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US soldiers who served in the glaring desert sunlight of Iraq and Afghanistan returned home with an increased risk of skin cancer, due not only to the arid climate, but also a lack of sun protection, a new study has found. "The past decade of United States combat missions, including operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, have occurred at a more equatorial latitude than the mean centre of the US population, increasing the potential for ultraviolet irradiance and the development of skin cancer," said dermatologist Jennifer Powers from the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Nashville, Tennessee.

Scientists from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China have developed a portable probe that uses near-infrared light to measure blood oxygen saturation in the tissue surrounding the central internal jugular vein in the neck. The research was published in The Optical Society's journal, Biomedical Optics Express.

Researchers discovered, Ingredients from the leaves of the European chestnut tree contain the power to disarm dangerous staph bacteria without boosting its drug resistance. The study is published in PLOS ONE. The use of chestnut leaves in traditional folk remedies inspired the research, led by Cassandra Quave, an ethnobotanist at Emory University.

Mumbai based dentist Dr Gaurav Borde has come up with a free android app, Dentimes, which is currently providing a one-stop solution for not only professional consultation online but also been able to enhance employment prospects for the dentists and dental surgeons.

The ministry of health and family welfare in collaboration with AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), department of telecommunications and National AIDS Control Organisation launch new mobile application on HIV/AIDS. This mobile application will provide complete information on HIV, increase awareness and risk perception as well as prompt users to access HIV testing from the nearest centre free of cost.

Researchers with the Susan Samueli center for Integrative have claimed that regular acupuncture could help people control their blood pressure and lessen risk of stroke or heart disease. The study is published in the journal International Journal of Tourism Research.

New study found that working long hours to greater risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) or a stroke. The study is published in Lancet.

The molecular switches regulating human cell growth do a great job of replacing cells that die during the course of a lifetime. But when they misfire, life-threatening cancers can occur. Research led by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has revealed a new electrical mechanism that can control these switches.

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A new systematic review, published online in the peer-reviewed journal European Neuropsychopharmacology shows that modafinil does indeed confer significant cognitive benefits in in certain groups. This raises ethical questions over e.g. it's use in exams.

Insulin delivered high up in the nasal cavity goes to affected areas of brain and helps improve memory, claims a new study that may lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's and similar forms of dementia. "Before this study, there was very little evidence of how insulin gets into the brain and where it goes," said William Banks, University of Washington (UW) professor of internal medicine and geriatrics.