Iron deficiency may increase stroke risk through sticky blood
Scientists at Imperial College London have discovered that iron deficiency may increase stroke risk by making the blood more sticky. The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE, could ultimately help with stroke prevention. Every year, 15 million people worldwide suffer a stroke. Nearly six million die and another five million are left permanently disabled. The […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 23, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Room lighting affects decision making, study suggests
Crime dramas frequently depict detectives interrogating suspected criminals under bright lights to get the truth out of them. Now, a new study may lend credence to this tactic, as it suggests human emotion – both positive or negative – is experienced more intensely under bright lights. The research, conducted by investigators from the University of […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 23, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Emotions Source Type: blogs
The genetic origins of high-altitude adaptations in Tibetans
Genetic adaptations for life at high elevations found in residents of the Tibetan plateau likely originated around 30,000 years ago in peoples related to contemporary Sherpa. These genes were passed on to more recent migrants from lower elevations via population mixing, and then amplified by natural selection in the modern Tibetan gene pool, according to […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 23, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
DNA prostate test ‘ will predict deadliest cancer risk ’
DNA testing can predict which men face the highest risk of deadly prostate cancer, scientists say. The team at the Institute of Cancer Research, in London, say men could soon be offered genetic screening in a similar way to breast cancer in women. via BBC News – DNA prostate test ‘will predict deadliest cancer risk’. (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 22, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
DNA prostate test ‘will predict deadliest cancer risk’
DNA testing can predict which men face the highest risk of deadly prostate cancer, scientists say. The team at the Institute of Cancer Research, in London, say men could soon be offered genetic screening in a similar way to breast cancer in women. via BBC News – DNA prostate test ‘will predict deadliest cancer risk’. (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 22, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Beautiful but Sad Music Can Help People Feel Better
New research from psychologists at the universities of Kent and Limerick has found that music that is felt to be ‘beautiful but sad’ can help people feel better when they’re feeling blue. The research investigated the effects of what the researchers described as Self-Identified Sad Music (SISM) on people’s moods, paying particular attention to their […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 19, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Illusions , delusions and the brain
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Source: Biosingularity - February 17, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Human lung made in lab for first time –
For the first time, scientists have created human lungs in a lab — an exciting step forward in regenerative medicine, but an advance that likely wont help patients for many years.”Its so darn cool,” said Joan Nichols, a researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch. “Its been science fiction and were moving into science […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 17, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Human lung made in lab for first time -
For the first time, scientists have created human lungs in a lab — an exciting step forward in regenerative medicine, but an advance that likely wont help patients for many years.”Its so darn cool,” said Joan Nichols, a researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch. “Its been science fiction and were moving into science […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 17, 2014 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
