Archive for January, 2008

‘Young women likely to drink more heavily than men at theme parties’

Jan 4 : Young women at theme parties, especially with sexualised themes and costumes, drink more heavily than men, a study has revealed.

Older men may derive only limited benefit from testosterone supplementation

January 2 : Older men can derive only limited benefits from testosterone supplementation, according to a new study.

Colon cancer risk in US traced back to 17th century English couple

Jan 2 : Scientists have traced a genetic mutation linked to colon cancer to an English couple who arrived in the North American colonies in about 1630.

Body abnormalities increase childhood cancer risk

Jan 2 : A new study has found that kids with cancer have a higher prevalence of body abnormalities, such as asymmetric lower limbs and curvature of the spine, suggesting that

Scientists zero in on three-drug cocktail “crystal ball” against brain tumors

Jan 1 : Researchers at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have proposed a suited-to-all, three-drug cocktail treatment for a type of brain tumor called glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

Tonsillectomy enhances quality of life in paediatric and adult patients

Jan 1: Researchers have revealed that Tonsillectomy, a surgical procedure to treat chronic and recurrent tonsillitis, significantly improves a patient’s quality of life in both children and adults.

Religious activities have bearing on mental health

Jan 1 : A person’s lifetime pattern of religious activities can affect his or her mental health, says a new study.

2008 to be the year of potatoes, sanitation and frogs, among others

January 1 : While most people would be unsure about what 2008 has for them in its kitty, there are certain developments relating to science and environment that they would definitely see this year.

Antipsychotic drugs may not be triggering apt response in brain cells

Jan 1 : Researchers at the Ohio State University Medical Centre have revealed that some of the antipsychotic drugs that treat depression, schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions by targeting a particular protein on brain cells, might not be

Silence may cause normal people to hear phantom noises

Jan 1 : A Brazilian study has shed more light on tinnitus, by finding that phantom noises, which are often misinterpreted as tinnitus, can be experienced by people with normal hearing in silent situations.