HEALTH
Green Tea May Help Lower Blood Sugar Spikes, Study
An ingredient in green tea that helps reduce blood sugar spikes in mice may lead to new diet strategies for people, according to new research.
Compliments Help People Perform Tasks Better, Study
Japanese scientists have found evidence that people performing tasks appear to perform better when another person compliments them.
Daily Aspirin May Cut Risks Of Recurrent Blood Clots
Low-dose aspirin may prevent potentially deadly blood clots in the leg or the lungs in patients who have had a previous blood clot.
WHO Warns Of Rising Anti-Malarial Drug Resistance In Asia
Growing resistance to artemisinin is threatening to roll back gains made in combating the disease, said malaria experts at a health conference in Sydney, Australia last week.
Gene Linked To Rare Male-Linked Intellectual Disability
Researchers have solved a 40-year mystery for an Australian family beset by a rare intellectual disability that affects only the male family members.
Study: Chewing Betel Quid Linked To Oral Cancer
Chewing betel quid exposes its 600 million users to substances that act as direct carcinogens in the mouth, scientists are reporting in a new study.
Leaders Issue Urgent Call For Polio-Free World
At the recent UN General Assembly in New York, heads of state from polio-endemic countries met with donors to pledge their support to stamp out the disease.
Hostile Gut Bacteria Linked To Type 2 Diabetes
New research shows that the composition of a person’s gut bacteria could play an important role in the development of type 2 diabetes.
Earlier Hepatitis B Treatment In Young Patients May Yield Better Results
Scientists in Singapore have found that young patients with Hepatitis B are not immune tolerant as previously thought.
