by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 12, 2017 | Health
A new British study entitles “Smile — it might save your life” has found that people who are in a happy mood on the day of their annual flu jab develop stronger antibody defenses than patients who merely feel so-so. What’s more, they only have to feel happy on the day...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 6, 2017 | Health
Cambridge- The type and amount of fat, carbohydrate, sugar, and salt in our food supply has changed over the years — for better and for worse. Remember when packaged foods emblazoned with the words “fat free” seemed to be everywhere? Then came labels...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 4, 2017 | Health
A seasonal flu vaccine that would be the first in the world to fight all types of the virus is to be tested in a two-year clinical trial involving more than 2,000 patients by researchers in Oxford. The so-called universal vaccine was developed by Oxford University’s...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 22, 2017 | Health
London- British scientists have used a genome editing tool known as CRISPR/Cas9 to knock out a gene in embryos just a few days old, testing the technique’s ability to decipher key gene functions in early human development. The researchers said their experiments, using...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 22, 2017 | Health
If you’re on the fence about whether to take a statin, this test might make sense. Cardiologists constantly seek better ways to predict who will have a heart attack. Among the many potentially helpful options is a coronary artery calcium scan. This test uses a special...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 21, 2017 | Health
London- A new research published by Harvard Medical School revealed that snoozing on planes really could mean losing hearing. If you are asleep on a plane during a sudden change in altitude, your ability to equalize the pressure in your eardrum might be compromised...
