Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Washington, May 9 (ANI): Penn State scientists say that it may be possible to gauge a person's susceptibility to nicotine dependence by looking at his or her skin's colour.
They believe that higher concentrations of melanin, the colour pigment in skin and hair, may be placing smokers with darker skins ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Washington, May 8 (ANI): People tend to judge their confidence while making choices several times a day, and now researchers have uncovered the biological mechanisms behind the belief that a choice is likely to be correct.
Many studies have shown that choice certainty is closely associated with reaction time, and with ...
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Sydney, May 6 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found that seahorses evolved their upright posture some 25 million years ago, thanks in part to an expansion of vertical seagrass habitat.
The research was carried out by Associate Professor Luciano Beheregaray of Flinders University and Dr Peter Teske of Macquarie ...
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Washington, May 6 (ANI): Scientists are suggesting that the swine flu virus may be more dangerous for healthy young adults because it likely kills its victims by inducing a "cytokine storm", in which a patient's hyper-activated immune system causes potentially fatal damage to the lungs.
Cytokines are signalling chemicals that help ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
London, May 05 (ANI): A new study on rats has shed light on the relationship between salt intake and blood pressure regulation.
The study has been conducted by researchers at the University of Erlangen, the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and Regensburg, in collaboration with scientists from Finland ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): In a new study, Rush University Medical Center scientists have shown that depression is linked with the accumulation of visceral fat - the kind of fat packed between internal organs at the waistline.
Visceral fat has long been known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a protein which, when over-expressed, leads to the formation of senile plaques that cause Alzheimer's disease.
It can be a potential new therapeutic target to block the accumulation of amyloid plaque in the ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a protein which, when over-expressed, leads to the formation of senile plaques that cause Alzheimer's disease.
It can be a potential new therapeutic target to block the accumulation of amyloid plaque in the ...
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): Researchers have identified a molecule which contributes to the development of smoking-related lung disease.
Long-term exposure to compounds found in smoke can lead to both cardiovascular and lung disease.
Although lung exposure to cigarette smoke leads to ...
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): Moderate amounts of exercise alone can reduce the inflammation in visceral fat-belly fat, says a new study.
Fat around the belly has been linked with metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors that predict heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.
"In the study, the benefits of exercise were ...
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