The study discovered that average IQ of a non-smoker was about 101, while smoker’s average was about 94. The IQ of a smoker who can smoke more than a packet in a day lie around 90.
The study directed by Prof. Mark Weiser of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Psychiatry and the Sheba Medical Center on 18 to 21 yrs old men working in the Israeli army.
This study also tracked two twin brothers, in this case one of the twin smoked and he registered lower IQ on average than the …

International Society of Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations has finally announced their theme of this year on March 11, World Kidney Day.
“Protect your kidneys: Control diabetes” is the new theme. According to the organization, Diabetes and High Blood pressure are the common causes of kidney failures and chronic kidney diseases. And, they will launch various kinds of campaigns this year to increase the awareness amongst Diabetes and High Blood Pressure patients and will tell them the importance of its prevention and early detection.
According to the …

According to study conducted by UK-based Institute of Food Research, Frozen vegetables are 45 percent more nutritious that fresh vegetables.
Nutritionist Dr Sarah Schenker said, “The nutritional content of fresh vegetables begins to deteriorate from the minute they are picked. This means that by the time they end up on our plate, although we may think we’re reaping the vegetable’s full nutritional benefits this is often not the case. With frozen vegetables, where vitamins are locked in at the point of freezing, there’s no need to worry about how nutritious …

A recent study in Clinical Endocrinology journal has revealed that Men who sunbath have higher levels of Testosterone then those who don’t.
The study on 2,299 men shows that testosterone and vitamin D levels were high in the month of August and drop off in winters with lowest level in March.
Researchers found men with at least 30 nanograms of vitamin D per millilitre of blood had much more testosterone circulating than those lacking in vitamin D.
Professor Winfried Marz who conducted study said ” Men who ensure that their …

A scientific study done by Northwestern University reveals that “Glue Mussels” which is used to stick the surfaces of rocks has inspired researchers to create a sealant that could be used for repairing the ruptures and holes on fetal membrane during pregnancy. The mussel inspired sealant was tested on animals and was found to be both bio-compatible and effective at sealing the tiny holes which could be really dangerous and lead to the leakage of the amniotic fluid resulting in premature labor and termination.
Fetal membrane – Fetal Membrane is the …

According to research done by British and French scientists, eating Junk Food may cause depression in addition to making you obese.
The study was conducted on 3,486 men and women, of various demographics. The findings revealed that there is a strong relations between the diet and symptoms of depression. All participants were around age of 55. Participants were asked to fill a questionnaire about the amount of junk food they take daily. There answers were recorded and compared with their lifestyles, physical activity and habits like smoking,drinking etc.
Scientists said …

Herds of rabbits are being created by Scientists so that they can use rabbit milk to treat their patients. The first such farm of Dairy rabbits is running in Holland , where rabbits who have been genetically modified to include a human gene and contain a protein called C1 inhibitor are commercially milked.
The milk protein would help in preventing the rejection of transplant organs and tissue damage in survivors of strokes, heart attacks and car accidents, and may also treat the hereditary immune disorder angioedema.
Trials have been done on …

A new study conducted by Ohio State University revealed that Yoga is a great way to reduce the number of inflammatory proteins found in blood which might increase due to aging and stress.Inflammation is the main cause of many decisions and doing Yoga few times a week is a great, simple and cheap way to minimize your probability of getting infected by such diseases.
The Study was conducted on 50 women aged 41 who were divided on two groups Novice and experts based on their Yoga skills.
During the study, All …

WHO experts have denied the allegations which were slapped on them by Danish daily ‘Information’ last month. The controversy came in to existence, when documents acquired through Danish Freedom of Information Act unleashed the fact that Prof Juhani Eskola, a Finnish member of the WHO board on vaccines, had received almost 6.3 million euros in 2009 for his Vaccine research program from vaccine manufacturers GSK, the company whose vaccine was recommended by WHO last year to its member countries.
Danish journalists also reported six other members of SAGE(Strategic Advisory Group of …

A recent study done by scientists at Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Germany proved that a face expression can tell more about the person than his own words.
The other fact which this study revealed was that a normal face is able to classify an expression much better when it moves naturally rather than when it is frozen in a photograph.
Scientists claimed that your brain need at least 100 millisecond to understand what the expression implies. If the duration of expression is less than this then your brain …