Washington, November 7 : The conventional blood pressure medicines may be replaced by a hypertension vaccine, if the results form a small study testing the safety and tolerability of the vaccine ar

New York: Are you pregnant? If yes, throw away alcohol, if not, you might end up having a naughty child.

Washington, Nov 7 : A professor at the Colorado State University has shed positive light on the nature of bacteria and infections, by claiming that the micro-organisms are crucial for a healthy lif

Washington, Nov 7 : Canadian researchers are looking forward to step up the war on cancer by tapping into a global network of hundreds of thousands of people who volunteer their unused computer time to engage in some of the world’s most intricate problems.

The research team, led by Dr. Igor Jurisica at the Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI), and scientists at Princess Margaret Hospital and University Health Network, are the first from Canada to use the World Community Grid, a network of PCs and laptops with the power equivalent to one of the globe’s top five fastest supercomputers.

Washington, Nov 7 : Researchers have revealed vital information about haemoglobin, and opened up the possibility to optimise its function by modelling its role in oxygen transportation at atomic level.

The transport of oxygen in blood is undertaken by haemoglobin, the largest component of red blood cells. This protein collects oxygen in respiratory organs, mainly in the lungs, and releases it in tissues in order to generate the energy necessary for cell survival. Haemoglobin is one of the most refined proteins because its evolution and small mutations in its structure can produce anaemia and other severe pathologies.

Washington, Nov 7 : A news study has found that the interaction between nicotine and alcohol may not only affect a person’s ability to learn, but may also have an implication for treating addiction to the substances.

The study was conducted by researchers Thomas J. Gould and Danielle Gulick from Temple University.

As a part of their attempt to examine the drugs’ interactive effects on learning, the researchers looked at the ability to learn and process contextual information, which is important for multiple reasons.