. Called, “The State of Ageing and Health in Europe” which was compiled by the International Longevity Centre in … Continue reading
Parts of the body regenerate in days and others in years. This means that our bodies are younger than our birth certificate, according to Swedish scientists who have used carbon dating to make their findings. Our bodies are weeks, years … Continue reading