Scientists have discovered 10 smells, including lemons and leather, which can be used to help predict who will develop Alzheimer’s disease. They believe the inability to smell certain odours can determine which patients with minimal or mild cognitive impairment are … Continue reading
Around 60 patients in the UK are taking part in a trial of a new therapy that uses cells grown from leg muscule to repair faulty hearts. The cells are taken from the patient’s leg and injected into the heart … Continue reading
A new study shows that acupuncture does help arthritis of the knee. reducing pain by up to 40 per cent. There was also a 40 per cent improvement in mobility of the affected knee. Some 570 patients, all aged over … Continue reading
A long-acting once-a-month injection to help recovering alcoholics from drinking has been developed by scientists at the University of Carolina in the US. The injection uses naltrexone, a drug already used to treat alcohol addiction, but has to be taken … Continue reading
British scientists are using the body’s own tcells to destroy cancer cells, in a new treatment that could become available in the next five years. This treatment, which involves taking a cancer patients blood, modifying the t-cells -the white blood … Continue reading
British women are less likely to use anti-wrinkle creams than other western European women, research suggests. Market analyst Mintel found 36% of British women used the creams compared with about a half of French women and Spaniards and two thirds … Continue reading
The UK’s Medicines and Health Care Products Regulatory Agency has issued a warning over the anti-menopause herbal treatment Black Cohosh following alerts that it may be linked or the cause of liver damage in women. The Committee on Safety of … Continue reading
A new study in the Netherlands has shown that smoking adds ten years to a woman’s reproductive age. A smoker aged 30 has the fertility of a 40-year-old, says the study, published in the journal Human Reproduction, which looked at … Continue reading
One of the main ingredents in Indian curries may be a new weapon in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have found that curcumin, part of turmeric, which gives curry its … Continue reading
A new breathing machine capable of lowering blood pressure with 45 minutes’ use a week has been developed. Made by the company Intercure, the machine slows down patients’ rate of breathing and tests have shown that this results in a … Continue reading
Cycling or swimming three times a week can be as effective as drugs for treating depression, new research has discovered. In study by the University of Texas to investigate how exercise alone can be used to treat mild to moderate … Continue reading
Stress can dramatically weaken the body’s defences against disease, leaving people who lead such lives with immune systems ten years ‘older’ than they should be, says a report. The University of California said its findings shows just how much stress … Continue reading
Scientists in Switzerland’s Lausanne University Hospital have used a polymer material to repair or replace damaged and broken bones. Trials at the hospital show that the substance made of polymer and ceramic supports bone cells as they repair. At present, … Continue reading
A UK man who has suffered from diabetes for more than 30 years has had the condition reversed by cell transplant surgery. The man, aged 61, suffered from Type 1 diabetes and required daily insulin injections to control it until … Continue reading
Scientists say it will soon be possible to reverse the greying of hair after discovering a gene responsible in mice. The discovery, by doctors at the Dana-Farber Cancer Insitute in Boston, came as a result of research into skin cancer. … Continue reading
The amount of omega-3 fatty acid DHA, a nutrient essential for a healthy human brain, has fallen dramatically in commercially-bred chickens, researchers at London’s Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition have discovered. In the last twenty years the amount … Continue reading
Heart attacks could be saved by a new ‘super-aspirin’ drug. Plavix , the brand name of the drug, taken – with other clot-stopping treatments- cuts the risk of death, researchers in the US have discovered. Aspirin and Plavix both prevent … Continue reading
LONDON: A large number of Britons would be prepared to give up sex if it meant they would live to be 100, according to a survey on Friday. The Mori research found that 40 percent would pass on the passion … Continue reading
SMOKING can lower your IQ and increases the risk of dementia later in life, experts warned yesterday. Long-term smokers suffer significant damage to their memory and their ability to think quickly and solve problems. Researchers warn that this may lead … Continue reading
London: New research reveals that the risk of heart attack and stroke increases as a result of winter infections. The joint study sponsored by the British Heart Foundation, the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust discovered thatbronchitis can increase … Continue reading
London: The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons expresses their concern regarding plastic surgery being offered as a holiday gift. Douglas McGeorge, consultant plastic surgeon and BAAPS President-elect, describes plastic surgery gift vouchers it as a cynical sales ploy by … Continue reading
At 124 years old Zabina Khakimova has been declared the world’s oldest person – and she still does the housework. Zabina puts her longevity down to hard work, simple food and clean mountain air. Perhaps it also helps that she … Continue reading
London: Victims of breast cancer face an agonising three-year wait on the UK’s National Health Srvice for a drug hailed as the biggest breakthrough in 30 years. Doctors say Arimidex could save or prolong the lives of thousands of women. … Continue reading
ORGANIC milk contains almost three-quarters more of the ‘wonder nutrient’ Omega 3 than its conventional counterpart, according to a report. The findings are among the first to confirm a genuine health benefit from eating a specific organic food. One pint … Continue reading
Lead in drinking water pipes could increase the risk of cataracts, it has emerged. Researchers claim a build-up of lead in the body over the years from older plumbing systems could help trigger the eye disorder. U.S. scientists working on … Continue reading