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Results suggest rodents that consume a fatty diet have reduced expression of an insulin receptor in a region of the brain known as the hippocampus. (Photo: Pixabay)

Hormone in plants reverses brain damage caused by fatty diet

In study, when diets were supplemented with the plant hormone abscisic acid, the damage was reversed.

6 Oct 2018 12:42 PM GMT

We discovered that a specific protein, thrombospondin-2 (TSP2), is elevated in wounds of patients with diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Signs of type 2 diabetes appear 20 years before diagnosis

Type 2 diabetes occur when person does not produce enough insulin or doesn't respond to hormone and is associated with...

6 Oct 2018 9:42 AM GMT

The study is the first to show that higher childhood vitamin D levels are significantly associated with a decreased risk of IA. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vitamin D supplements do not make bones healthier

The sole advantage of taking vitamin D was to reduce the risk of rare conditions such as rickets and osteomalacia.

6 Oct 2018 7:08 AM GMT

Both sexes had different factors disrupting their sleep such as children for women and finances for men (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's what your brain learns during sleep

Team recorded the brain activity of epilepsy patients who had electrodes implanted into their brain for the purpose of...

6 Oct 2018 5:43 AM GMT

A Higher Education Funding Agency has been set up by the government to help institutions develop world-class infrastructure. (Representational Images)

Education can help improve decision-making ability, says study

Study found education can be leveraged to help enhance an individual's economic decision-making quality or economic...

6 Oct 2018 5:26 AM GMT

Both sexes had different factors disrupting their sleep such as children for women and finances for men (Photo: Pixabay)

Daytime naps help process unconscious information, says study

Findings suggest that even a short bout of sleep may help improve our responses and process information.

5 Oct 2018 11:22 AM GMT

Eating more red and processed meat was not associated with survival or cancer recurrence. (Photo: Pixabay)

Antibiotic may kill dangerous skin cancer cells, says study

The research found nifuroxazide, showed promise for complementing existing melanoma therapies.

5 Oct 2018 10:02 AM GMT

Delicate foreskin is vulnerable to HIV as it can tear easily and it is also a common route for the virus to enter someones body (Photo: AFP)

HIV-positive mother donates liver to save critically ill child in...

Medication provided to child before transplant may have prevented HIV transmission, though that will only become clear...

4 Oct 2018 1:49 PM GMT

He has been facing the issue despite getting treatment for a year (Photo: Pixabay)

High dose of erectile dysfunction drug causes man to develop...

Although it is known to cause visual disturbances that resolve within a day, this case points towards long-term or even...

4 Oct 2018 11:10 AM GMT

They believe this adds weight to other studies showing affectionate human touch has a calming effect on the nerves.

Hug really does make one feel better after an argument

Physical intimacy following after an altercation has 'calming effect' on people's nerves.

4 Oct 2018 8:24 AM GMT

It may be that one-size-does-not-fit-all when it comes to the particular life stressors that increase an individuals risk for opioid abuse (Photo: AFP)

Study finds link between risk of opioid use and low self esteem

Because opioids increase the effects of dopamine and serotonin in the brain, consuming them provides a rapid change in...

4 Oct 2018 5:42 AM GMT

Sexual assault was associated with levels of depressive symptoms, anxiety, and sleep quality (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how sexual assault takes a toll on women's mental and physical...

The study found that sexual harassment was associated with higher blood pressure and a greater likelihood of...

4 Oct 2018 5:23 AM GMT