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Molecule Identified That Makes Fat Cells Fatter

Molecule Identified That Makes Fat Cells Fatter

A group of scientists at the University of Michigan carried out a study to understand why the fat-storing cells get fatter and takes a long time to metabolize fat in obese individuals. ...

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Kiwis Initiate Facebook Organ Donor Scheme

Kiwis Initiate Facebook Organ Donor Scheme

Facebook users in New Zealand will be able to share their organ donor status with their FB friends. The potential donors can now display “organ donor” as a life event on their timeline. ...

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Interstitial Cystitis – A Chronic Pain Syndrome

Interstitial Cystitis – A Chronic Pain Syndrome

Interstitial cystitis (IC), or painful bladder syndrome (PBS) , belongs to a family of disorders known as the chronic pelvic pain syndromes that include fibromyalgia, irritable bowel synd...

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Non-Communicable Diseases - A Rising Public Health Concern

Non-Communicable Diseases - A Rising Public Health Concern

Non-communicable diseases pose an important health concern across the globe. They may even result in sudden death and include conditions such as heart disease, stroke, cancers, etc. ...

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Autism - What’s Missing in the Genes?

Autism - What’s Missing in the Genes?

Scientists have carried out a study on variations in gene expression to understand the role of genes in individuals with autism. Autism is a heterogenous, complex, developmen...

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Maternal Smoking and the Retinoid Pathway in Lung Development

Maternal Smoking and the Retinoid Pathway in Lung Development

Maternal smoking has been linked with various abnormalities in the developing fetus. It increases the risk of heart abnormalities, brain disorders like learning disabilities and sudden ...

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Mesenchymal Stem Cells - An Efficient Source of Cartilage Regeneration

Mesenchymal Stem Cells - An Efficient Source of Cartilage Regeneration

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are found in human adult tissues such as synovial tissues, bone marrow, and adipose tissues. They are derived from mesoderm and are differentiated into carti...

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Metabolic Syndrome Among Adult Sri Lankans: A Study

Metabolic Syndrome Among Adult Sri Lankans: A Study

A study was carried out to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) among Sri Lankan adults and to evaluate its link with socio demographic, biochemical and clinical factors. ...

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A Blood Test to Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence?

A Blood Test to Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence?

Are circulating tumor cells important in predicting if a breast cancer will recur? A study conducted at the University of Texas indicates that the outcomes are worse in patients with ci...

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Nomophobia - No Mobile Phone Phobia

Nomophobia - No Mobile Phone Phobia

In today’s busy life mobile phones or cell phones are quite indispensable. Some of us check our cell phones innumerable times a day and even carry it to the washrooms. People are often ob...

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Improved Survival in BRAF-Mutated Melanoma With Trametinib

Improved Survival in BRAF-Mutated Melanoma With Trametinib

Melanoma is a skin cancer that arises from pigment cells called melanocytes. In the under 40-years population, melanoma is the second-most common cancer with 160,000 newly diagnosed cas...

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Breakthrough in Building Artificial Tissue: Interview

Breakthrough in Building Artificial Tissue: Interview

A system modeling biological cell-to-cell adhesion, the purpose of which can cover an extensive ambit ranging from consumer products to industrial application, is a remarkable breakthroug...

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Literacy and Education May Prevent Dementia

Literacy and Education May Prevent Dementia

Literacy and education may prevent the development of dementia, suggests new research. Martin Prince et al at the King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry conducted a cohort ...

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Obesity Shrinks Organ Donor Pool

Obesity Shrinks Organ Donor Pool

According to a recent American study presented at the National Kidney Foundation's 2012 Spring Clinical Meetings, majority of potential kidney donors are obese, making organ donation dif...

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Antioxidant Food Database

Antioxidant Food Database

Researchers from Norway, US, and Japan in a combined study developed a comprehensive Antioxidant Food Database consisting of antioxidant content of typical foods, herbs and spices, medici...

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