A new study has revealed significant differences in the rate at which people age. New research, which involved a group of people all born within one year of each other in New Zealand, shows that some people age much faster than others. A report compiled by an international group of researchers revealed that body ages […]
Researchers have found the strongest link yet that suggests that stress plays an important part in conception. 401 couples who wished to conceive took part in the study, between the years of 2005 and 2009. The researchers asked the women to provide 2 samples of saliva – the first at the start of the experiment […]
It seems British men are more worried about losing their hair than going bankrupt or even finding the right partner. This the finding of recent research commissioned by REGAINE, the cosmetic hair growth product company. Researchers found that a startling 20% of men were more concerned with going bald than finding a partner, while a […]
Repairing a broken heart is the subject of many popular songs but is likely to become a reality in as little as five years from now. Researchers at The Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease have discovered a revolutionary new way of changing connective muscle tissue into beating heart cells. This will enable a damaged heart […]
Transplanting body parts is now a growth industry, and in a relatively short period of time since the first heart transplant of around 40 years ago. However while transplanting hearts, livers and so on is common, helping people see again using transplant technology has until recently been difficult, if not impossible. That may be about […]
Klinefelter disease is a chromosomal abnormality that only affects men. Its side effects include the development of man boobs, small testicles, low libido and infertility. It was thought to be fairly rare, but recent research suggests it may be more common than previously supposed. Researchers in Australia studied 25,000 men who scientists believed were potentially […]
With fewer girls each year opting to take up science at A level, psychologists are now wondering if plastic surgery and online clothes ordering could be the way to interest them. It seems that subjects such as IT and physics are more interesting to girls, if they are taught with a female slant. However science […]
That’s the hope of scientists at Utah University. Researchers found that when they shone infra red light onto rats’ heart cells, they contracted. Similarly, tests on toad fish inner ear cells resulted in signals being sent to the brain. The results of this research has got medical scientists excited at the potential cures for a […]
It seems scientists at the American university UCLA may have hit on a cure for hair loss. What’s more, they say it was found by accident, something that’s quite common during any research. The original research involved finding out how stress affects the function of the intestines. In so doing, scientists believe they may have […]
If Korea is anything to go by, then the answer is possibly yes. Apparently, a survey found a staggering 41.4% of teenagers would consider going under the knife if it meant enhancing their beauty. The company carrying out the research, told a Korean newspaper: “The comparison with older age brackets is stunning: 41.4 percent among […]