Nicole Weaver - Articles

Drinking Tea May Guard Against Ovarian Cancer

Consuming two or more cups of tea a day over a period of time may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer dramatically, suggests a new study. Women who drank two or more cups of tea per day experienced a 46 percent lower risk of ovarian cancer, compared with wo Read

By: Nicole Weaver | 14/12/2005 | Health

Cell Implants Improve Motor Control in Parkinson's Patients

Human retina cell implants improved motor symptoms in a group of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who participated in a recent study, and they appeared to be safe and well tolerated. Researchers observed an average improvement of 48 percent at 12 months Read

By: Nicole Weaver | 13/12/2005 | Health

Pacifiers May Help Prevent Crib Death

The risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is dramatically lower among infants who are given pacifiers while they sleep, according to a new study. The protective effect of the pacifier seemed evident even for those infants who were in an adverse s Read

By: Nicole Weaver | 12/12/2005 | Health

'Broken Mirror' May Cause Autism

The human brain has a matching system of observation and execution that causes mirror neurons to fire both when a person observes others performing a goal-directed action and when he or she carries out the same action. This is the neural mechanism that al Read

By: Nicole Weaver | 07/12/2005 | Health