Want to stop smoking? Seek professional help
Washington – A new study has found that smokers in England who want to stop smoking are three times more likely to succeed if they see a trained advisor than if they try by themselves. It was suggested that just buying nicotine patches, gum or other licensed nicotine products from a shop does... read more »
New vaccine to protect against deadly pneumonia developed
Washington – A team of researchers has developed a new vaccine that protects against lethal pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria, including drug-resistant strains like MRSA. The new vaccine by the research team, led by Patrick Schlievert, professor and chair of... read more »
Biological mechanism behind diabetes identified
Washington – Computing resources at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have helped researchers better grasp how proteins misfold to create the tissue-damaging structures that lead to type 2 diabetes. The structures, called amyloid fibrils, are also implicated... read more »
Neanderthals `had ability to speak like humans`
Washington – Researchers analyzing Neanderthal’s fossilised hyoid bone – a horseshoe-shaped structure in the neck – have suggested that the species, just like humans, had the ability to speak. This theory has been suspected ever since the 1989 discovery of a Neanderthal hyoid in the... read more »
Red lipstick may be biggest turn off for men
Wellington – French model-turned-actress Lea Seydoux has claimed that red lipstick is a huge turn off for most men. Seydoux, 28, told British Marie Claire magazine that she has learnt... read more »
Health risks of daily use of antibacterial soaps may outweigh benefits
London – The Food and Drug Administration in America has ordered a safety review of antibacterial soaps after a new study warned that such products contain ingredients that make... read more »
Things you should never say to your boss revealed
Melbourne – Experts have revealed some of the things which an employee should never say to his boss, claiming that leaders and managers should try to keep an open mind and encourage... read more »
Junk food can damage your memory in just six days
Sydney – Junk food not only hurts your health but also your memory, according to a new study. The study by Margaret Morris, the head of pharmacology at the University of NSW, has... read more »
Good old bananas at threat of extinction!
London – Researchers are ‘incredibly concerned’ for fate of banana as plagues and fungus infections spread across world’s supplies, it has been revealed. The government in Costa Rica, one... read more »
