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People who are purposeful, self-disciplined and scrupulous — or rather conscientious — appear less likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers performed neurological, cognitive and medical tests on about 1,000 healthy Catholic clergy. Volunteers rated themselves by responding to items like, “I am a productive person who always gets the job done.” After 12 years, → Continue reading »

Chinese researchers have outlined the molecular chain activity that makes resveratrol — a chemical found in the skin of red grapes and in red wine — a promising candidate for treatment of diabetes and other conditions. The study focused on how resveratrol improved the sensitivity of mice to insulin, an effect that could lead to → Continue reading »

Researchers and medical experts have expressed hopes of a major breakthrough in cancer treatment soon with the development of vaccines for various forms of the disease. During a three-day international conference on environmental parasitology and community healthcare initiatives in Agra recently, E.P. Cohen of the University of Illinois presented his research papers on why cancer → Continue reading »

If your mom or her sisters never got breast cancer, you don’t have to worry, right? Wrong. You’re just as likely to inherit the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, the biggest genetic predictors of the disease, from Dad’s side of the family. → Continue reading »

Consumption of fried, grilled or roasted food may double the chance of women getting cancer, a study by Dutch researchers has found. Women who ate more acrylamide — a chemical produced when the food is fried, grilled or roasted — appeared to be more at risk. The experts said that other factors could also be → Continue reading »