A study led by researchers at Bay Pines VA Healthcare System and the University of South Florida has found that Cotinine, a compound derived from tobacco, reduced plaques associated with dementia and prevented memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimers disease. We found a compound that protects neurons, prevents the progression of Alzheimers disease [...]
A new study has suggested that the neutralization of the cytokine GM-CSF could halt the development of multiple sclerosis. In a major breakthrough in the battle against the disease, immunologist Burkhard Becher and his team at the University of Zurich made the demonstration in an animal model. Unlike other known cytokines, this messenger substance is [...]
Here’s bad news for those who sit in front of a computer all day at work. A new study has suggested that spending 10 years or more in a desk job almost doubles the risk of bowel cancer, even if you regularly keep fit or go to the gym. The findings highlight the dangers of [...]
Tinnitus is commonly referred to as ringing in the ears. This ringing sound is quite unique in every individual case. Those who experience it, describe it in many different ways. Usually, they call it as buzzing or humming or a whistling sound inside the ear. Some people experience musical hallucinations and they hear a particular [...]
For the first time, scientists have explained why individuals observing others flaws and norm transgressions experience vicarious embarrassment regardless of whether the person observed realizes their flaw or not. Soren Krach and Frieder M. Paulus from Philipps-University Marburg, Germany, conducted the study in collaboration with Christopher J. Cohrs from Queens University Belfast, United Kingdom. In [...]
A new study led by an Indian-origin surgeon has found that increased levels of a protein that helps regulate the bodys blood pressure may also predict a major cardiovascular event in high-risk patients. Measuring the amount of the protein, known as plasma renin activity (PRA), in the blood stream may give doctors another tool to [...]