A recent study revealed that pregnant women who are exposed to hairspray during the early stages of pregnancy have double chances of giving birth to a son with the genital birth defect hypospadias. In hypospadias, the urinary opening is displaced to the underside of the penis.

Researchers from Imperial College London, University College Cork and the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology in Barcelona interviewed 471 mothers whose sons had been referred to surgeons for hypospadias and 490 controls during the study.

A new study has disclosed that eating an egg daily can increase the risk of having diabetes.

Moreover, the study also said that intake of more than a couple of eggs during a week can worsen the condition in those who already have diabetes.

The study conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard Medical School in Boston studied the egg-eating habits of almost 57,000 men and women over two decades.

A recent study showed that marijuana can help in reducing memory loss in old age. The study showed that specific elements of marijuana can help in reducing inflammation in aging brain. Chronic inflammation in the brain is believed to contribute to memory impairment. Findings reveal that it can also stimulate the formation of new brain cells.

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.

A 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.

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.