Health

Singapore to ban sugary drink ads in fight against diabetes

Singapore will ban advertisements of drinks with high sugar content, as the government seeks to tackle diabetes in the city-state.

Oct 10, 2019

By Reuters

What is neuroendocrine cancer? Bernie Sanders' daughter-in-law Rainè Riggs dies days after diagnosis

Rainè Riggs, daughter-in-law of US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, died alarming soon after a cancer diagnosis. Here's all to know about the neuroendocrine cancer.

Oct 10, 2019

By Jacob J

World Mental Health Day: WHO calls for local solution to end suicides

Nearly 79 per cent of suicides occur in low and middle-income countries and the Southeast Asian region is the world's most affected with 39 per cent of global suicide mortality

Oct 10, 2019

By IANS

No more injections for type-1 diabetes; insulin pill comes to rescue

Type 1 diabetes people may soon get rid of daily injections as scientists have come up with pills to orally administer insulin.

Oct 10, 2019

By Priya Yadav

Diabetes

Bacteria change shape, genome to develop resistance to antibiotics, says study

A study says that bacteria turn into L-form from rod or sphere to develop antibiotic resistance.

Oct 9, 2019

By Priya Yadav

Dog owners live longer even after surviving heart attack or stroke

Owning a dog automatically leads to 33% lower risk of early death for heart attack survivors living alone, as well as 27% reduced risk of early death for stroke survivors who live alone.

Oct 9, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine given to scientists for discovery of adaptability of oxygen in cell

Brief information about William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, and Gregg L. Semenza who shared the 110th Nobel Prize in Medicines for "studying how cells adapt to oxygen availability".

Oct 9, 2019

By Priya Yadav

Eating mushrooms could reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer, study finds

The research report suggested that people who eat mushroom regularly had a 17 percent less chance of developing prostate cancer when compared to occasional mushroom eaters

Oct 8, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Scientist identifies improved way to predict tumor recurrence

Scientists have used the approach of molecular profiles to predict the recurrence of meningioma.

Oct 8, 2019

By Priya Yadav

Scientists develop new regimen to prevent TB, HIV

Scientists have come up with a one month short term course to prevent TB and HIV, two of the deadliest diseases in the world.

Oct 8, 2019

By Priya Yadav

How real-time speech is processed in the brain

The human brain is able to process spoken language through an elaborate and complicated set of procedures that shift locations in the brain.

Oct 8, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

Brainwaves duel during sleep, some help to consolidate memory, others wipe it off

Researchers found that in sleeping rats, slow oscillations in the brain helped to consolidate memory, while delta waves wiped it out.

Oct 6, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

Not only an apple a day, but a little attention can boost your employee's health

A study suggests little gesture of kindness and attention can boost employees' mental health, apart from a raise in salary.

Oct 6, 2019

By Priya Yadav

Depression

China uncovers massive illegal vaccine ring

How US still retains measles-elimination status despite thousands of new cases

Despite confirmation of more than a thousand new cases of measles, the US has managed to retain measles-elimination tag threatened by the worst outbreak since 1992.

Oct 6, 2019

By Priya Yadav

Exoskeleton Controlled by a Brain-Machine Interface

Exoskeleton: Mind-controlled robotic suit helped paralyzed man to walk again

Researchers hope that this new technology, the mind-controlled robotic suit will help the patient's with spinal cord injury

Oct 6, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Overweight could Hamper Body's Response to Covid Infection, Study Finds

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Singapore to ban sugary drink ads in fight against diabetes

What is neuroendocrine cancer? Bernie Sanders' daughter-in-law Rainè Riggs dies days after diagnosis

World Mental Health Day: WHO calls for local solution to end suicides

No more injections for type-1 diabetes; insulin pill comes to rescue

Bacteria change shape, genome to develop resistance to antibiotics, says study

Dog owners live longer even after surviving heart attack or stroke

2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine given to scientists for discovery of adaptability of oxygen in cell

Eating mushrooms could reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer, study finds

Scientist identifies improved way to predict tumor recurrence

Scientists develop new regimen to prevent TB, HIV

How real-time speech is processed in the brain

Brainwaves duel during sleep, some help to consolidate memory, others wipe it off

Not only an apple a day, but a little attention can boost your employee's health

How US still retains measles-elimination status despite thousands of new cases

Exoskeleton: Mind-controlled robotic suit helped paralyzed man to walk again

Overweight could Hamper Body's Response to Covid Infection, Study Finds

Overweight could Hamper Body's Response to Covid Infection, Study Finds

Research Concerning Matrixyl Peptide

Research Concerning Matrixyl Peptide

Norovirus Outbreak Sparks Health Alert in Illinois Following $1 Burrito Deal at Restaurant

Norovirus Outbreak Sparks Health Alert in Illinois Following $1 Burrito Deal at Restaurant