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August 17, 2010 2:57 PM

Aggressive people at a risk of heart attacks

A new study by the US National Institute on ageing has warned that ambitious and aggressive people are at a risk of heart attacks and strokes as compared to agreeable and more trusting people. The research was carried out in four villages of Italy and subjects were closely observed for a period of t...

August 16, 2010 6:04 PM

Bacteria too have smell sense, says Research

Research has shown that bacteria - among the simplest life forms on Earth - have a sense of smell. Scientists from Newcastle University in the UK have demonstrated that a bacterium commonly found in soil can sniff and react to ammonia in the air. It was previously thought that this olfaction was lim...

July 31, 2010 9:12 AM

Study links calcium pills to heart risk

Calcium supplements taken by many old women could be increasing the risk of a heart attack. This startling revelation has been made by research scholars in the British Medical Journal, which said people who took supplements were 30 per cent more likely to have a heart attack. The claim is made after...

July 31, 2010 9:09 AM

Calcium increases heat risk in old women

Calcium supplements taken by many old women could be increasing the risk of a heart attack. This startling revelation has been made by research scholars in the British Medical Journal, which said people who took supplements were 30 per cent more likely to have a heart attack. The claim is made after...

July 30, 2010 7:25 PM

Calcium supplements increase heart attack risk for old people

Research shows, calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack. The study, published in the British Medical Journal, said people who took supplements were 30 per cent more likely to have a heart attack. In all 12,000 people aged over 40 took part in t...

July 28, 2010 1:03 PM

Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space

The International Space Station is going to host soon the most accurate clock ever sent into space. The clock could help reveal changes in nature's fundamental constants. According to the 'New Scientist', the atomic clock will allow for better synchronization of clocks on Earth and pr...

July 20, 2010 7:57 PM

Vit C can help block growth of cancer cells, shows research

New Zealand researchers have established that vitamin C can help to block the growth of cancer cells. A team from Otago University at Christchurch, in a paper published in leading international journal Cancer Research, have shown that vitamin C has a role in controlling tumour growth. They say their...

July 20, 2010 10:03 AM

Vaginal gel cuts HIV-infections by half?

Researchers say a vaginal gel has significantly cut the rate of women contracting HIV from infected partners in an experiment in South Africa. They said the gel, containing Aids drug tenofovir cut infection rates among 889 women by 50 per cent after one year of use and by 39 per cent after two and a...

July 16, 2010 7:38 PM

Cherry juice could cure Insomnia

Scientists say, Cherry juice could hold the key to a good night's sleep. <br/><br/>A study found volunteers who drank a glass of unsweetened cherry juice in the morning and evening enjoyed more shut-eye than when they drank the same amount of other juices. <br/>&#0...

July 13, 2010 1:14 PM

New Insulin to Treat Diabetes

A new structural form of insulin has been developed to treat diabetes. Speaking exclusively to AIR, the Director National Institute of Immunology, Professor Avadhesha Surolia, said that one shot of this novel form of insulin will be effective from one week to over a month.<br/><br/&#0...

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