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Aspirin really is a life saver: Wonder drug found to be a powerful tool in battle against cancer
In March, Oxford scientists reported in The Lancet that taking a daily low-dose aspirin for five years cut cancer death risk by 37 per cent. Researchers from Canada, Scotland and Australia have now focused on salicylate - a compound that aspirin breaks down into after it's ingested. It is derived from plants such as willow bark, and has been used as a drug for thousands of years. They found this ingredient may give cancer protection but without the dangerous side-effects of aspirin, such as the increased risk of stomach bleeding.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ful-tool-battle-cancer.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Transplanted cells allow mice with night blindness to see in dark
Scientists have improved the eyesight of mice born with night blindness by injecting healthy light-sensitive cells into their retinas. The work is the first demonstration that cell transplants can restore useful vision. Injections of the cells produced only modest changes in the animals' eyesight, but the results have raised hopes that a similar therapy might one day help reverse some forms of human blindness, such as age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness, which affects up to 15% of people over 75.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/18/transplanted-cells-mice-night-blindness-see
Breakthrough announced in ageing genes study
Four "Father Time" genes that help determine how fast we age have been uncovered by scientists. The ageing genes are switched on or off by environmental and lifestyle factors such as diet, and may be programmed from an early age. Knowing how the genes are altered could pave the way to new generations of anti-ageing drugs, researchers believe.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/breakthrough-announced-in-ageing-genes-study-7664529.html
Scrap children's menus in pubs because it makes them fat, says Italian chef Antonio Carluccio
Restaurants and pubs should be banned from serving children's menus to help slowdown Britain's obesity epidemic, a leading celebrity chef has claimed. Italian chef Antonio Carluccio says the special kids meals which are offered by many restaurants and pubs throughout the country are creating a nation of unhealthy eaters.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...chef-Antonio-Carluccio.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
In March, Oxford scientists reported in The Lancet that taking a daily low-dose aspirin for five years cut cancer death risk by 37 per cent. Researchers from Canada, Scotland and Australia have now focused on salicylate - a compound that aspirin breaks down into after it's ingested. It is derived from plants such as willow bark, and has been used as a drug for thousands of years. They found this ingredient may give cancer protection but without the dangerous side-effects of aspirin, such as the increased risk of stomach bleeding.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ful-tool-battle-cancer.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Transplanted cells allow mice with night blindness to see in dark
Scientists have improved the eyesight of mice born with night blindness by injecting healthy light-sensitive cells into their retinas. The work is the first demonstration that cell transplants can restore useful vision. Injections of the cells produced only modest changes in the animals' eyesight, but the results have raised hopes that a similar therapy might one day help reverse some forms of human blindness, such as age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness, which affects up to 15% of people over 75.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/18/transplanted-cells-mice-night-blindness-see
Breakthrough announced in ageing genes study
Four "Father Time" genes that help determine how fast we age have been uncovered by scientists. The ageing genes are switched on or off by environmental and lifestyle factors such as diet, and may be programmed from an early age. Knowing how the genes are altered could pave the way to new generations of anti-ageing drugs, researchers believe.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/breakthrough-announced-in-ageing-genes-study-7664529.html
Scrap children's menus in pubs because it makes them fat, says Italian chef Antonio Carluccio
Restaurants and pubs should be banned from serving children's menus to help slowdown Britain's obesity epidemic, a leading celebrity chef has claimed. Italian chef Antonio Carluccio says the special kids meals which are offered by many restaurants and pubs throughout the country are creating a nation of unhealthy eaters.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...chef-Antonio-Carluccio.html?ito=feeds-newsxml