Hair loss due to aging is a common problem in both men and women. Researchers in England and Germany have discovered new genetic links to male pattern baldness.

Felix F. Brockschmidt, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Bonn and one of the researchers, said that it's the second genetic connection to the kind of hair loss that many men -- and women -- experience as they grow older.  

A recent study showed that liver transplantation increases the risk of cancer, especially in children. Researchers led by Helena Isoniemi of Finland found that people who undergo a liver transplant are nearly three times more likely to develop cancerdefine than the general population. 

Researchers studied the data collected from 540 patients who received liver transplants at Aberg's center between 1982 and 2005. Researchers analyzed the cancer risk in the study subjects. 

Obesity was declared an epidemic by World Health Organization. The number of obese children is increasing at an alarming rate. Obesity can multiply the risk of various aliments. Lack of physical exercise along unhealthy eating habits is leading children to obesity. Recent research has shown an easy way to protect children from obesity. Study author claims that a traditional family dinner is more than enough to fight obesity in case of kids.  

Babies as young as 5 months develop quite satisfactory reasoning power, and are capable of distinguishing between various tunes, whether it is “Ode to Joy” from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, or a sad and depressive one

This was concluded through an experiment conducted by the researchers, in which the babies were exposed to an emotionally-neutral face, while the music played. The music would stop when the baby would look away from the face and instead another sad song would start playing. 

Researchers from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine have found that irritated colon is the real reason behind pelvic pain, which is caused among women after they have a piece of pepperoni pizza. This study discarded the traditional notion, according to which, spike in the symptoms was triggered when digesting the foods produced chemicals in the urine that irritated the bladder. The recent study revealed that it's the colon, irritated by the spicy food, that's responsible for the "painful bladder syndrome," or interstitial cystitis.  

The number of people going for plastic surgery for one or the other reason is increasing rapidly. Hence the workload of plastic surgeons is also increasing. Recently a study was done on the occupational injuries in surgeons. The study was led by Dr. Pranay M. Parikh, from Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC.