Health News

Age may reduce ability of tendons to repair themselves

Date: Aug-05-2014
A new study finds tendons show increased accumulated damage with age, even with no history of injury, and suggest the tissue's ability to repair itself may wane with age.

Loud noises change how brain processes speech

Date: Aug-05-2014
For the first time, scientists are beginning to understand how hearing damage changes the brain so it is harder to process speech, especially in noisy environments.

Racial differences in life expectancy vary between states

Date: Aug-05-2014
The disparity in the life expectancies of black people and white people is a longstanding source of concern in the US. New evidence suggests these differences vary across states.

Scientists find what happiness adds up to with new equation

Date: Aug-05-2014
An equation able to accurately predict how happy people will say they are has been calculated by scientists, who found that expectations held more influence than outcomes.

HIV infection linked to reduced risk of MS

Date: Aug-05-2014
A new study finds that individuals infected with HIV may be at much lower risk of MS, and if confirmed, the findings could have important implications for MS treatment.

Could chili peppers reduce the risk of colorectal cancer?

Date: Aug-04-2014
A study from UC-San Diego School of Medicine found that mice fed capsaicin - the active ingredient in chili peppers - had lower tumor growth in the gut and increased lifespan.

Playing video games for short periods 'may be beneficial for kids'

Date: Aug-04-2014
Contrary to studies that have only focused on the negative effects of video games on young people, a new study suggests those who play for less than 1 hour each day benefit.

Softening of human features 'coincided with technological breakthrough'

Date: Aug-04-2014
Humans developed softer, more feminine skull shapes around the time of a tool-making breakthrough 50,000 years ago, suggesting that lowered testosterone may have played a part.

UK to lead fight against cancer and rare genetic disorders

Date: Aug-04-2014
The UK's prime minister pledges £300m for unprecedented 4-year project to analyze 100,000 genomes and revolutionize how cancer and rare genetic disorders are diagnosed and treated.

Pancreatic cancer study finds new genetic risk markers

Date: Aug-04-2014
DNA analysis of thousands of people with and without pancreatic cancer finds five new genetic risk markers that could be used to screen for a disease that is often found too late.