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Oct 03, 2013 11:42 AM EDT

Component of Grapefruit Blocks the Formation of Kidney Cysts

A new study highlights the importance of a component naturally found in grapefruits and other citrus fruits. The study claims that the component 'naringenin' successfully blocks the formation of kidney cysts.

Oct 03, 2013 11:30 AM EDT

Students' Idea to Turn Grasshoppers into Flour Wins Hult Prize

Students from McGill University have found a unique way to curb the hunger problem in poor countries using flour made by grasshoppers.

Oct 03, 2013 11:24 AM EDT

Longer Use of Statins Prevents Dementia and Memory Loss

Researchers from Johns Hopkins reported new evidence that longer use of statin to prevent heart disease does not cause any short term cognition problems and its use over a year may also protect against dementia.

Oct 03, 2013 09:18 AM EDT

Statins Linked to Lower Gum Inflammation in Heart Disease Patients

Statins reduces inflammation associated with gum disease. Steps taken to lower inflammation may also lower inflammation in arteries and vice-a-versa.

Oct 03, 2013 09:09 AM EDT

Depressed People Three Times More Likely to Develop Parkinson's Disease

Scientists from Taiwan state that depression can triple the risk of developing Parkinson's disease - a common neurodegenerative disorder.

Oct 03, 2013 12:18 AM EDT

Right, Left, Wrong: Why People Reject Science

You’d be forgiven for thinking science is under attack. Climate science has been challenged by deniers and sceptics, vaccination rates are falling thanks to anti-vaccination movements, and GM crops are pillaged by anti-GM activists. But what determines why people take these positions?

Oct 02, 2013 10:42 PM EDT

Head and Neck Cancer Screenings Make a Positive Impact in Urban Areas

Free head and neck cancer screenings can have a positive impact in urban communities via the detection of various health issues, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

Oct 02, 2013 10:16 PM EDT

Could Human Skin Dressing Treat Cancerous Cells?

Researchers from Université Laval's Faculty of Medicine and CHU de Québec believe that it could be possible for wound dressings made from human skin to grow during in vitro.

Oct 02, 2013 01:28 PM EDT

Less Harmful Strains of E. Coli Help Kill off Biofilms

A recent study looks at less harmful strains of E. coli that can help fight off more deadly bacterial infections. Scientists worked to reprogram the microbe that comes from the strain in order to fight off biofilms that are responsible for many hard-to-treat infections that may actually take root in...

Oct 02, 2013 12:53 PM EDT

Bystander CPR Helps Prevent Cardiac Arrest

Thanks to the launch of a national effort via Denmark in 2005, residents who suffer from cardiac arrest are three times more likely to survive than they were a decade ago.

Oct 02, 2013 12:11 PM EDT

Pregnancy Weight: How a High BMI Affects Your Baby

A recent study shows that pregnancy weight gain may be linked to childhood obesity.

Oct 02, 2013 11:53 AM EDT

Eye Contact May Make You Less Persuasive

Want to be persuasive? Then you'd better break eye contact. It turns out that eye contact may actually make people more resistant to persuasion, especially when they already disagree.