It is known that maintain an ideal body weight and an active lifestyle helps in preventing diabetes. The researchers from St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences focus on this aspect and claim that risk of developing diabetes is high for immigrants who live in low i...
Seemingly inert bone tissue is affected by the toxicity of alcohol.
Smoking during pregnancy is one of the main threats for both mothers an infant. According to an epidemiological study 11 to 30 percent of pregnant women smoke or are passively exposed to tobacco.
Due to unfavourable weather forecast, the Sept 17 ferry flight of Endeavour space shuttle atop the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) has been postponed to Sept 18.
U.S and Russian astronauts undocked safely from the International Space Station (ISS) and returned to Earth Sunday after successfully completing their mission. The mission lasted for more than four months.
A pilot study claims that breath testing could be used to identify benign and malignant pulmonary nodules. Normally the patients undergo CT scan in pulmonary diagnosis procedure.
A team of researchers have found a strong genetic evidence of a link between mutations of the mevalonate kinase gene (MVK) and disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) , a skin disease.
New study says that Americans living in the rural areas are more likely to be obese when compared to the city residents.
Looks like half of the marriages end in divorce. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that a staggering 3.4 per 1,000 population end in divorce. In such scenarios children are the innocent victims. The entire episode of divorce is tough for children, especially males.
Alzheimer's that appears after the age of 60 is irreversible and type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. But a new drug designed by the scientists from the University of Ulster has the potential to treat the dreaded disease. These drugs have the benefit for keeping our brain cells ...
A team of engineers form the Newcastle University have developed a novel ultra low cost scanner that can be plugged into any computer or laptop in order to get access to important information about the unborn child.
For the first time astronomers have spotted starry skied planets orbiting sun-like stars. This new finding suggests that planets can appear in dense stellar environment.
