Over five lakh kidney patients require dialysis or transplant
New Delhi: Around 5.5 lakh patients in the country require dialysis or kidney transplant, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research. Dialysis facility is available with central government...
View ArticleObese men in 20s may die in middle age
London, April 30 (IANS) Families of chubby youngsters, beware! Men who turn obese in their early 20s are significantly less likely to reach their middle age, a new study published in the British...
View ArticleBoost memory with three glasses of champagne
London: Connoisseurs have long advocated its benefits — and now a new British study has suggested that three glasses of bubbly a week can help improve memory. Scientists are convinced that a regular...
View ArticleEarly diagnosis can check dementia
Jatindra Dash Manesar (Haryana): Go for a brain scan from age 55 years onwards, at least once in five years, to check for signs of mental deterioration, a leading Indian scientist says. There is no...
View ArticleScientists successfully test new skin cancer drug
Sydney: Scientists have successfully tested a new class of drugs in humans, that targets a rogue protein responsible for the proliferation of skin cancer, says a study. The research involves the drug...
View ArticleNew bacteria can make mosquitoes resistant to malaria parasite
London: Researchers from the Michigan State University in the US have found that a strain of bacteria called Wolbachia bacterium can infect mosquitoes and make them resistant to the malaria parasite....
View ArticleStressful job might take life
London: A stressful job can change the way body handles fat, resulting in raised cholesterol levels and even a heart disease, almost fatal for anyone. According to Spanish researchers, stressful...
View ArticleVitamin D from sun may treat asthma, says study
London: Time spent by asthma patients soaking up the sun may help in the treatment of the illness, a research has said. A team of scientists at King’s College London said vitamin D, which is made by...
View ArticleDrinking alcohol during puberty makes you addicts
London: People who begin drinking alcohol during puberty are more likely to become addicts, a German study has said. Many parents think that supervised early drinking encourages children to have a more...
View ArticleHealthy heart ensures healthy kidney
Washington: Scientists have shown that a lifestyle that encourages a healthy heart could also shield patients with chronic kidney diseases from kidney failure and premature death, says a study. The...
View ArticleDon’t skip meals, eat healthy to stay fit
New Delhi: Dieting or skipping meals never helps an individual to lose weight. Instead, one should eat food items that help lose weight and increase metabolism. Experts say one should eat a healthy...
View ArticleParents’ ignorance spells doom for kids with eye cancer
New Delhi: Driven by ignorance, many parents in India don’t start timely treatment for a killer form of eye cancer, retinoblastoma, detected in 1,500-2,000 children a year. In most cases, the medical...
View ArticleCould eating yoghurt help treat depression?
Los Angeles: A new research reveals that probiotics found in natural yogurt could help boost a person’s mood because they affect brain function. Previous studies have shown that beneficial bacteria...
View ArticleScientists engineer potent weapon against cancer
London: Scientists have synthesised a molecule that targets and destroys a key protein responsible for development of cervical and other cancers, says a study. The E7 protein is produced early in the...
View ArticleFood ads linked to eating more junk food
Los Angeles: Watching food advertisements by parents leads to greater consumption of junk food by their children, as the kids often have distorted views on what constitutes a healthy meal, researchers...
View ArticleAustralia to deliver fund for new dementia research
Canberra: Australia will deliver funds for new dementia research on the impact of Vitamin B12 levels, Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek and Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler said...
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Caution: Eating Goan frog legs could cause cancer
Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji: Smoking cigarettes is not the only way to contract cancer. If one believes the Goa Forest Department, eating frog meat can also get you a date with cancer. Around this...
View ArticleNow, a chip that detects disease in blood drop
Los Angeles: Scientists have engineered a cutting-edge sensor chip that can detect diseases from a drop of blood, says a new study. A new study describes how Reginald Farrow and Alokik Kanwal,...
View ArticleUttarakhand could be hit by diseases
Dehradun: Uttarakhand now faces a new threat: possible outbreak of diseases as the waters from the flash floods recede. A few diarrhoea cases have already been reported from Haridwar (Alwalpur),...
View ArticleLifestyle eroding women’s resilience to heart disease: Doctors’ survey
New Delhi: A new survey shows that changing lifestyle has exposed women to the risk of cardiovascular diseases, shattering the popular belief that oestrogen hormone protects them from such ailments....
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