DHAKA: Asia-Pacific countries face serious challenges from ‘lifestyle’ diseases and ageing populations even as they overcome more traditional illnesses.The World Health Organisation’s regional director said on Monday, reports The Straits Times.WHO’s Western Pacific director Shin

DHAKA: Last week, about 140 countries signed the United Nations’ Minamata Convention, a global treaty that includes a ban on mercury for cosmetics and soaps.However, Scientific American reports that mascara and other eye makeup are exempt because, as the treaty states: “no effective

DHAKA: The brain uses sleep to wash away the waste toxins built up during a hard day`s thinking, researchers have shown.The US team believes the "waste removal system" is one of the fundamental reasons for sleep.Their study, in the journal Science, showed brain cells shrink during sleep

DHAKA: According to the first EU-wide analysis of the economic impact of the disease cancer costs countries in the European Union 126bn euro (£107bn) a year.The charity Cancer Research UK said it was a "huge burden".The figures, published in the Lancet Oncology, included the cost of

DHAKA: New research for the University of Guelph shows that the majority of herbal products on the market contain ingredients that are not listed on their labels.The study, published in the journal BMC Medicine, used DNA bar-coding technology to assess the components of 44 herbal products

DHAKA: Call it an exercise rut or a fitness threshold. Each of us can hit a wall when it comes to getting the most out of our workouts, so here’s advice from experts on how to break through.Most of the recommendations about exercise are pretty straightforward — do something —

Meat consumption varies worldwide, depending on cultural or religious preferences, as well as economic conditions or health concern.Meat contains protein and human body needs these proteins to maintain cellular tissue, so it`s a good idea to have it in a regular basis. The United States

DHAKA: Healthy adults do not need to take vitamin D supplements, suggests a study in The Lancet which found they had no beneficial effect on bone density, a sign of osteoporosis.But experts say many other factors could be at play and people should not stop taking supplements.University of

DHAKA: The discovery of the first chemical to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease has been hailed as an exciting and historic moment in medical research.More work is needed to develop a drug that could be taken by patients.But scientists say a resulting

DHAKA: The brain has a critical window for language development between the ages of two and four, brain scans suggest.Environmental influences have their biggest impact before the age of four, as the brain`s wiring develops to process new words, say UK and US scientists.The research in

DHAKA: A new research by an Indian origin scientist has claimed that sleeping for six to eight hours a night could help cut the risk of heart problems and stroke.Author Dr Saurabh Aggarwal, of Chicago Medical School has found that people who sleep less than six hours a night were twice as

DHAKA: The risks of stroke, heart and circulatory disease are higher in areas with a lot of aircraft noise, researchers say.Their study of 3.6 million residents near Heathrow Airport suggested the risks were 10-20% higher in areas with the highest levels of aircraft noise.The team`s

DHAKA: The brain has a critical window for language development between the ages of two and four, brain scans suggest.Environmental influences have their biggest impact before the age of four, as the brain`s wiring develops to process new words, say UK and US scientists.The research in

DHAKA: British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline is seeking regulatory approval for the world`s first malaria vaccine after trial data showed that it had cut the number of cases in African children.Experts say that they are optimistic about the possibility of the world`s first vaccine after the

DHAKA: The results of admission tests of session 2013-14 under medical and dental colleges were published Sunday.The candidates can get their results from the website, http://www.dghs.gov.bd.Director General of Health Directorate Khandaker Sifayet Ullah confirmed the matter to banglanews.

DHAKA: Neem tree has been described in Ayurveda`s prime text, the Charaka Samhita, as sarva roga nivarini (that which keeps all diseases at bay) or arishtha (reliever of disease).Its extracts have been used in the Ayurvedic tradition for thousands of years for maintaining health and

DHAKA: A new study has revealed that stress due to common life events may cause a number of physiological reactions in the central nervous, endocrine, immune and cardiovascular systems, and it may trigger long lasting physiological changes in the brain.Researchers base their findings on

DHAKA: A new study has revealed that stress due to common life events may cause a number of physiological reactions in the central nervous, endocrine, immune and cardiovascular systems, and it may trigger long lasting physiological changes in the brain.Researchers base their findings on

DHAKA: Post-menopausal women who walk for an hour a day can cut their chance of breast cancer significantly, a study has suggested.The report, which followed 73,000 women for 17 years, found walking for at least seven hours a week lowered the risk of the disease.The American Cancer

DHAKA: The discovery of "missing" genes could help scientists understand how autism develops, a study suggests.US researchers looked at the genetic profiles of more than 431 people with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and 379 without.They found those with an ASD were more likely to