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Last Updated: Apr 16th, 2009 - 17:22:53
[Apr 16, 2009, 17:22] A large team of scientists from the US and Europe examining data from four studies found that millions of people have a genetic variant that makes them more susceptible to ischemic stroke, with about 20 per cent of white people and 10 per cent of black people having at least one copy of the gene, with each copy raising the risk by 30 per cent.
[Apr 16, 2009, 17:18] Between 2002 and 2007, researchers using standardized results arrived at a consistent gathering of outcomes collected and evaluated from within 90,000 patients in 83 countries. Information for HIV status and cases of extensively-drug resistant (XDR) TB was also collected when possible.
[Apr 16, 2009, 17:14] Diabetes (diabetes mellitus) is classed as a metabolism disorder. Metabolism refers to the way our bodies use digested food for energy and growth. Most of what we eat is broken down into glucose. Glucose is a form of sugar in the blood - it is the principal source of fuel for our bodies.
[Apr 15, 2009, 16:56] Despite all the crunching and munching at every meal, our teeth remain stronger to go under some more tests each day, and now researchers have attributed this resilience to the microscopic "basket-weave" structure of human tooth enamel.
[Apr 15, 2009, 16:54] Bitter melon may not seem a very appetising name, but experts say that this vegetable may help protect the world''s population from malnutrition and disease.
[Apr 15, 2009, 16:50] Humor also helps creativity, said Peter Derks, professor emeritus of psychology at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, who did not work on McCarty's study. The field of positive psychology -- which looks at well-being and happiness -- posits that humor leads to happiness and happiness leads to health, he said. This suggests that humor does have some survival value as well.
[Apr 15, 2009, 16:48] According to new research, women rate funny guys as more intelligent than guys who are not so funny. The research was presented this week at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in Brighton, England.
[Apr 15, 2009, 16:46] If you are confused about what you should or shouldn’t eat to reduce your chances of developing heart disease you’re not alone. Discerning the claims made about food and diets and interpreting the multitude of conflicting studies done on the subject would confound even the most astute.
[Apr 14, 2009, 17:35] Kids born to parents under stress—induced by low income, having little education, and being a single parent—are more likely to have tooth decay, according to a study.
[Apr 14, 2009, 17:32] The seat of human wisdom has been identified by researchers at University of California in San Diego.
Using sophisticated brain scanning techniques, scientists were able to pinpoint parts of the brain that guide people when they face difficult moral dilemmas.
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