Health Bytes

Too much gaming may harm parent-child bond

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:34:26 +0000

London, July 4 (ANI): Parents might be alienating their kids by allowing them to play computer games for too long, according to a leading author. (more…)

Migraine headaches linked to bad academic performance

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:23:48 +0000

Washington, July 4 (ANI): Teens who suffer from migraine headaches are more likely to get lower grades, and less likely to graduate from high school, or attend college than those who don’t have migraine, according to a study. (more…)

Embryonic stem cells and reprogrammed skin cells are clearly distinguishable

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:22:04 +0000

Washington, July 4 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) have shown that there are certain molecular differences between embryonic stem cells and skin cells skin cells reprogrammed into embryonic-like cells. (more…)

Locusts’ brains may provide clues to curing migraines, stroke

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:20:38 +0000

Washington, July 4 (ANI): Queen’’s University biologists have revealed that insight into the locust’s brain may offer a novel way to manipulate human brain to stave off diseases like migraines, stroke, and epilepsy. (more…)

Four pints of beer a week may mean higher hospitalisation risk

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:19:15 +0000

London, July 4 (ANI): Men who drink four pints of beer a week are likely to spend more time in the hospital during their lifetime, says a new study. (more…)

Brain malformations linked to preterm birth

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:21:18 +0000

Washington, July 3 (ANI): Brain malformations are significantly associated with preterm birth, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. (more…)

Overweight kids ‘experience more depression, loneliness, anxiety’

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:20:07 +0000

Washington, July 3 (ANI): A new study by University of Missouri researchers has found that overweight kids, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten. (more…)

Hepatitis B virus mutations may help predict liver cancer risk

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:18:54 +0000

Washington, July 3 (ANI): Scientists from Second Military Medical University in Shanghai have revealed that mutations in the DNA of hepatitis B virus (HBV) might help predict which patients are at increased risk of developing liver cancer, HBV infection is a known cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer. (more…)

Autistic kids should be taught in smaller groups, say experts

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:17:51 +0000

Washington, July 3 (ANI): A new study suggests that children with autism need to be taught in smaller groups. (more…)

Why H1N1 flu spreads from person to person less effectively than other flu viruses

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:16:30 +0000

Washington, July 3 (ANI): Scientists in the US have come up with an genetic explanation for why the new H1N1 “swine flu” virus has spread from person to person less effectively than other flu viruses. (more…)