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Down's signs 'seen in stem cells' By Bloodindex News Bureau	Memory, depression, insomnia—and worms? By Bloodindex News Bureau
Scientists have revealed the earliest developmental changes that lead to Down's syndrome. The team from Barts and the Royal London say the changes to embryonic stem ...read more	New study may have uncovered key insights into the origins probing the causes of depression, schizophrenia and insomnia in humans The project, which was led by Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientis...read more

Potential remedy for the 'mental fog' in cancer patients By Bloodindex News Bureau	Intellectual work induces excessive calorie intake By Bloodindex News Bureau
Animal studies at West Virginia University have discovered that injections of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), an antioxidant, can prevent the memory loss that breast cancer chemotherapy drugs sometimes induce. Rats were given the commonly used chemotherapy drugs adriamycin and cycloph...read more	A Université Laval research team has demonstrated that intellectual work induces a substantial increase in calorie intake. The details of this discovery, which could go some way to explaining the cu...read more

For a better understanding of kidney diseases - Genetic switch By Bloodindex News Bureau	Rhode Island Hospital study finds link between obesity, type 2 diabetes and neurodegeneration By Bloodindex News Bureau
Cystic kidney disease, renal fibrosis, or renal cell carcinoma: Many diseases of the excretory organs are characterized by overproduction or – on the contrary – absence of characteristic proteins in the renal cells. An international research team under the leadership of scientists from DKFZ...read more	New research found that obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus can contribute to mild neurodegeneration with features common with Alzheimer's disease (AD) In a study on animal models, lead researcher Suzanne de la Monte, MD, MPH, ...read more

African countries to introduce new meningitis vaccine By Bloodindex News Bureau	Sexual activities other than intercourse carry risk of HIV, other STIs, study finds By Bloodindex News Bureau
Health ministers from countries of the African meningitis belt today committed themselves to introduce a highly promising candidate meningitis vaccine. Meeting at the 58th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, held ...read more	Sexual activities other than intercourse carry some risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, according to a report An ACOG expert committee said that although many people engage in "non...read more