A new target to control Alzheimer's Indian Express | In a year when news about Alzheimer's disease seems to swing between encouraging and disheartening, a new discovery by an 84-year-old scientist has illuminated a new direction. | The scientist, Paul Greengard, who was awarded a Nobel Prize in 2000 for his work on signalling in brain cells, still w...
Bald eagle populations facing hazards from old and new environmental chemicals The Examiner | Bald eagles are an indicator of environmental health. Eagles dominate local food chains along rivers and lakes. As top predators they retain the highest, most damaging concentration of environmental contaminates. After DDT was banned in the 1970s, many scientists expected eagle populations to make...
Researchers identify genes associated with asthma PhysOrg --> | (PhysOrg.com) -- Yale University researchers have identified three genes containing genetic variations that appear to increase a child's risk of developing asthma. The findings will be published in three separate journals: the Journal of Allerg...
Bald eagle populations facing hazards from old and new environmental chemicals The Examiner | Bald eagles are an indicator of environmental health. Eagles dominate local food chains along rivers and lakes. As top predators they retain the highest, most damaging concentration of environmental contaminates. After DDT was banned in the 1970s, ...
People who drink moderately, outlive those who don't drink at all The Examiner | Before everyone starts running to the closest liquor store, let's take a look at why moderate drinkers outlive nondrinkers. It seems to be the case in European countries where people have less cardiac problems then in the U.S. The children are tau...
Blackcurrant juice can 'prevent aches and pains of exercise' The Daily Mail | Scientists believe flavonoids play a role in reducing the stress of exercise on the body, but are unsure of the exact mechanism | Drinking blackcurrant juice can help prevent aches and strains during exercise, a new study shows. | In tests, volunte...
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Formula milk puts babies' health at risk: Study The Times Of India LONDON: In one more reason why mothers should breastfeed their babies as long as possible, scientists in UK have found that formula milk contain 40 times more aluminium than breast...
Stephen Hawking is a great mind but not a master of debate London Evening Standard Ever since publication of his Brief History of Time in 1988, Professor Stephen Hawking has been a brilliant purveyor of hyperbolic sound-bites. | He argued in that fantastic best-s...
Scientists pinpoint how most aggressive breast cancers grow The Daily Mail | Researchers say the new findings meant they can look much closer at where the breast cancer forms and the genes involved | Scientists searching for the source of aggressive breast cancers may have been looking in the wrong place, research suggests....
Organic strawberries 'are more nutritious' DNA India | Scientists have revealed that organic strawberries are both tastier and better for health. | Naturally produced strawberries also have a longer shelf life and a richer, fruitier flavour, according to the researchers. | 'We show that you can hav...
Top shuttler Zhou Mi banned for two years Zeenews New Delhi: Former women world number one shuttler Zhou Mi of Hong Kong has been suspended for two years for failing a drug test, World badminton Federation said on Saturday. | During one of BWF’s out-of-competition testing programme, Zhou tested positive for Clenbuterol, a Class 1 Anabolic Agent on the WADA Prohibited List of substances, BWF said...
Paris Hilton Facing 'Pledge This!' Pay-Out Starpulse | Paris Hilton's personal problems are mounting - she's facing a massive pay-out to the investors of her 2006 film flop Pledge This! after a judge ruled she failed to properly promote the movie. | Bosses at Worldwide Entertainment Group sued Hilton and her company, Paris Hilton Entertainment, for breach of contract in 2008, claiming the socia...
