Fish-rich Diet
A study was conducted at Addenbrooke’ Hospital in Cambridge, UK, to determine the frequency of fish consumption among 22,000 middle-aged and older men and women, of whom 517 had diabetes. The researchers discovered that diabetics who consumed an average of less than one serving of fish per week had four times the risk of microalbuminuria [...]
HIV Increase Risk of Bone Fractures!
In the study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, it was found that HIV positive individuals have an increased risk of fractures of the hip, vertebra, wrist and combined fractures. Data from 8525 HIV positive and more than two million non-HIV patients were collected from two hospitals in the United States. Incidentlally, [...]
Testicles – new source of stem cells: Scientists
HAMBURG: Faced with strict German laws banning the use of human embryos, a team of German scientists came up with a radical new “ethical” source for stem cells – men’s testicles. The scientists believe their breakthrough may offer a whole new range of treatments for diseases like Parkinson’s and diabetes and for spinal cord injuries [...]
Gene – the key to neutralizing HIV, U.S. study
The AIDS virus is especially hard to fight because few people develop antibodies to neutralize it, but U.S. researchers said on Thursday they have found an immunity gene that may offer a new way to fight back.They said the gene Apobec3 helps mice develop antibodies against an HIV-like virus, and they think the same gene [...]
Laura Schaefer explained the Male Brain!
Women have puzzled over it for years-why the heck do men do the things they do? Why do they profess their love for you one minute, then ignore you the next (say, when an Attila the Hun special turns up on TV)? Why can they not remember our birthdays? Let science explain some of these [...]
