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Causes Of Common Depression Identified

...patients enrolled at 14 universities, according to science portal EurekAlert. Preliminary results from this seven-year project, STAR-D (Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression), show that chronic depressive episodes are common and are associated with factors like poor physical health, low qua...

Asthma Attacks May Be Triggered By Inhalers

...when an asthma attack is likely to take place. The science journal ‘Nature’ has published the results of the study. Silverman, professor of child health in the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation at the University of Leicester, said: 'Asthma is a very common and often disabling condition. Abo...

Calcium taken as food far effective than medication

Even science proves that food is better than any medication. Foods which are rich in calcium better than supplements says a new study // . 195 healthy girls aged 10 to 12 were studied, their calcium intake was less than 900 mg a day. A random assignment of girls...

Smoking Related Scenes in Movies Increase Teenage Susceptibility To Smoke

...dollars to put smoking on the American screen. The science is in; getting smoking out of youth rated movies is the simplest and least expensive thing that can be done to reduce adolescent smoking”, said Stanton Glantz, director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at UCSF". Perhaps, thi...

ESRC offers new dynamics for old in UK

...he ESRC are committed to providing the best social science research on ageing, and strongly believe that the ...nvests more than ￡123 million every year in social science and at any time is supporting some 2,000 researchers in academic institutions and research policy in...

Free Treatment Center Established In Chennai

... a negligible amount. "We believe that by making science accessible with non-profit initiatives, one can bring the best healthcare practice within the common man's reach," Gunaseelan said. "Through this foundation, we wish to realize our dream of providing integrated treatment of contemporary standards t...

Asthma an be treated with Vitamin supplement intervention

...: 'This is a great example of how productive basic science collaborations can translate into studies in patients. Our research began more than five years ago with Dr Anne O'Garra from the MRC National Institute for Medical Research at Mill Hill.' She added: 'At the moment we only have a preliminary experim...

Obesity: Digestive Disorders Come In The Way Of Exercise

... frequently affect individuals who are overweight, science portal EurekAlert reported. The researchers studied nearly 1,000 men and women participating in a randomized trial evaluating three weight-loss programs in Minnesota. People in the study reported experiencing a variety of problems: 19 percent said ...

Moderate Exercise Is Good For The Heart: Study

... a treadmill. They significantly lived longer, the science portal EurekAlert reported. The exercise protocol, the equivalent of daily, leisurely strolls in humans, extended the life expectancy of the rat study group by at least 10 percent to 15 percent. "Assuming the results are applicable to humans, low-i...

Cholesterol; Can Be Reduced By Sunflower Seeds, and Pistachios

...ved to be the most comprehensive analysis to date, science portal EurekAlert reported. They found that pistachios and sunflower kernels had the highest levels of phytosterols among nuts and seeds most commonly consumed as snack foods in the US. Sesame seed and wheat germ actually ranked highest, but are no...

Lead levels in disturbed soil post-Katrina unsafe

...jor research conferences and provides educational, science policy and career programs in chemistry....

MP Calls For Ban On Aspartame

...sing aspartame, which is produced by Searle. Sound science had been rejected by the people who gave their approval for aspartame, Williams added. He also said that aspartame is far more dangerous than the banned food dye Sudan 1.Caroline Flint, the Public Health Minister responded by saying that a review con...

A cheesy story!!!

In a study related to Food science and consumer acceptance in Norway the researchers have found out that, consumers react differently then do experts to cheese.// The food compared was cheese and the opinions of consumers were compared with expert dairy assessors. The rating was base...

Decoding the Fungi Genome Will Save Millions of Lives.

... genome was completely mapped and published in the science magazine Nature. The genetic maps were as differen...tion, and provide benefits for many other areas of science and medicine," Denning said. (edited ANI)...

Time to wake up as conservationists

...rogram perfectly fulfills AAAS' mission to advance science and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people. Investing in the next generation of researchers makes good sense for the long-term health of national parks,national treasures throughout the Americas." Some of the Cannon scholar’s...

Magnesium In Diet Strengthens Bones

...se who got the least amount of magnesium, reported science portal EurekAlert. Magnesium is found in many green vegetables including spinach, collards, dandelion greens, peas, parsley, garlic, celery, cauliflower and cabbage. Besides they are also found in brussel sprouts, asparagus, beetroot, sweet corn, ...

Saliva Can Now Be Used For Hepatitis C Test

...h a machine to filter out waste products, reported science portal SciDev Net. Such patients have a high incidence of Hepatitis C. The researchers reported 100 percent success at detecting Hepatitis C in the saliva of patients who had symptoms of the disease. This is comparable to the results of testing ser...

Heartburn drugs linked to bacterial diarrhea

...gents and Chemotherapy, a major infectious disease science meeting. Patients who used powerful acid-fighters such as Prilosec and Prevacid, called proton pump inhibitors, to treat a condition known as were almost three times more likely to be diagnosed with the bug than those not taking the drugs. Tho...

Government May Have To Develop HIV Vaccine

...take as long as 2025 to create such a vaccine. The science involved in developing such a vaccine is complicated, and the poor nations who need such a vaccine may not be able to afford it, assuming it is developed. Over 30 vaccine candidates are undergoing tests in 19 countries, according to the Internation...

The reason for Alzheimer’s unearthed

...apability." The study could prove very useful in science advancement....

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