Genes behind stuttering discovered

Stuttering is a speech disorder in which a person prolongs sounds or repeats words, syllables or words, disrupting the normal flow of speech. Stuttering may be inherited from ancestors. After a long time, scientists are able to identify specific genetic alterations which are behind this speech disorder. For hundreds of years, the reason behind this [...]

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Low IQ may prove harmful for your heart

IQ is the strongest predictor of the heart diseases, after smoking. This has been reported by the Britain’s Medical Search Council. People with the lower intelligence scores- as reflected by the low results on written or oral tests of IQ- had higher rates of heart diseases and death than all other risk factors except smoking, [...]

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Diet Tips and Recipes for Knee Pain

Looking for a natural way to relieve knee pain? A number of foods have powerful anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties –including them in the daily diet would lead to long-term benefits in the health of your knees. Drink lots of orange juice Orange juice is good source of vitamin C, a nutrient that guards against knee [...]

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Taking Care Of Dengue

In most cases, uncomplicated cases of dengue can be well-managed at home, provided the treatment is carried under expert medical supervision. There are no specific vaccines for dengue. It is treated symptomatically. The principal aim is to control the abrupt temperature fluctuation, maintain adequate hydration and provide relief from joint pain and abstinence from exertion. [...]

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Things To Take Care Of

Hair It’s your crowning glory, so take good care to keep it healthy and clean. Eyes Eyes are the mirror of your soul, so make sure they don’t look tired. Use rosewater in cotton swabs and place on closed yes to relax. Smile Smile a good teethy smile with well polished teeth and a good [...]

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10 Ways To Party Safe

Everybody loves to party. Go ahead, have fun this holiday season, but stay safe. You’ve bought new clothes and accessories, you’ve planned where you are going and with whom, you’ve made arrangements with your parents/children/peers (depending upon your age) and are all set to have a rollicking time this holiday season. Perhaps you’ve even gone [...]

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Effects of beer on bones

A glass of beer is quite effective in strengthening the bones. This can prevent osteoporosis, a disorder which is characterized by the weak and the brittle bones. It has been revealed by the Journal of Science of Food and Agriculture (JSFA). According to the experts 500 ml of day can cause and increase other chronic [...]

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What is Thalassemia?

All living tissues in the body require oxygen for normal metabolism. Oxygen molecules are carried to various tissues through the hemoglobin in the blood. Hemoglobin protein is made up of chains. Thalassemia results when congenital defects in the genes impair the chain production. These genetic defects are usually inherited from one’s parents. Since we inherit [...]

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Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS)

While working on the screen, the eyes tend to blink less. In today’s modern time, all work is performed on the computer. It enables us to do work faster. This happens due to the long working spent in front of the computer. It leads to the condition which is named as Computer Vision Syndrome. This [...]

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Fat effects

Everyone today is aware of the lasting effects of the fats. From heart diseases to diabetes and obesity, there are many fat related diseases. So apart from cutting down on the visible fats like cooking oils, butter etc there are many invisible sources of fats like meat, dairy and oils from tree nuts that you [...]

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Voyage to save the Heart

Earlier in the 1966 movie named Fantastic Voyage, researchers developed a miniature for a delivery mechanism and inject it into the human body. Now, the Harvard Medical School researcher’ have used inject able self-assembling peptide nanofibers loaded with the pro-survival factor PDGF-BB to protect rat hearts from injury and subsequent heart failure. Narrowed or blocked [...]

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Laser Treatment For Ischemic Stroke

Laser Treatment For Ischemic Stroke:     A research company from California called PhotoThera has been conducting tests for an effective treatment of patients that have suffered a stroke. Their approach involves usage of an infrared laser that revives damaged encephalic cells.  This treatment is still in its experimental phase and several sequences need to be [...]

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