In the recent researches made scientist have found the evidence deposit of some particulates in the lungs. The particulates are related much with lung disease, heart disease, lung cancer, lung ailments. They are tiny microscopic particles which cause high disturbance to the lungs. These particulates play as an evidence to prove that the mummies may be exposed to air pollution many hundreds of years ago.…
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Ancient Egyptian mummies reveal the evidence for air pollution
June 13th, 2011 
Malvika Sampat 
Posted in Science 
Tags: Air Pollution, Ancient Egyptian Mummies, Ancient Mummies, Cancer Lung, Fossil Fuels, Heart Disease, Hundreds Of Years, Industrial Revolution, Lung Ailments, Lung Cancer, Lung Disease, Lungs, Microscopic Particles, Montgomerie, Mummy, Particulates, Researches, Single Group, Tapp, University Of Manchester 
Comments Off7 Thoughts That Are Bad For You
September 13th, 2009 Tushar Mathur 
Our personalities do more for us than determine our social circles. Temperament can impact a person’s physical health.
“The idea that behavior or personality traits can influence health is one that’s been around for a long time. We’re just now getting a handle on to what extent they do,” said Stephen Boyle of Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina.…
Posted in Tech News Tags: Character Trait, Demeanor, Duke University Medical, Duke University Medical Center, Heart Disease, Hostile Individuals, Hostility, Immune System Protein, Mental Factors, Neurotic Person, Personality Traits, Physical Health, Psychosomatic Medicine, Purpose In Life, Sense Of Purpose, Social Circles, Stephen Boyle, Study Period, University Medical Center, Vietnam Veterans Comments OffHigh cholesterol? Try a splash of rapeseed oil on your salad
September 8th, 2009 Malvika Sampat 
Adding rapeseed oil to the diet may lower the cholesterol and blood fat levels of patients who have had high cholesterol from birth.
The metabolic condition, known as familial hypercholesterolemia, affects around 60,000 Britons. It can lead to an increased risk of developing atherosclerosis or furring up of the arteries, and heart disease.…
Posted in Tech News Tags: Arteries, Atherosclerosis, Bad Cholesterol, Beneficial Effect, Britons, Cholesterol Levels, Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Five Months, Harvard University Researchers, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, Hypercholesterolemia, Mri Scans, Premature Death, Rapeseed Oil, Saturated Fat, Tea Drinkers, Triglycerides, Unsaturated Fats Comments OffDrinking milk 'cuts risk of dying from heart disease and stroke by one fifth'
July 23rd, 2009 Tushar Mathur Drinking milk could cut your chances of dying from heart disease and stroke, say scientists.
Contrary to reports that milk harms health, they claim consumption could reduce the risk of succumbing to chronic illness by as much as a fifth.
Scientists at Reading and Cardiff universities reviewed 324 studies on the effects of milk consumption. …
Posted in News Tags: Agri Food, Chronic Disease, Chronic Illness, Colo Rectal, Coronary Heart Disease, Epidemiological Evidence, Food Industry, Healthy Bones, Heart Disease, Heart Stroke, Illnesses, Milk Consumption, Pint Of Milk, Professor Givens, Professor Ian, Prostate Cancer, Reading University, Rectal Cancer, Survival Advantage, White Stuff Comments OffStudy Finds Sunny Side of Eggs
March 2nd, 2009 Malvika Sampat 
From Live Science:
When it comes to public consumption of nutrition studies, an old adage applies: Everything in moderation.
The latest study looking at what you should eat involves eggs. Despite decades of advice that the cholesterol in eggs is bad for you, researchers in Canada now report evidence that eggs might reduce another heart disease risk factor — high blood pressure.…
Posted in Science News Tags: American Chemical Society, Cholesterol, Egg Proteins, Eggs, Everything In Moderation, Heart Disease, Heart Disease Risk, High Blood Pressure, Human Digestive Process, Journal Of Agricultural And Food Chemistry, Laboratory Simulations, Live Science, Lowering Blood Pressure, Nutrition Studies, Old Adage, Popular Group, Prescription Medications, Public Consumption, Risk Factor, Sunny Side Comments OffAdditional Evidence That Potato Chips Should Be Eaten Only In Moderation
February 26th, 2009 Malvika Sampat 
Acrylamide, found in foods such as potato chips and french fries, may increase the risk of heart disease. Acrylamide has been linked previously to nervous system disorders and possibly to cancer. (Credit: iStockphoto/Alexander Zhiltsov)From Science Daily:
ScienceDaily (Feb. 26, 2009) — A new study published in the March 2009 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by Marek Naruszewicz and colleagues from Poland suggests that acrylamide from foods may increase the risk of heart disease.…
Posted in Science News Tags: Acrylamide, Alexander, American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, Antioxidants, Cancer, Colleagues, French Fries, Heart Disease, Inflammatory Markers, Istockphoto, Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, Micrograms, Moderation, Nervous System Disorders, Participants, Poland, Potato Chips, Risk Of Heart Disease, Science Daily, Sciencedaily Comments OffHarvard Team Unlocks Clues to Genes that Control Longevity
December 3rd, 2008 Tushar Mathur 
From The Daily Galaxy:
Harvard Medical School Researchers have used a single compound to increase the lifespan of obese mice, and found that the drug reversed nearly all of the changes in gene expression patterns found in mice on high calorie diets–some of which are associated with diabetes, heart disease, and other significant diseases related to obesity.…
Posted in Science News Tags: Associate Professor, Biological Mechanisms, Co Director, David Sinclair, Diseases Related To Obesity, Gene Expression Patterns, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Team, Heart Disease, High Calorie Diets, Hms, Lifespan, Longevity, Mammal, Medical School Researchers, Model Organism, Molecule, Obese Mice, Resveratrol, Survival Benefits Comments OffScientists Discover 21st Century Black Plague That Spreads From Rats To Humans
November 24th, 2008 Malvika Sampat 
Black Death: A brown rat, common in the UK, has been found carrying a new strain of bacteria called Bartonella rochalimae, which is deadly to humansFrom The Daily Mail:
A new plague which jumps from rats to humans has been discovered by scientists.
Fears are growing that increasing numbers of brown rats – the most common kind in Europe – are carrying a strain of bacteria that can cause serious illness in humans from heart disease to infection of the spleen and nervous system.…
Posted in Science News Tags: American Woman, Black Death, Black Plague, Black Rats, Brown Rat, Brown Rats, Chao, Chin Chang, Chung Hsing University, Daily Mail, Enlarged Spleen, Fears, Fleas, Heart Disease, Hsing, National Chung Hsing University, Nervous System, New Plague, Pathogen, Strain Of Bacteria Comments OffNew Longevity Drugs Poised to Tackle Diseases of Aging
November 24th, 2008 Tushar Mathur From Wired News:
Cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, heart disease: All have stubbornly resisted billions of dollars of research conducted by the world’s finest minds. But they all may finally be defied by a single new class of drugs, a virtual cure for the diseases of aging.
In labs across the country, researchers are developing several new drugs that target the cellular engines called mitochondria.…
Posted in Science News Tags: Billions Of Dollars, Cellular Engines, Clinical Trials, Diabetes, Diseases, Finest Minds, Heart Disease, Longevity Drugs, New Drugs, News Cancer, Parkinson, Promise, Resveratrol, Target, Virtual Cure, Wired News Comments Off
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