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Technological change in US might add to global warming

Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): A new study by economists has indicated that greenhouse gas emissions in the US could grow more quickly in the next 50 years than in the previous half-century, a major rea

Asian men who smoke risk losing their hair

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.

Gene therapy normalizes brain function in Parkinson's patients

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.

New mums need sleep to shed their baby fat

Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): New mothers who want to return to their pre-pregnancy weight really do need to get enough of sleep, for a new study has found that a lack of it is associated with weight g

Smoking ban decreases non-smokers’ heart attack risk by 70%

SmokingWashington, Nov 20 (ANI): A study conducted by researchers at Indiana University has revealed th

Sikhs take out parade in Californian city of Yuba

Yuba City (California), Nov.19 : Sikhs have been a part of the American landscape for over 130 years.

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