Pre-exercise stretching ‘kills runners’ strength’

WASHINGTON – A new study has found that static stretching before a workout lowers runners’ endurance and make their body less efficient.

While previous studies have illustrated the effects of stretching on anaerobic activities, this was the first one to show the effects on …. Original article  : Pre-exercise stretching ‘kills runners’ strength’.

Hepatitis C virus infection linked to fat enzyme in liver cells

LONDON – Scientists have found that an enzyme associated with the storage of fat in the liver is necessary for the infectious activity of the hepatitis C virus (HCV).

This discovery may offer a new strategy for treating the infection.

The study …. Original article  : Hepatitis C virus infection linked to fat enzyme in liver cells.

TTF therapy, chemo combo ‘increase survival for lung cancer patients’

WASHINGTON – Novocure reported today that patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) achieved a significant increase in survival time when tumour treating fields (TTF) therapy was added to chemotherapy, as compared to chemotherapy alone.

Physicians delivered … Read more »».

New discovery paves way for pollution-free electricity
production

LONDON – Scientists have identified new properties in a material that could result in efficient and inexpensive plastic solar cells for pollution-free electricity production.

The discovery by physicists at Rutgers University reveals that energy-carrying particles generated by packets of light can … Original article on : New discovery paves way for pollution-free electricity
production.

Huge parts of world drying up due to land ‘evapotranspiration’:
Study

LONDON – A group of researchers examining ‘evapotranspiration’ on a global basis have concluded that the soils in large areas of the Southern Hemisphere, including major portions of Australia, Africa and South America, have been drying up in the past decade.

Most climate models have suggested … Original article on : Huge parts of world drying up due to land ‘evapotranspiration’:
Study.

Healthy baby conceived from 20-year-old embryo

LONDON – A baby has been conceived in the US out of an embryo frozen 20 years ago – the longest time a fertilised egg has been stored before developing into a healthy baby.

This breakthrough could pave the way for thousands of women to have children in middle age.
The newborn’s 42-year-old mother, … Read more >>.

Too much TV or computer games can make kids mentally ill’

WASHINGTON – Watching TV or playing computer games for more than two hours a day is related to greater psychological difficulties in children, regardless of how physically active they are, according to a new study.

The study of over a 1,000 children aged between ten …. Source article  : Too much TV or computer games can make kids mentally ill’.

Families now own three to five TV sets in Britain

LONDON – One in six families own five TV sets in Britain and two-thirds of households have three sets or more.

In many homes, it is now the norm to have TVs in every bedroom and the kitchen, as well as the living room.
Families still watch popular shows together but often have sets …. Source  : Families now own three to five TV sets in Britain.

Eating a banana every 3 days ‘can improve male fertility’

KUALA LUMPUR – A Singaporean urologist has claimed that eating a banana every three days can improve fertility in men, according to a report.

According to Sin Chew Daily, the fruit can increase sperm count as it contains high level of magnesium to produce sperm cells, reports … Original article on : Eating a banana every 3 days ‘can improve male fertility’.

Healthy baby born from embryo frozen 20 years ago

LONDON – A healthy baby has been born from a frozen embryo that is twenty years old, potentially giving women the chance to put off motherhood until their forties or fifties.

It is the longest time a fertilised egg has been stored before developing into a healthy baby, reports …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Virgin Galactic’s spaceship makes first solo test flight

LONDON – Experiencing those few minutes of weightlessness on Virgin Galactic’s suborbital spaceship-Enterprise-would soon become a reality, as the spaceship has made its first solo test flight in California.

The spaceship was carried to an altitude of [..] Read the original article: here.

Mars CO2 leak linked to existence of life

LONDON – Scientists have revealed that life may have existed on Mars thanks to the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

The revelation has been made after satellite data suggested huge amounts of CO2 locked in rock four miles under the surface, reports the Sun.

It is … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Mars CO2 leak linked to existence of life.

New gene study paves way for more anti-malaria treatments

LONDON – Scientists have discovered genes that are capable of making some malaria-carrying mosquitoes resistant to insecticide.

Scottish researchers have found a gene that enables the parasite that causes the infection to resist treatment with the plant-based remedy artemisinin.

They hope the breakthrough could boost efforts … Read more : New gene study paves way for more anti-malaria treatments.

Orally administered nanoparticles to treat inflammatory bowel diseases

LONDON – Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University have developed a system for delivering small bits of genetic material into the body to improve the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.

These particles of RNA …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Astronomers find long-lost lunar rover after 36 years

MELBOURNE – After being lost for 36 years, the lunar rover Lunokhod 1, has been rediscovered by astronomers using laser pulses.

Using data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), Associate Professor Tom Murphy at the University of California, San …. Source  : Astronomers find long-lost lunar rover after 36 years.

Your personality type makes you docile or aggressive

LONDON – Are you docile or aggressive? Well, that depends on your personality type, says a new research.

“Some of us are couch potatoes while others are drawn to sport and exercise,” notes Peter Biro, senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales.
“We often associate the athletic ‘jock’ type of person with being …. Read the original article  : here.

Rise of Google Chrome threatens Internet Explorer, Mozilla

LONDON – Web browser Google Chrome, which emerged in mid-2008, has hit Internet Explorer hard and stalled the rise of Mozilla Firefox.

Internet Explorer now accounts for less than 50 percent of worldwide web browser usage, a fall from its peak of 88 percent in 2003.
The fall makes the latest version, Internet …. Original article  : Rise of Google Chrome threatens Internet Explorer, Mozilla.

Yoga benefits childhood cancer patients and their parents

WASHINGTON – Yoga can reduce the stress of cancer diagnosis and treatment experienced by childhood cancer patients and their parents, says a study.

As per the research, parents and adolescents showed a decrease in anxiety and increase in sense of well-being following yoga sessions conducted … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Yoga benefits childhood cancer patients and their parents.

Experts offer 10 tips for breast cancer screening and early detection

WASHINGTON – Experts from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and its clinical care partner, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, are offering a series of weekly research-based tip sheets regarding a variety of topics related to breast cancer, including breast cancer prevention, screening …. Original article  : Experts offer 10 tips for breast cancer screening and early detection.

Manipulating muscle stem cells could treat muscular dystrophy

WASHINGTON – A team of scientists recently uncovered the molecular messengers that translate inflammatory signals into the genetic changes that tell muscle stem cells to differentiate.

At Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham), a team of scientists led by Pier Lorenzo Puri … Original article on : Manipulating muscle stem cells could treat muscular dystrophy.