Washington, Nov 20 : A new study has shed light on the prevalence of eating disorders amongst adolescents of various ethnic groups by finding that male adolescents are at an increased risk of devel

Washington, Nov 20 : A study has identified a family of proteins key to the formation of the communication networks critical for normal brain function.

London, November 20 : Electronics company Philips has invented a remote-controlled pill which has a cavity for carrying a medicine, and which can be opened by a remote signal.

Washington, Nov 20 : A new study has revealed that people with migraines have differences in an area of the brain that helps process sensory information, including pain.

Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): Asian men should kick the butt if they don’t want their locks to fall off, for a new study has stated that smoking might be the cause of age-related hair loss among them.

According to Lin-Hui Su, M.D., M.Sc., of the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, and Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen, D.D. S., Ph. D., of National Taiwan University, Taipei, the risk for the condition is largely genetic, however some environmental factors may also play a role.

“Androgenetic alopecia, a hereditary androgen-dependent disorder, is characterized by progressive thinning of the scalp hair defined by various patterns, ” the authors wrote as background information in the article.

“It is the most common type of hair loss in men”, they added.

Washington, November 20 (ANI): An experimental gene therapy has shown the potential to normalise brain function in patients with Parkinson’s disease in a study involving brain scans.