Speaking two languages may delay dementia: study
Email this page November 7th, 2013 (AFP) – People who speak two languages may be able to ward off dementia for years, regardless of whether they have the ability to read or not, according to a study Wednesday. The study in the US journal Neurology is the first of its kind to show that the […]
New Human Body Part Discovered
Email this page November 7th, 2013 (VOA) Scientists have discovered a new human body part. Knee surgeons at the University of Leuven in Belgium described, for the first time, a previously unknown ligament in the knee. The anterolateral ligament (ALL) appears to play an important role in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears. Specifically, many patients […]
26-year-old becomes first adult to receive lung transplant in Costa Rica
Email this page November 6th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A 26-year-old man has become the first adult to receive a lung transplant in Costa Rica. The surgery was performed Monday at the Calderon Guardia Hospital. According to hospital director Luis Paulino Hernandez, the man is so far recovering well. The man had been waiting for […]
Death toll in Nicaragua’s dengue epidemic reaches 16
Email this page MANAGUA, November 4, 2013 (AFP) – A dengue epidemic sweeping Nicaragua has claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy, raising the disease’s death toll there to 16 people, according to officials. The death is the second in less than 24 hours due to dengue, health authorities reported. The disease has infected some […]
Research could lead to oral diabetes treatment
Email this page November 1st, 2013 (AFP) Japanese researchers said Thursday they had moved a step closer to an oral treatment for diabetes, offering hope of a breakthrough against a disease racking an increasingly obese world. Scientists at the University of Tokyo said they have created a compound that helps the body to control glucose in […]
Solution to arsenic water problem will have to wait until December
Email this page October 28th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Some 14 water systems across the country that are contaminated with arsenic in concentrations exceeding those allowed for human consumption will have to wait until December for a permanent fix. Four companies submitted bids on Friday to provide for the cleanup of the water systems. The winner […]
Stroke affecting growing number of younger people
Email this page October 24, 2013 (AFP) – Ever younger people are suffering strokes, according to two studies published on Thursday that warned death, disability and illness from strokes could double by 2030, partly due to unhealthy lifestyles. There had been a 25 percent increase in the number of strokes among those aged between 20 […]
Novel approach to hair growth employs infant foreskins
Email this page WASHINGTON, October 21, 2013 (AFP) – A new experiment to regrow hair by cloning follicles and using discarded infant foreskins to graft them has shown some early success in lab mice, researchers said Monday. The process generated new human hair in five of the seven animals on which it was tested, according […]
