'Baby brain' and 12 other pregnancy myths The Times | Pregnancy may bring a rush of euphoric emotions for many women, but it can also mean nine months of paranoia and panic. We are fed so much information that the path from conception to labour can be fraught with confusion. Once that bump appears, everyone has an opinion on everything from the gende...
10 Ways You Can Help Prevent Stroke WPXI By Stephanie Trelogan, Caring.com senior editor | According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stroke is the No. 1 cause of serious, long-term disability in the U.S. Over the course of a lifetime, stroke affects an estimated four out of five families. Although these statistics sound ...
Brain area responsible for fear of losing money discovered Newstrack India | Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Neuroscientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and their colleagues have identified the brain area responsible for fear of losing money-the amygdala. | The researchers have described the finding i...
Alzheimer's drug shows promise for Huntington's disease Newstrack India | Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Dimebon (latrepirdine), a pill being developed for Alzheimer's disease, has been found to improve mental abilities in some patients with Huntington's disease, says a new study. | The research has been published in the...
High blood pressure is linked to dementia The Miami Herald | If the cardiologist's warnings don't scare you, consider this: Controlling blood pressure just might be the best protection yet known against dementia. | In a flurry of new research, scientists scanned people's brains to show hypertension fuels a k...
Brain works best with proper exercise, diet, sleep Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Depending on what technology reigned supreme at the time, the human brain has been compared to a telegraph, a TV and a computer. | But it's also a three-pound, flesh-and-blood human organ, and with 100 billion neurons, a very demanding one at that....
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No nutrients in processed food Deccan Chronicle No nutrients in processed food | The first thing that most fitness-conscious people do while buying food in a supermarket, is to look for ‘low calorie’ edible items. They natur...
Fla. dogs getting sick from iguanas killed by cold The Examiner Comments MIAMI (Map, News) - There's a new danger for dogs in South Florida: iguanas killed by the recent cold snap. | The carcasses litter some neighborhoods, and have been deadly...
FDA warns of brain risks with frequent Tysabri use Houston Chronicle | WASHINGTON - Federal health officials warned doctors Friday that the risk of a deadly brain inflammation linked to the multiple sclerosis treatment Tysabri increases with use of ...
Cervical length screening in women could reduce preterm birth Newstrack India | Washington, February 6 (ANI): Screening women for signs of a shortening cervix could help reduce preterm births, researchers believe. | Experts at Yale School of Medicine also think that using ultrasound to screen low-risk women could improve...
How hormone progesterone acts to prevent preterm birth Newstrack India | Washington, Feb 6 (ANI): Researchers at Yale School of Medicine may have uncovered the mechanism by which progesterone prevents preterm birth. | The findings will be presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal...
Why Do We Fear Losing Money? redOrbit Posted on: Monday, 8 February 2010, 15:25 CST | Neuroscientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and their colleagues have tied the human aversion to losing money to a specific structure in the brain–the amygdala. | The finding, ...
India aims to double trade with Arab world The Hindu | Special Correspondent | - PHOTO: S. SUBRAMANIUM | EXIT TIMING: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma (right) with FICCI President Rajan Bharti Mittal (centre) and Ahmed Benhelli, Deputy Secretary General, League of Arab States, at the second India-Arab Investment Projects Conclave in New Delhi on Monday. | NEW DELHI: Asserting that...
Warning on vitamin E deficiency in sheep Australian Broadcasting Corporation Western Australian sheep producers are being warned to look for signs of vitamin E deficiencies in sheep, after reports from farmers in the state's great southern sheep belt. | Last season's rain cut-off in September-October, and with dry months following, there's been no green feed, hence low levels of vitamin E. | Dr Anna Erickson, an Agriculture...
