Proteins intake may boost Immune system, helps to keep flu at bay.

Medical researchers from San Diego State University and University of Nebraska Medical Center, found out that protein intake helps to activate immune system and fight flu effectively.

Researchers tested the synthetic protein called EP67 can boost immune system and helps fight the flu if administered within 24 hours of exposure to the virus.

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Women battling flesh-eating rare disease gets thousands of dollars in donations, thanks to community fund raising event.

Thanks to Atlanta suburb community fund-raising event, 24-year-old Aimee Copeland now will have some financial help to fight and rehabilitee against rare, flesh-eating disease.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Snellville officials on Monday will present the Copeland family with a check worth $ 16,500. Officials say she will spend the next several weeks learning to move herself with the aid of a wheelchair after having her left leg, right foot and both hands amputated.

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The link between brushing teeth and heart disease.

So, from now onwards, remember that brushing your teeth twice a day does good not only to your teeth, but as well as your heart.

Over the last two decades, there has been increased interest in the like between oral hygiene and heart related diseases, and it has been noted that inflammation in the body, including mouth and gums plays vital role in the buildup of clogged arteries.

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A woman for Britain suffers from one of the World's rarest disease called ‘Electrosensitivity’.

So what is 'Electrosensitivity' ??? In this Case, it may be defined as the cause of various feelings and sensations of suffering headaches, chest pain, nausea and tingling in her arms and legs due to electromagnetic fields emitting from the electrical devices.

The above medical condition is suffered by a British woman, aged 55, now, hates to live in modern world.

Janice Tunnicliffe, a resident of Nottinghamshire, struck with the illness after she received chemotherapy for bowel cancer three years ago, the Daily Telegraph reports.

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Electric simulation helps a paralysed man to stand and walk

Rob Summers is able to stand while his spinal cord is stimulated

A US man named Rob Summers who was a Baseball player and a team winner who was paralyzed from the chest down after being hit by a car was very happy and speechless and was in disbelief after he was able to voluntarily move his toes, hips, knees and ankles and also walk on a treadmill with the help of electrical stimulation of his spinal cord.

After being injured in car accident his spinal cord was damaged, due to which messages from the brain, which used to travel down the spinal cord, were blocked and he was paralysed.

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Scientist claims to developed an app which can detect cancer.

Team of Scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, with the help of app developers claims to have developed a smart phone app which they say can detect cancer more accurately than the normal techniques generally followed in today's hospitals.

Doctors says, It takes an hour to make the diagnosis.

The researchers found that in initial tests, the device was 88 per cent accurate in distinguishing cancerous stomach tumours from benign growths.

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A cup of Tea can boost your memory: Study

According to research carried out by Dutch scientists, tea has the power to zap brain power, keeps fatigue away and helps thinking capability.

Researchers looked at the effect of key chemicals found in tea on the mental performance of 44 young volunteers.

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