7 pm: Time to put your plate down

7pm: Time to put your plate down It’s well known that eating late in the night affects a person’s metabolism, but now a study has found that it impacts overnight blood pressure & raises risk of heart attack, setting the dinner deadline at 7pm. The research, which examined more than 700 people, warns against late-night dining and points out the possible implications. [“source-timesofindia”]

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Can Hops extract cut down breast cancer risk?

Hops, the flower cones used in beer-making, can also reduce breast cancer risk. Basically the flower heads of the plant are also used to make dietary supplements intended to treat menopause symptoms and other conditions. As hormone replacement therapy has been linked to risk of breast cancer, some women use hop extract as an alternative. However, the efficacy and potential toxicity of botanicals are still being studied. Now, researchers from the UIC/NIH Center for Botanical Dietary Supplements Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago reveal fresh evidences of a…

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Key gene linked to diabetes, down syndrome recognized

Researchers have recognized a gene that can motive defects in insulin secretion in human beings with type-2 diabetes as well as in people with Down syndrome . type-2 diabetes (T2D) is a complicated metabolic sickness related to obesity and insulin resistance due to pancreatic beta-mobile dysfunction. Many people with Down syndrome revel in lower insulin secretion , mitochondrial disorder and improved oxidative strain in the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. these same conditions additionally appear in human beings with type 2 diabetes. In expreiments with mice, the researchers discovered…

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Apple Shuts Down iTunes Allowance, Directs Users to Family Sharing

Apple no longer allows users to to set up iTunes Allowances for their kids as it plans to completely shut down the programme on May 25 this year. The feature allowed parents to set up a monthly credit line for kids to spend on App Store and iTunes. The announcement came via a support note on the Cupertino-based tech firm’s website. “After April 13, 2016, you will no longer be able to create a new iTunes Allowance. All existing allowances will cancel May 25, 2016,” the note said. The firm…

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Microsoft Cancels Fable Legends, May Shut Down Lionhead Studios

Microsoft has announced it’s cancelling development on co-operative action role-playing game, Fable Legends. In addition to this, it’s considering to close the UK-based Lionhead Studios responsible for its development. Lionhead was acquired by Microsoft in 2006 after a string of solid games such as Black & White, Fable, and The Movies. “After much consideration we have decided to cease development on Fable Legends, and are in discussions with employees about the proposed closure of Lionhead Studios in the UK,” wrote Hanno Lemke, General Manager, Microsoft Studios Europe on the official…

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