Researchers have found oxytocin, also known as love hormone or the cuddle chemical, released during breastfeeding, childbirth or during sex, could provide new treatment for anorexia. It is reported the hormone can alter the tendencies of anorexics to fixate on high images of high calorie foods and also larger body shapes as well. The study…
The popular belief is that HIV can only be transmitted during sexual intercourse with people of the opposite sex, where there is exchange of semen or vaginal discharge. However a recently reported case of HIV infection has busted this myth. A 46 year old lady from Texas has contracted HIV from her female partner. This…
Air pollution has touched to the highest level in the skies of Paris, France, since 2007. All the public transportation has been kept free for next three days. Commuters can take free ride in the Paris region and two other cities – Rouen and Caen. Buses, trains and subways are free from Friday through Sunday.…
In a new study it is found the cancer patients who had diabetes earlier is likely to have greater risk of death compared with those who didn’t had. The highest mortality has been seen in those who used insulin. According to authors of a Danish study, those cancer patients who had diabetes for 2 years…
An excellent project that was able to point the way out towards a fresh class of medications and drugs for the treatment of influenza won the highest prize on Tuesday night at Intel science fair. Offering a 17 year old brilliant boy named Eric S. Chen a good $100,000. Chen is a senior student at…
Orcas do it, sperm whales also do it, and dolphins do it too. Plus now, the team of researchers have revealed the fossilized skull which is of a twenty eight year aged aquatic mammal that did the same thing- made use of sound to look for its upcoming meal as well as swim securely throughout…
Concussion is very serious and recovery takes a very long time. One latest study finds a new blood test may help to spot and monitor it. According to Swedish researchers, a blood test for protein called total tau or simply T-tau has been found that is key to diagnosing a concussion and also predicting when…
In a new study it is found clustering of intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is on the rise across United States and it appears to be linked to environmental factors. The study was conducted based on analysis of insurance claims of 100 million patients in America and apart from environmental factors it…
In a new study it is believed the early Native Americans that settled on beringia moved back home. PLOS ONE journal’s press release writes the Americans settled in the middle of a bridge that connected Alaska to Asia. They stayed there for around 10,000 years and thereafter disappeared into the ocean. Currently the land bridge…
New species of dinosaur have been discovered. The Texas paleontologists name them smaller cousin of feared Tyrannosaurus-Rex in Alaska. It is said they may have dwelled even up to the Arctic Circle. Scientists have found fossilized skull remains of the smaller relative of T-Rex in Prince Creek Formation in Alaska and they believe it to…