Eat melons to lower your BP

WASHINGTON - People suffering from high blood pressure are advised to eat lots of potassium-rich vegetables and fruits such as melons, oranges, say nutrition experts at UT Southwestern Medical Centre.

Same neural networks in brain process familiar and newly learnt words

WASHINGTON - A series of experiments conducted as part of the Academy of Finland’s Neuroscience Research Programme (NEURO) have shown that the brain uses the same neural networks to process both familiar and newly learnt words.

15pc preschoolers suffer from anxiety, depression: Canadian study

WASHINGTON - Almost 15 pct of the preschoolers suffer from high levels of depression and anxiety, according to a Canadian study.

Patients infected with particular HIV subtype more likely to develop dementia

WASHINGTON - Johns Hopkins researchers have found that infections with a particular subtype of HIV increase people’s likelihood of developing dementia, compared to infections with other subtypes.

Teetotallers ‘at increased depression risk’

WASHINGTON - A new study has found that people abstaining from alcohol are at greater risk of suffering from depression as compared to those who consume it.

FDA cites shortcomings with Genzyme study of leukemia drug for frail, elderly patients

FDA: problems with Genzyme study of leukemia drug

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Friday questioned whether Genzyme’s leukemia drug Clolar should be approved for older patients based on limited studies conducted by the biotech drugmaker.

Obama’s health care reform less popular than Bill Clinton’s ‘94 proposal

WASHINGTON - Americans are more sceptical about President Barack Obama’s health care reform than they were about Bill Clinton’s health care proposals in 1994, a survey conducted by a Republican polling firm has found.

Scientists make first direct measurement of mutation rate in humans

WASHINGTON - An international team of 16 scientists has reported the first direct measurement of the general rate of genetic mutation at individual DNA letters in humans.

Online health news stories with negative, localized info attract more readers

WASHINGTON - Readers devote more attention and memory to news about local health threats than news about distant, or non-local, health threats, according to a study at the University of Missouri.

Urine LAM-ELISA not effective as independent diagnostic test for pulmonary TB

WASHINGTON - A trial of the new diagnostic urine LAM-ELISA has indicated that it may not be useful as an independent diagnostic test for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).

Scientists uncover vulnerable enzyme that can be targeted to kill dangerous pathogens

WASHINGTON - A collaborative study conducted by researchers from three institutions in the U.S. has shown that an enzyme, which is essential to many bacteria, can be targeted to kill dangerous pathogens.

Psoriasis patients less likely to react to disgusted faces

WASHINGTON - A new study by University of Manchester scientists has shown that people with psoriasis - an often distressing dermatological condition that causes lesions and red scaly patches on the skin - are less likely to react to looks of disgust by others than people without the condition.

Fasting ‘extends reproductive life span’

WASHINGTON - Scientists have long asserted that females are born with their entire lifetime’s supply of eggs, and once they’re gone, they’re gone. However, a new study suggests that in case of nematode worms, this does not hold true.

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