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Yoga could help in treatment of anxiety and depression
It is a common knowledge in India that yoga practice could improve physical, mental and spiritual health. The beneficial effect of yoga on mental health has now been validated in a scientific study, conducted at Boston University School of Medicine. The study found that yoga increased brain gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) levels and decreased anxiety. Low GABA [...]
Superbug or super bias ?
A recent report in Lancet about the spread of new multi drug resistant bacteria around the world is really alarming. But the naming of the enzyme responsible for drug resistance in these bacteria as New Delhi metallobetalactamase1 (NDM-1) has come in for severe criticism. NDM-1 can be present in different bacteria, like E.coli, and it [...]
Dieting alone not sufficient to prevent type 2 diabetes
Dieting to be thin is on its own not enough to prevent type 2 diabetes. It is also important to have good muscle mass and strength. In a recent study published in PLos One researchers from UCLA have found that low muscle mass (sarcopenia) was associated with insulin resistance in both obese and non-obese individuals. [...]
Synthetic genome used to change bacterial species
Scientist Craig Venter and his team have reported in the latest issue of Science that when the synthetic genome was transplanted into a bacterial cell, by replacing its native genome, the cell behaved normally, making fresh proteins. Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute carefully stitched together the entire genome of the bacteria Mycoplasma mycoides [...]
Brain cancer risk with cellphones: International study fails to provide defin...
With an increasing use of cellphone many experts have warned about possible health effects of low-level exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields from cellphones. However, a large international study of the risk of brain cancer from cell phone use has yielded inconclusive results. The Interphone Study Group has published their results in the International Journal [...]
Warmest April global temperature on record
The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for both April 2010, and for the period from January-April, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Additionally, last month’s average ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for any April, and the global land surface temperature was the third [...]
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