Cannabis can help colon cancer
There would seem to be a whole host of medical treatments related to the cannabis plant, whether this is a product of the campaign to legalise the plant for medical treatments or just simply that the plant is one of those miracle plants that has just been given a bad image, it is hard to [...]
July 29, 2008The human brain changes
A damaged brain can be caused by many things, but mainly an illness or accident would be the main cause for some sort of brain damage, which means that some people are finding that things they used to take for granted not being there anymore.
These functions can be anything, which is why it can be [...]
The brain works while we sleep
Getting a good nights sleep can be more productive than most people think, many people produce their best thoughts while lying in bed getting a bit of rest and relaxation.
Research being carried out by Dr Sophie Schwartz, from the University of Geneva has found that a proper nights sleep will stimulate more connection within the [...]
Coffee can affect fertility
Researchers in Holland have been looking into the effects of drinking coffee and the how it affects the fertility of women.
The research was based around nine thousand women who were planning were using IVF to get pregnant, but in the test they wanted to see what the rate would be if they tried the natural [...]
Staying healthy the easy way
Keeping healthy is the priority of many people today, but maybe not enough people! As obesity seems to be on the rise this has become a real problem, but only because people get out of the habit if staying fit.
Here is what you can do to stay fit:
Fruits & Vegetables - Up to nine servings [...]
TV is an asthma risk
In a study of Asthma sufferers, by researchers at the Catholic University in Rome they have found that children who are spending too much time sitting or lying in front of the TV could be increasing their risk of developing asthma.
It was found that the children who spent more than five hours a day watching [...]
Tea can cut the risk of heart attacks
Drinks like tea have not really been getting great publicity mainly because of the caffeine content, but in a study by the British Nutrition Foundation it has been found that tea could actually cut down the risks of a heart attack.
Its not just that, tea can also help with the general health matters like, increasing [...]
Early humans experimented on tools
It has been found that our ancestors did not just happen to come across the ideas for tools and early weapons. These were made through a rigorous process of trial and error, they actually experimented with the tools until they go them right.
Researchers from the University of Missouri in the US have found that over [...]
The sun is good for you
Researchers have been working on the theory that the sun can be a great healer, this is something that many peoples around the world have been trying to us all for centuries, yet there are still two sides to each story, some people believe that too much sun is bad for you, and now this [...]
June 9, 2008Is there a lazy gene?
Researchers from the School of Medicine at Swansea University have been looking into the world of the lazy person; apparently there are quite a few of these people around!
But there could be hope for these people as they have the lazy gene, yes these days there is virtually a gene for everything, which is why [...]
Tests fail to show all defects in unborn babies
Italian researchers have told a European Genetics conference that tests used by hospitals on pregnant women will only detect around half of all chromosomal abnormalities, which is bound to create some fear amongst expectant mothers.
Dr Francesca Grati, from the TOMA Laboratory in Busto Arsizio told the audience at the European Society of Human Genetics [...]
The Majority of DNA is junk
The great thing about the human genome project is that the researchers have been able to unravel some of the secrets behind DNA.
One of these findings is that they believe that the majority of the 3.2 billion pairs of base pairs are actually junk, which serves no purpose to help improve the human race.
In [...]
E211 to be dropped from Coke
An additive which has been connected to hyperactivity and even with damaging DNA in children is to be phased out in the production process of Diet Coke.
The additive is called Sodium Benzoate or as many people will see it on the cans as E211, this is a sort of preservative which when it is added [...]
Acupuncture gets its point across
The use of medicines is at an all time high in the UK, which is why there is an increased interest in alternative therapies such as acupuncture, these ancient medical treatments can do a lot for many conditions, once the patient has got over the fear of needles.
In Northern Ireland there has been an initiative [...]
No cancer link for marijuana
In study that has been ongoing for nearly thirty years into the effects of smoking marijuana has almost reached its conclusion and one of the outcomes from it is expected to be that smoking marijuana whether just socially or heavily will not cause cancer.
The research that has been carried out through the University of California [...]
Monkeys tested for Mars trip
It was Russia, who pioneered the use of animals in space way back in the early days of the space race, but this did not go down well with everyone, however those days have now gone or have they?
It would seem that the Sochi Institute of Medical Primatology are about to get involved again with [...]
Death risk from vitamins
Millions of people every day take some sort of vitamin, mineral or both and without a doubt every single one of them believes that these capsules or tablets are actually doing them good and why not? After all it is what they have been told over a long period of time.
But it seems that there [...]
Fatty diet helps against epilepsy
Epilepsy has for many years been treated by drugs, this has a varied amount of success due to the severity of the neurological disorder. In the most severe cases there has been little hope of the patient being to carry out a normal life style and in some cases being hospitalised for long periods of [...]
April 15, 2008Brain scanners that predict decisions
In a study by John-Dylan Haynes a neuroscientist, of the Max Planck Institute it has been found that our brains already make up our minds when it comes to decisions, even before we have had time think about it.
By using brain scans to see the brain working, it has been noticed that the brain begins [...]
Sea winds are a health hazard
There is nothing like walking along the beach taking the sea breeze as travels unhindered across the sea, which is what many people feel like when they visit the beach. But the reality is somewhat different to the dream, as researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, [...]