Massive coral death attributed to earthquake
Scientists have reported what is thought to be one of the world’s greatest mass death of corals ever recorded as a result of the earthquake in Aceh, Indonesia on 28 March 2005. The recent survey by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society - Indonesia Program and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (ARCCoERS) investigated the condition of cor...Prostate cancer recurrence attributed to obesity and rate of weight gain
Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer to be diagnosed in men. Several risk factors such as age, height, obesity, and genetic predisposition have been held responsible for the development of prostate cancer//. A recent research conducted has offered insights into the association between obesity and prostate cancer. Men who gain weight rapidly between the ages of 25...Another Benefit For Human Health Attributed To Omega-3-Fats
Omega-3 fats have numerous health benefits and are advised to be consumed; in the same league a new study further intensifies the drive//. Nutrient supplements help fight cancer even though the FDA may not want you to make any health claims, particularly when you want to sell nutrition supplements. Gang Wu at the University of Nevada reported on Nov.8 that Ron Pardini, biochem...Food allergy rise attributed to Celebrities
According to a survey by Norwich Union Healthcare reveals that the number of people claiming to suffer food allergies is being swollen by celebrity interviews and gossip magazines. The results were based on a survey of 250 general practitioners. // The findings say that out of the 250 GP’s; almost 167 of them said that they had seen an increase in the past year. While about 187...Wine Drinkers Good Health, Attributed To Their Lifestyle
A research was conducted to assess the health of the both wine and beer drinkers. It was found that the death rates among the wine drinkers were low when compared to those of beer drinkers. This was attributed to the diet consumed by both the population. // Morten Gr?nb?k, M.D., Ph.D. and colleagues of the Danish National Institute of Public Health conducted the research in Denmark. Th...Human Complexity Can Be Attributed To Regulatory Sequence
Joseph M. Miano, Ph.D associate professor within the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center said that // small regulatory DNA sequences control the genes and their functions. The researchers scanned the vast human DNA code to reveal 60 genes controlled by one such regulatory sequence. The findings of the study were published in the journal Geno...