London, Jan 28 : Drinking eight cups of black leaf tea, such as Earl Grey or English Breakfast, a day significantly lowers blood pressure and prevents heart disease, researchers have found.

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London, Jan 27 : A newborn was miraculously saved by doctors after being born with no blood as all of it had been drained from his body while he was in his mother's womb.

When the baby, Oliver Morgan, was born he looked pale and stillborn and doctors were unable to find a heartbeat for 25 minutes. He survived after being given oxygen, gentle heart massage and a lifesaving blood transfusion.

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London, Jan 26 : Three cups of black tea a day may considerably reduce blood pressure, a new study has revealed.

Scientists at The University of Western Australia and Unilever based their findings on drinking black tea and the effect of drinking tea with milk is not known.

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London, Jan 25 - Food fried in olive or sunflower oil is not linked to heart disease or premature death, but the same is not true of solid or reused oils.

While eating lots of fried food can increase some heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity, a link between fried food and heart disease has not been fully investigated.

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London, Jan 24 : Researchers have identified 13 new regions of genes, which can help in predicting the onset of menopause.

These genes shed light on the biological pathways involved in reproductive lifespan and will provide insights into conditions connected to menopause, such as breast cancer and heart disease.

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London, Jan 23 : Scientists have discovered a major clue to a type of chronic pain called neuropathic pain, which affects millions of people worldwide.

It is triggered by nerve damage but how this pain persists has been a mystery, and current treatments are largely ineffective.

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London, Jan 23 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a major clue to a type of chronic pain called neuropathic pain, which affects millions of people worldwide.

It is triggered by nerve damage but how this pain persists has been a mystery, and current treatments are largely ineffective.

Now, a team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, using a new approach known as metabolomics, has found that dimethylsphingosine (DMS), a small-molecule byproduct of cellular membranes in the nervous system, may be behind it.

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London, Jan 23 : Analysis of all the genes of dozens of people suffering from a rare form of hypertension have led to the discovery of a new mechanism that regulates the blood pressure of all humans.

The findings by an international research team headed by Yale University scientists may help explain what goes wrong in the one billion people who suffer from high blood pressure.

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Sao Paulo, Jan 23 - Brazil has returned to the US nearly 47 tonnes of hospital waste that had been intercepted last October in the northeastern state of Pernambuco by customs agents, an official said Sunday.

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Washington, Jan 22 - Tiny portions of ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, can more than double the lifespan of a tiny worm known as C elegans.

The worm, found in soils, where they eat bacteria, is used frequently as a model in aging studies, according to University of California Los Angeles biochemists.

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London, Jan 21 : Food that an individual believes has been prepared with tender loving care always tastes better, according to scientists.

The scientists also said that if one's friends and family constantly impress them with their culinary delights, it probably says as much about their relationship with them as it does about their prowess in the kitchen.

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London, Jan 20 : Scientists are working on a new IVF technique so that embryos can have genes from three parents in order to eradicate potential diseases.

British scientists want to start testing a new IVF technique to try to eradicate incurable genetic diseases such as muscular dystrophy.

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London, Jan 19 : Scientists are working on a blood test which, should one really want to find out, would reveal who will live to be 100.

Researchers identified 281 genetic markers associated with longevity after examining 800 pensioners with an average age of 104 along with a control group of people of all ages.

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Sydney, Jan 19 : An increase in body weight during a man's adult life is associated with an increased risk of suffering an aggressive form of prostate cancer and of dying from it, a new study has found.

The study also found that having a high body mass throughout life was also associated with increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer.

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London, Jan 17 : "Exergames", such as Wii fit, that combine exercise with virtual reality environments and interactive videogame feature, provide more cognitive benefits for the older user than exercise alone, researchers have claimed.

Researchers from New York's Union College found that Cybercycling yields greater cognitive benefits than traditional cycling.

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London, Jan 16 : An Indian origin scientist and his team have developed a novel strategy to protect the liver from drug-induced injury and improve associated drug safety.

Rutgers University and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators said that inhibiting a type of cell-to-cell communication could protect against damage caused by liver-toxic drugs such as acetaminophen.

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Sydney, Jan 13 - A signal found in plants could act as a drought alarm, allowing them to adapt to such extreme conditions.

Scientists stumbled on the signal while trying to understand how different parts of the cell chat with one another in the Arabidopsis thaliana, a kin of canola, under drought conditions.

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http://topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/The-World-Health-Organi... " alt=" Drug immune TB found in India sparks concern " />London, Jan 13 : A completely drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis has surfaced in the Indian city of Mumbai.

The discovery has rung alarm bells among medical practitioners and authorities worldwide, especially those working in TB prevention.

The World Health Organisation itself is known to be organizing a meeting to assess the evidence and decide what to do next.

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http://topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/pancreatic-cancer-risk.... " alt=" A sausage a day ups pancreatic cancer risk by 20 pc " />London, Jan 13 : Consuming one sausage a day or two rashers of bacon raises the risk of having pancreatic cancer by a fifth, a new study has claimed.

According to scientists in Sweden, eating even relatively small amounts of processed meat increases the chance of developing this deadly illness.

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London, Jan 11 : Taking daily doses of vitamin B12 and folic acid for two years improves both short and long-term memory in pensioners, a new study has found.

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