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Six Months Infant Suffers with Rarest Condition in world: Emanuel Syndrome

Jun 17, 2013 08:03 AM EDT

Six Month Infant Suffers from Emanuel Syndrome: A Rare Disorder

A six month old baby from Wallsend, North Tyneside, is of those 500 hundred people in the world to suffer from one of the extremely rare chromosome disorder known as 'Emanuel Syndrome'.

For Most Men Size of the Penis Matters Most in Locker Room Rather than Bedroom: Study

Jun 17, 2013 07:45 AM EDT

For Most Men Size of the Penis Matters More in Locker Room Rather than Bedroom: Study

A latest research on men's body self image reveal that men are more worried by what other men think of their bodies than their sexual partners.

Jun 17, 2013 07:16 AM EDT

New Osteoporosis Drug Curbs the Growth of Breast Cancer Cells Even in Resistant Tumors

A latest finding by researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute found that a new drug called bazedoxifene not only arrests estrogen from fueling the breast cancer cell growth but also marks the receptor of estrogen for destruction. This drug works even if the cancer has become resistant to the targeted...

Jun 16, 2013 11:12 PM EDT

Stem Cells Hold Potential to Repair Immune Responses in MS Patients (Video)

Researchers believe that stem cells may be able to repair and regenerate immune responses in those with MS.

Jun 16, 2013 01:54 PM EDT

Mental Health Dictionary May Exaggerate Instances of Pediatric Mental Disorders

The mental health dictionary has prompted some concerns regarding the diagnosis of pediatric bipolar disorder and other behavioral mental issues.

Jun 15, 2013 04:48 PM EDT

New Memory Boosting Chemical Discovered: Mice Receive Brain Boost

Want to improve your memory? You may just need to have an injection. Scientists have discovered that memory improved in mice that were injected with a chemical that was discovered by UCSF researchers.

Jun 15, 2013 11:03 AM EDT

Anti-Baldness Drug Reduces User's Interest in Alcohol: Study

A new study conducted by researchers at the George Washington University found out that men who take anti- baldness drug lose their interest in consuming alcohol.

Pregnant Woman and Her Unborn Child Die after Her Ovary was Removed Instead of Appendix

Jun 15, 2013 10:43 AM EDT

Pregnant Woman Dies After the Removal of Ovary Instead of Appendix

The world seems to have come to an end for the grieving family of Maria De Jesus who died after an unsupervised trainee surgeon removed one of her ovaries instead of her appendix.

Jun 15, 2013 10:32 AM EDT

Stomach Ache of a 60-Year-Old Woman Reveals Unexpected Pregnancy and Delivery of Baby

Lilabai who reported of severe abdominal pain was initially admitted in Prakash Chand Sethi Hospital (PCS hospital) in Indore. On examining her, it came as a shock to the mother of three as well the doctors that she was pregnant with her fourth child.

Jun 15, 2013 10:20 AM EDT

Excess of Sugar Damages Heart: Study

The study that was conducted by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), a single small molecule leads to stress on heart that in turn alters the muscle protein and induced poor pump function causing heart failure.

Jun 15, 2013 04:34 AM EDT

Home Births Reduce Maternal Complications in Low Risk Women

Those women giving birth for the first time, rate of complication for home birth was 2.3 per 1000 when compared to 3.1 per 1000 planned birth at hospital. Those having a planned home delivery had a19.6 per 1000 was the rate of postpartum haemorrhage and for planned hospital birth it was 37.6 per 100...

Black Raspberries Have Resistance to Plant Insect

Jun 14, 2013 03:26 PM EDT

Diets High in Plant Estrogens May Help Prevent Hypospadias

We already know that what you eat can have some major effects on the potential health of your child. However, a new study suggests that certain plant compounds may actually lower the risks of birth defects related to penis size.