Health Update

UK DNA database contains details of over 4.5 million individuals

London, Nov.5: Over a million people's genetic fingerprints have been added to the British police DNA database in the last ten months.

Six cups of coffee a day could cut skin cancer risk by a third

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Gene behind rheumatoid arthritis identified

London, Nov 5 : Researchers at the University of Manchester have identified a gene variant which leads to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most inflammatory arthritis among common inflammatory arthri

Curry-derived molecules may help stave off colorectal cancers Home

Washington, Nov 5 : Eating curry really may be good for your health, for a new study has found two new molecular analogues of curcumin, the yellowish component of turmeric that gives curry its flav

Anti-bacon message may backfire

London, November 5 : The chief scientist at the Food Standards Agency, the British Government's food watchdog, has said that the message aimed at dissuading the consumption of bacon sandwiches may

Antioxidants found in legumes and bran may protect against UV radiation

Washington, Nov 5 : Researchers from the University of Maryland have found that two common dietary molecules found in legumes and bran could protect DNA from the harmful effects of radiation.

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