Health Update

New Type of Ebola Virus identified

New Type of Ebola Virus identified The American and Ugandan scientists have recently spotted a new species of the deadly Ebola virus. 

Back in 2007, wide region in western Uganda was badly affected from the new virus, named Bundibugyo ebolavirus. The scientists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Columbia University, the Uganda Virus Research Institute, and the Uganda Ministry of Health, informed that the new virus is different from all other known Ebola virus species, differing by more than 30 percent at the genetic level.

Pine Bark Extract Could Reduce Jetlag Symptoms

Pine Bark Extract Could Reduce Jetlag SymptomsA recent study has articulated that taking pine bark extract for a few days prior to a long flight could reduce the severity and the duration of jet lag symptoms. According to Dr. Gianni Belcaro, a lead researcher of the study, Pycnogenol's combined activities for better circulation and antioxidant potency are the reasons for such remarkable results.

Study: Children of Centenarians Live Longer, and are Healthier!

Study: Children of Centenarians Live Longer, and are Healthier!A new study in the November issue of Journal of American Geriatrics Society revealed that parents who live to be 100 may pass on the "good genes" to their children. The study which is the first to examine the health of centenarian offspring, found that these children tended to live longer and were substantially less likely to develop diabetes or suffer a heart attack or stroke over four years.

FDA Approves Drug for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome

Fiction Close To Becoming Reality: Brain Sensors To Create bionic Movement

Brain SensorsIn what is being seen as a revolutionary innovation that will allow patients, paralyzed in accidents which damage the spine, to relearn how to move. A group of engineers in the UK have contributed to the development of a micro technology that could well enable amputees to move artificial limbs through the power of their brains.

Regular Exercise can Reverse Mental Decline

Regular Exercise can Reverse Mental DeclineResults of a new rodent study suggest that a daily exercise routine helps not only in keeping excess weight at bay but it can also reverse age related memory decline. Natural age related memory decline is due to a decline in the production of neural stem cells in the hippocampus of the brain. This is a part of the brain which plays a key role in perking-up memory and learning and this slow down in brain cell production is linked to impaired memory and learning.

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