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Companies Using Nanotechnology Without Safety Measures

Companies Using Nanotechnology Without Safety Measures

Depression Makes People More Sensitive To Pain

Depression Makes People More Sensitive To PainRecent study by Irina Strigo of the University of California San Diego and colleagues showed that individuals suffering from depression react more strongly while anticipating pain.

Researchers found that people with depression had more activity in brain regions involved in emotions when they anticipated or experienced pain.

The study included 15 people in their mid-20s diagnosed with major depression but not taking medication to treat it and 15 similar people without depression.

Recovery From Alcoholism Painful For Midlife Women

Recovery From Alcoholism Painful For Midlife WomenRecent study showed that majority of the career-oriented women, who drink to keep up with their male colleagues, are suffering from alcohol-related problems.

The study was led by Janice Withnall.

Researchers from University of Western Sydney studied 120 career women between 35-55 years. The study showed a dramatic difference in the "alcohol life cycle" of women and men.

Janice Withnall called it a ‘supermum syndrome’ where many were drinking in private, denied to reveal the extent of their drinking and were reluctant to seek help habits.

Free Treatment For Poor Diabetic Children

Free Treatment For Poor Diabetic Children Jnana Sanjeevani Medical Centre at Marenahalli in Bangalore will provide medical care and insulin injection to 100 children, from below poverty line families till they complete schooling, under a free diabetic treatment programme.

This programme is supported by Sarojini Damodaran Charitable Trust.

Dr Srikanta, diabetologist and member of the Trust, said that the Centre mainly caters to children with type-1 diabetes, in which insulin shots form their lifeline.

Breast implants can increase risk of rare lymphoma

Breast implants can increase risk of rare lymphomaWomen who opt for silicon breast implants have an increased risk of developing a rare form of lymphoma. About 0.1 to 0.3 per 100,000 women with implants each year are susceptible to the disease, according to the Dutch authors of a study published in the Nov. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Drug to lose body weight discovered by French scientists

Drug to lose body weight discovered by French scientistsFrench scientists claim to have discovered a drug that could burn body fat though the person is on high - fat diet. A team from The University of Louis Pasteur has tested the drug on mice. They found that it protected mice against weight gain and insulin resistance.

The drug is still in the experimental stage and thus doesn't have a brand name. It's called SRT1720 as it targets the SIRT1 gene. It boosts the fat metabolism in mice in a similar fashion as in case of scarce calorie diet. 

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