Archive for March, 2008

Bitter melon is powerful treatment for Type 2 diabetes

Mar 28 : Bitter melon, a vegetable and traditional Chinese medicine, contains a powerful treatment for Type 2 diabetes, Sydney-based researchers have found.

‘Normal weight obesity’ may lead to heart and metabolic problems

Mar 28 : Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found that people with normal Body Mass Index (BMI) who have the highest percentage of body fat are also at a risk of metabolic disturbances

Scientists reveal how dengue virus matures, becomes infectious

Mar 28 : Biologists at Purdue University have found how the dengue virus matures and becomes infectious.

Air pollution destroying flowers’ natural fragrance

Mar 28 : Trying to woo a woman with a sweet-smelling bouquet of blooms flowers may not work any more, for flowers are fast losing their scent due to air pollution.

Genetic variant that predisposes people to tuberculosis identified

Mar 28 : A genetic variant that predisposes people to developing a lethal form of tuberculosis (TB), tuberculous meningitis, if they are infected with a strain of TB known as the Beijing strain has been identified by the researchers working in Vietnam.

When it comes to finding a mate, size doesn’t matter for armed beetles

Mar 28 : When it comes to finding a mate, size doesn’t really play much of a role for one species of armed beetle, says a new study.

Birds cooperate to solve food puzzle

March 28 : German scientists have shown that just like primates, birds can also cooperate with each other to win a food reward by performing tasks that are difficult for them to do on

Emotion makes the human nose sniff out danger

Mar 28 : Your nose is a quick learner when it comes to the thousands of scents it encounters in its daily travels. Now, researchers have found that emotion plays a huge part when it comes to differentiating between similar smells.

Protein that kills brain cells after stroke identified

Mar 28 : Researchers at Emory University claim to have identified a protein that kills brain cells after a stroke or a seizure.

Gene mutation may be underlying cause of schizophrenia

Mar 28 : Researchers at the University of Washington and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories have found a link between genetic errors and schizophrenia.