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Scientists develop ‘healthier cigarettes’

January 27th, 2012
by Tania

Cigarette buttResearchers from Cornell University claim to have developed a 'healthier cigarette', by reducing the free-radicals passing through the filter.

By using the natural anti-oxidants lycopene and grape seed extract in the filter of the cigarette, the researchers "drastically" cut the harmful free radicals entering the body. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Under 50%’ of NIH trials published over 2yrs after completion

January 27th, 2012
by Tania

Fewer than half of clinical trials that receive funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are published 30 months after completion, new analysis shows.

Researchers from Yale School of Medicine sought to investigate the prevalence of scientific evidence remaining unpublished in a peer-reviewed, MEDLINE-indexed biomedical journal over two years after the results have been obtained. Read the rest of this entry »

Genome analysis of supercentenarians published

January 27th, 2012
by Tania

An elderly lady playing her piano.Newly published whole genome analysis of two supercentenarians has shed light on the genetic factors that allow some humans to live to extreme old age.

The genomes of a man and a woman both aged older than 114 years were sequenced and analysed by researchers in the US.  Supercentenarians are those humans who have lived for more than 110 years and occur at a rate of one person per five million. Read the rest of this entry »

Inflammatory bowel disease recognised as global disease

January 27th, 2012
by Tania

Micrograph showing inflammation of the large bowelInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is emerging as a global condition, with prevalence increasing in different regions across the world, new research shows.

Researchers from the American Gastroenterological Association conducted a systematic review of all population-based studies on IBD. Read the rest of this entry »

Gene linked with major depression localised

January 27th, 2012
by Tania

Ill woman in bed looking at antidepressant medicationNew research has localised a gene – RNF123 – which may play a role in major depression.

Previous research has linked RNF123 with changes in the hippocampus, which is known to be altered in people with the condition, although it has not been linked with major depression before. Read the rest of this entry »

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