According to researchers, tanning is not just a superficial reaction. The exact reaction between the skin and the radiation from the sun still largely remains a mystery. The reactions that go on in the skin are more complex. It has come to light that detection of UV radiation by the skin takes place through a Read more
On Thursday, US Regulators say that a few of birth control pills, which include those contraceptive pills, rings and patches for women, could cause a blood clotting than low-dose medications. The US Food and Drug Administration said that the review gathered data from more than 800,000 women. They found out that the higher risks posed by products such as Read more
A vaccine against the sexually passed on disease HPV, causing cervical cancer in women, has also been shown some potentials in preventing most anal cancers in gay men, a global study said Wednesday. Men who got immunized against human papillomavirus grew 75 percent less anal lesions, leading to cancer compared to their counterparts given with placebo, as stated in the Read more
British scientist found out a new way of developing stem cell. The said stem cell can only be use on liver transplant as scientists manage in producing working liver cells. A team of researchers led by the Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge used cutting-edge technology in correcting a genetic mutation in stem cells Read more
While it has been known that chemotherapy does have an influence on the fertility of women, latest studies have revealed that the actual repercussions are much higher than perceived today. The research was carried out in the University of California, San Francisco. The study was conducted on analyzing long term effects of chemotherapy and the Read more
According to latest research, half of the populations in US and a substantial amount of population in UK will be under the cloud of obesity by 2030. As of now, the number of obese people in the United States has been estimated to be 99 million. In a span of less than twenty years, this Read more
According to latest research, the risk of bladder cancer increases manifold in people who smoke. While it was known that smoking does increase the risk of cancer, the new reports say that the actual risk of cancer is several times more than that reported in the previous study. The study that was reported on the Read more
According to a latest study by the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, the treatment of thyroid cancer differs from one hospital to another and the hospital that a patient chooses can make a lot of difference in the cancer treatment. The study has found that there are several “unexplained factors” that depend on the Read more
According to latest research, soap and water are much more effective in disinfecting hands when compared to hand sanitizers. In addition, use of hand sanitizers can also cause an outbreak of norovirus and other contagious viral infections. Hand sanitizers, which were initially used as an alternative to soap and water, are now being widely used Read more
A new research has claimed that in general more than 50 percent of sporadic cases of schizophrenia happens due to the de novo, which is a protein altering mutations. This kind of genetic errors are presence in the patients while he have been suffering from schizophrenia, but this do not come in their body from Read more
According to latest studies, men suffering from infertility can soon heave a sigh of relief since a team of Japanese researchers have succeeded in inducing fertility in infertile mice. Several researches have been carried on in this regard over the years and unfortunately, all of them failed to deliver promising results. This research has succeeded Read more
A new study has claimed that nicotine is too much useful for protecting the human brain from developing of Parkinson’s disease. In the mean time it also does protect dopamine neurons in the brain. This new discovery may somehow lead the existing treatment system towards a new door of success for the disease. By Read more