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How Sunlight Protects Our Skin
A recent study shows that a daily moderate exposure to sunlight can boost the immune system protection against sun-induce skin damage and pathogens. The research highlights how immune cells become specialised in protecting the skin. It is thus suggested that abstaining from sunlight can be harmful if done to extensively. Particular immune cells known as [...]
Continue reading...Comprehending Robustness In Organisms Can Prove To Be A Strong Weapon To Combat Infectious Diseases
Friday, June 25, 2010
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According to the June 2010 issue of ScienceDaily, the term “robust” can be described as an adjective that is appreciatively applied to specific vintage wines, however when describing pathogens and viruses, robustness is a property that may not be so attractive. It suggests microbes that are drug resistant and other superbugs that can cause havoc [...]
Continue reading...Making Sure Your Brain Acts Its Age
Thursday, June 24, 2010
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It happens to everyone. We forget where we put our car keys, cannot place a name with a face, these are natural memory lapses that happen to us all as we get older. They begin to occur more frequently the older we get and when it becomes worrisome we should speak to our physician, no [...]
Continue reading...Cyberspace Can Emancipate Us from Death
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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Life is a journey of desirable and undesirable events. Remember, while you are reading this sentence, more than 10 people will pass away. This includes helpless children as well as those suffering from an extreme agony. In the span of a day, 2,700 children are killed by measles; 6,000 children die from diarrhea; 1,400 women [...]
Continue reading...Changing The biological Age of Old Flies
Saturday, June 5, 2010
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It is incredible to see how different species respond to aging and how they can manipulate their own life span. For instance, old flies have the possibility to turn into young moms again. They can rejuvenate themselves. According to a report published by the University of Southern California, female flies can turn their biological clock [...]
Continue reading...Recent Aging Researches Enhancing Vaccine Efficacy For Older People
Saturday, June 5, 2010
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A recent research from the Trudeau Institute, Saranac Lake, New York, shows that the immune system cells that are essential both for vaccine efficacy and pathogen resistance to live more in older animals but due to this longevity acquire functional shortcomings. The study may offer fresh targets to boost the immune system function in elderly [...]
Continue reading...Environmental Cues Have Control Over Longevity and Reproductive Timing
Thursday, June 3, 2010
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The University of Minnesota, through a study, demonstrate that environmental cues have control over longevity and reproductive timing The study has significant implications for the improvement of human health In accordance with a recent study conducted by the University of Minnesota, that was published by the researchers in the June issue of PLoS (Public Library [...]
Continue reading...Smell Appears To Have An Impact On Aging
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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What is the significance of the smell of a fine meal to you? It may be more important than what you tend to believe. Researchers from various universities, namely; University of Houston, University of Michigan and Baylor College of Medicine, have revealed in a study that will be published in the open-access journal, PLoS Biology, [...]
Continue reading...Concentrating on The quest Towards the Miracle Pill – PART III
Sunday, May 30, 2010
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Science is a long road that consists of trial, error and eventually progress – and the Accomplia drug looks rather promising. It changes the circuitry in the human brain that controls hunger and desires for nicotine and alcohol consumption. Till now, researchers have not discovered any serious drawback of the drug. During the trials that [...]
Continue reading...Concentrating on The quest Towards the Miracle Pill – PART II
Sunday, May 30, 2010
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It is true that in all theses researches, the big drug companies are in fact searching for cures that will work on particular illnesses. However, they do realise that the genuine goldmine lies in finding a pill that will compensate for the 21st – century western lifestyle. The question that arises in everyone’s mind is: [...]
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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