Allergy season is right around the corner and that means for some lots of sneezing and sniffling. New research shows allergies can affect the sleep children get at night too. A telephone survey study shows that 29 percent of parents whose children had allergies said their children suffer from a lack of sleep, that’s compared to 12 percent of parents whose children did not. “They wake up... 

Diesel fumes are known to be toxic and a risk factor for respiratory cardiovascular disease among other things. A new Dutch study released on Tuesday now suggests that inhaling diesel exhaust stresses the brain and may damage its function. Paul Borm, lead researcher of the study, at Zuyd University and colleagues placed 10 volunteers in a room filled with exhaust from a diesel engine for one hour... 

NEW DELHI: On World Kidney Day on Thursday, nephrologists want to raise awareness about Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), incidents of which are increasing at an alarming rate. If you have diabetes or high blood pressure, then you are at a risk of developing CKD. Unfortunately, by the time a person is diagnosed with CKD, nearly 50% of his kidneys are damaged. This happens because the blood creatinine... 

WASHINGTON: Ever wondered why you can’t resist yourself from walking into a bakery after seeing chocolate- frosted donuts from the store’s window? Well, the culprit is not lack of self-control but the brain. New research from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine reveals how hunger works in the brain and the way neurons pull your strings to dive for the edible items. In... 

If both your parents have Alzheimer’s disease, you probably are more much likely than other people to get it, researchers said on Monday. Their study focused on 111 families in which both parents were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia among the elderly, and assessed the risk for developing it among the offspring. The parents had 297 children who lived... 

WASHINGTON  - It may be possible to make a safe vaccine against the type of bacteria best known for causing “strep throat” and rheumatic fever, U.S.-based researchers reported on Thursday. The little piece of the bacteria that causes serious disease can be altered slightly into a form that may work as a vaccine, the team at the University of California, San Diego, reported. Group A streptococcal... 

The American Cancer Society and other health groups are recommending two tests they had not previously endorsed to prevent or detect , the groups said Wednesday. The new policy is based on evidence that the tests work well enough to recommend and applies to all adults 50 and older and to some younger people with symptoms or risk factors for colon cancer. One test is virtual colonoscopy, which uses... 

Drinking black tea could help prevent diabetes, according to new findings by scientists at Dundee University.The researchers said black tea may have the potential to combat type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease.They believe certain constituents of tea could act as an insulin substitute. In Scotland, it is believed more than 190,000 people have diabetes which develops when the body fails...