Ad campaign says 'real men wear gowns'
Rockville, Md. | May 10, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A U.S. government agency and The Advertising Council are waging an ad campaign urging middle-aged men to increase preventive medical testing, officials said.

 Young Europeans use alcohol to get sex
Liverpool, England | May 10, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Teens and young adults in Europe drink and take drugs as part of deliberate sexual strategies, researchers say.

 Scientists identify molecular response of cartilage to injury
Washington | May 09, 2008 6:27:25 PM IST
A new study has shed light on how injury to joint cartilage raises a person's risk of developing osteoarthritis (OA), by identifying the molecular response of cartilage to injury.

 Kids' peers best people to deliver no smoking warnings
London | May 09, 2008 6:18:54 PM IST
A new study from the universities of Bristol and Cardiff suggests that peer influence can effectively cut the number of children taking up regular smoking habit.

 TV mental health counseling unflattering
Ames, Iowa | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Psychological counseling on TV programs like NBC's Frasier and HBO's The Sopranos make viewers less likely to seek counseling, a U.S. study said.

 Biological principle of apoptosis may also save ailing businesses
Washington | May 09, 2008 3:46:58 PM IST
Inspired by the process of programmed cell death called apoptosis, which may prevent errant cells from giving rise to cancer, Spanish researchers have now come up with a new approach that may help companies avoid the brunt of credit crunch, recession bites and business struggle.

 Painkiller abuse risk doesn't outweigh benefits in chronic pain
Washington | May 09, 2008 3:31:09 PM IST
In chronic pain, risks for painkiller abuse do not outweigh benefits, says a new research led by an Indian-origin scientist.

 Walking stick may help cut knee osteoarthritis progression risk
Washington | May 09, 2008 3:16:33 PM IST
A new study by researchers at the University of Melbourne has revealed that using a cane might reduce the risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) progression, a common, incurable joint disease, and the leading cause of disability in elderly people.

 E. coli 'can learn' to anticipate changes in their surroundings
London | May 09, 2008 3:12:54 PM IST
Scientists have shown that bacteria possess the ability to learn to anticipate change of conditions in the stomach.

 Scientists explain how genes control blood proteins important to health
Washington | May 09, 2008 2:18:49 PM IST
A new study has shown that it's not just diet or lifestyle that affect our health, by finding that genes also regulate levels of many blood proteins implicated in disease.

 Experts call for major shift in HIV prevention priorities
Washington | May 09, 2008 1:22:21 PM IST
New research shows that the most common HIV prevention strategies-condom promotion, HIV testing, treatment of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), vaccine and microbicide research, and abstinence-have not been very successful in reducing the predominance of heterosexual epidemics in Africa.

 Depressed people less receptive to 'feel good' chemicals in brain
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:31:02 PM IST
A new study at the University of Michigan Depression Center has shown that some people suffering from depression have fewer receptors for some of the brain's 'feel good' stress-response chemicals, which could explain why some patients don't respond as well to treatment than others.

 Scientists discover enzyme that may contribute to schizophrenia
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:27:23 PM IST
A new study on mice has found that the lack of an enzyme that contributes to Alzheimer's disease can result in the development of a number of schizophrenia-like behaviours.

 Slow growth as a fetus linked to type 2 diabetes in adulthood
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:18:52 PM IST
A new study from University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia has revealed that slow growth as a fetus can cause type 2 diabetes in adulthood.

 Kids with older siblings more prone to asthma symptoms
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:15:13 PM IST
A new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health has discovered a significant link between birth order and development of asthma symptoms.

 Indian scientist discovers significant cancer gene
London | May 09, 2008 12:11:34 PM IST
A research team, led by an Indian scientist, has identified a gene that causes cancer.

 Virus mimics human protein to capture cell growth machinery
Washington | May 09, 2008 11:24:59 AM IST
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard Medical School have shed light on the deceptive nature viruses by finding that the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) can mimic a common regulatory protein to seize normal cell growth machinery, upsetting a cell's primary anti-cancer mechanism.

 'Caveman diet' keeps your heart healthy
London | May 09, 2008 11:11:36 AM IST
Eating the basic "caveman diet" of berries, nuts, lean meat and fish significantly lowers the chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke, says a new study.

 Few infant/mom interactions during TV
New York | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Infants exposed to television and video in poor homes tend to have limited verbal interactions with their mothers, a U.S. study indicates.