Washington, Oct 25 : Selective breeding rather than natural selection might have led the St Bernard dog, named after the 11th century priest Bernard of Menthon to attain its present day physical pa

Washington, Oct 24 : A systematic review of nine studies has shown that women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) cannot rely upon low-dose aspirin to increase their chances of having a successful pregnancy.

Earlier studies have shown that aspirin therapy improves pregnancy rates for women undergoing IVF, while others have indicated that it increases the risk of miscarriage.

“It is thought by some that taking low-dose aspirin may improve blood flow to the uterus and therefore improve ovarian response to IVF treatment, so it may be of benefit to women who have previously responded poorly to IVF treatment,” said the review’s lead author Vanessa Poustie, Ph.D., at the Institute for Child Health at the University of Liverpool in England.

Washington, Oct 24 : A Harvard study has found that people with schizophrenia are more likely to die of heart disease than other people.

The study has found that schizophrenics are less likely to receive good preventive care for their heart problems, in large part because they are more likely to see a psychiatrist than a primary care physician or cardiologist putting more burden for assessing and monitoring heart health on the mental health team or on patients and families.

The other important factor for hindering the preventive care is medication non-compliance.

The research points out that at least half of people with schizophrenia would stop taking antipsychotic medication at some point, so clinicians might assume that compliance with other medications would also be poor.

Washington, October 24 : A pre-clinical study by biopharmaceutical company Orexigen Therapeutics

Washington, Oct 24 : Ever wondered why dark rooms are so scary and dim corners make your h