Articles by Saranya Palanisamy
Got Weight Loss New Year's Resolutions? Here Are The Best Apps To Help You Lose Weight
Your smartphone can be your best health guru for the New Year. There are many weight loss apps you can use to help you lose weight without the need for expensive trainers, dietitians or gym memberships.
Diet Trends 2017: Say Hello To Souping, Bush Food, Vegetarian Comfort Food And More
Going vegetarian will be trendy in 2017. Increasing demand for meat-free food, lower prices for plant-based food and the rapid growth of home-delivery food ventures seem to augment the popularity of vegetarian food, soups and dairy-based products.
9,600 Emergency Responders May Have Mistakenly Been Exposed To Deadly Ricin
Federal Emergency Management Agency exposed about 9,600 first responders to toxic ricin for the past five years. The agency shipped toxic version of ricin believing that it was purchasing less toxic one since 2011.
US Federal Judge Blocks Texas Rules On Fetal Tissue Burial
A Judge in the United States halted the regulation demanding the burial or cremation of fetal tissues of abortion and miscarriages. However, the supporters of the law note that funeral practices are like providing dignity to the dead fetus.
Bacteria That Causes Gum Disease Also Triggers Inflammatory Response In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bacteria that are responsible for causing periodontal diseases could be contributing to rheumatoid arthritis, reports a recent study. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans stimulates the citrullinated protein production in the body, which could be leading to a series of reactions that results in arthritis.
Cancer Can Spread Even Before Tumors Develop: Here’s How
Researchers from two renowned universities have found independently that breast cancer metastases could be caused as a result of spreading of early stage cancer cells. The turning off of the tumor suppressor p38 and switching on of HER2 oncogene could be assisting the dissemination, report the studies.
Alternative Pacemaker Therapy: First Functional Pacemaker Cells Developed From Human Stem Cells
Scientists at McEwen Centre, Toronto, Canada created the first ever biological functional pacemaker cells from human stem cells. The biological pacemakers could be the future replacements of the electronic ones.
Alabama Auto Parts Supplier Fined $2.5 Million Fine After Woman Was Crushed To Death By Robotic Machine
Ajin USA and two other staffing agencies are facing $2.5 million in fines for the horrific death of a 20 year old girl Regina Elsea. The companies are also facing 27 safety citations after the painful demise of the bride-to-be.
Lab-On-A-Chip Technique Simplifies Detecting Cancer DNA Biomarkers, Enables Development Of Viable Diagnostic Tests
Lab-on-a-chip or LOC technique is an innovative technique that helps in detecting cancer at an early stage and facilitates the development of feasible diagnostic tests. It requires low volume of fluids and improves portability, consistency and pace of lab processes.
Narcolepsy Drug Could Aid Weight Loss For Food Addicts
People addicted to food could be treated with a regular narcolepsy drug, reports a recent study. Modafinil, a drug used in treating impulsiveness in ADHD and schizophrenia, might help reduce the impulsiveness in food addicts as well, noted the researchers.
Improvements In Malaria Control Evident In Africa But Global Efforts Still Lacking, Says WHO Report
It is revealed in the World Malaria Report 2016 released on Dec. 13 that there is great progress in malarial intervention and control in sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is a shortfall in malaria control measures in many African countries, which are attributed to insufficient funding and weak healthcare systems, noted the report.
Study Finds Running Lowers Knee Joint Inflammation, Slows Osteoarthritis Development
Regular exercises like walking and running could help in postponing the initiation of chronic knee diseases, reports a recent study. Researchers at Brigham Young University noted that the molecules causing inflammation in the knee joints essentially reduce after running.
Artificial Beta Cells Produced From Human Kidney Cells: Better Diabetes Treatment?
A team of researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich produced artificial beta cells for the treatment of diabetes. The artificial beta cells have the ability to balance the blood glucose level just like real pancreatic cells, reports the study.
GNC Pays $2 Million Fine, Settles Allegations Of Selling Misbranded Supplements
GNC agreed to pay $2.25 million to avoid federal prosecution, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Moving forward, the retailer would maintain a list of restricted ingredients as well as ingredients that are deemed safe to be sold.
Surgeon General Deems E-Cigarette Use Among Young People A ‘Major Public Health Concern’
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy noted in a public service announcement that smoking e-cigarettes is a ‘major public health concern,’ explaining nicotine is harmful to developing brain regardless of the means of exposure.
Optimism May Lower Risks Of Premature Death In Women: Harvard Study
Optimistic women have decreased risk of death from various health issues including stroke, heart disease, cancer, and infection, reports a recent study. Women with high degree of optimism have 30 percent reduced risk of death from diseases compared with their less optimistic counterparts.
Look Ma, No Hands! Researchers Demonstrate Video Game Played With Just Direct Brain Stimulation
A team of researchers from the University of Washington have demonstrated that video games could be played with direct stimulation of brain. Artificial information could be processed directly by brain without relying on the sensory cues like touch, vision, or hearing, noted the report.
Beauty Products Aimed At African Americans Found To Contain Hazardous Ingredients
Only 25 percent of beauty and personal care products sold to black women are low in potentially harmful chemical ingredients, reports a recent study. About 15 hair relaxers and dyes scored 8.1 in the Skin Deep scale, which is highly hazardous among all other products.
Direct Link Between Sleep Loss And Craving For Sugary, Fatty Food Discovered
Craving for sugary and fatty foods could be influenced by rapid eye movement sleep loss, reports a recent study. Blocking medial prefrontal cortex neural activity reduces the craving for sugary foods in mice, researchers say.
Brain Blocks Formation Of New Memories When You Wake Up To Safely Consolidate Existing Ones
The brain consolidates existing memories in sleep, but this process is disrupted if a new experience occurs. Researchers have found that the brain blocks new stimuli a person experiences upon waking up in to form long-term memories.
Researchers Take Inspiration From Ancient Japanese Art Of Flower Arrangement To Create ‘Artificial Brains’ For Personalized Cancer Treatment
Inspired by the Japanese art of flower arrangement, researchers were able to develop a method for creating 'artificial brains’ for personalized brain cancer treatment. Having an authentic model of a patient's brain would help determine which drug combination would work best on the patient’s tumor.
Here’s How Fertilized Egg Cells Protect Genomic Integrity In Embryos Within The First 24 Hours Of Fertilization
The fertilized eggs don’t just participate in the reprogramming process of male DNA but also closely monitor and protect the genetic integrity of the material. That being the case, there are possibilities that the fertilization taking place in vitro may not undergo such processes as efficiently as in natural conditions.
A Handful Of Nuts A Day Can Keep The Doctor Away, Says Study
Consuming 20g of nuts a day reduces the risk of a number of diseases, noted a recent study. In spite of fat, the proteins and fibers present in nuts also help in reducing the risk of obesity, reported the researchers.
Losing Just 2 Hours Of Sleep Nearly Doubles Crash Risk For Drivers: Study
The rate of crash increases with decrease in sleeping hours of the driver, reports AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Drivers who sleep four to five hours a day are twice likely to end up in accidents, noted the report.
Men, Women Absorb Visual Information In Different Ways: Study Suggests Gender Differences Affects Understanding Of Visual Cues
There are differences in the way men and women observe visual information, reported a team of researchers from Queen Mary University of London. From the way the people scan the faces, it is possible to tell if the participant was a male or a female with accuracy of 80 percent, noted the researchers.
Study Suggests Saturated Fat Could Actually Be Good For You
Saturated fat could increase HDL cholesterol levels in blood, reports a recent study conducted at KG Jebsen center for diabetes research. The concept of healthy diet doesn’t lie in the quantity of fat or carbohydrate taken but the quality of food consumed, noted the researchers.
Researchers Discover ‘Off’ Switch For Asthma Attacks
Researchers have discovered a cellular 'off' switch that deactivates the compounds that result in asthma attacks. Deactivating M2 macrophages would control inflammatory responses and other related consequences.
The Frankenstein Effect: Magnet Study Shows How Brain Stimulation Reactivates Working Memory
The researchers from University of Notre Dame reactivated the memories by stimulating the brain with magnetic pulse. The process of reviving working memory with the help of magnetic pulse is known as the Frankenstein effect.
New Genetic Cause For Autism Spectrum Disorder Discovered
A group of researchers led by Gaia Novarino from Austria discovered a new genetic cause for autism spectrum disorder. Syndromic autism in patients born to parents who have had consanguineous marriages had mutation called SLC7A5 in a novel gene.
Even Experts Can’t Tell How Prevalent Food Allergies Are? Report Outlines Reasons Why, Steps To Address Food Allergy Safety
Health care professionals may not know the exact rate and status of food allergies in the country, noted a new report. The NIH and the WHO are recommended to update food safety guidelines from time to time.
