Health

Traumatic brain injury linked to dementia risk even after 30 years

People who suffer a traumatic brain injury -- occurring when an external force injures the brain -- may be at increased risk of developing dementia even after 30 years, says a study.

Jan 31, 2018

By IANS

'Muscle memory' exists at DNA level: Study

In a first, researchers have shown that human muscles possess a 'memory' of earlier growth at the DNA level.

Jan 31, 2018

By IANS

Exposure to sunshine is cure to heart problems?

Treatment with Vitamin D3 might help restore damage to your cardiovascular system, saus a study

Jan 31, 2018

By IANS

NUS scientists achieve breakthrough in cancer treatment by photodynamic therapy

A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has succeeded in developing a wireless technology to assist in photodynamic therapy (PDT) for cancer patients.

Jan 31, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

NUS

18-year-old cancer patient fighting for life, searching for birth parents for bone marrow transplant

18-year-old Chinese woman named Peng Xin is a leukaemia patient and doctors told her foster parents to search for her biological parents to get the matching bone marrow.

Jan 31, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Less traffic and quick travel make us happier than sex, says study

A recent survey has found that there is something better than sex to keep a person happy; that is short commutes.

Jan 31, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

Researchers unearth secrets of giardia parasite

Researchers of University of East Anglia (UEA) has identified 2 protein, one similar to a protein in cells which is responsible for giardiasis, a common gut disease.

Jan 29, 2018

By Rahul K R

Myanmar: Singapore doctors flown in to help Yangon hospital's first kidney transplant on child

The six-hour long surgery was done on a10-year-old girl, who was suffering chronic renal disorder. it was the first kidney transplant at Yangon Children's Hospital and fourth in the country on a child.

Jan 29, 2018

By Bihu Ray

Study: Major risk of early menopause for underweight women

Menopause can worsen rheumatoid arthritis in women

Women with rheumatoid arthritis are likely to suffer a greater decline in physical function after menopause, researchers say.

Jan 29, 2018

By IANS

32-year-old man dies after being sucked into MRI machine in India, ward boy claims 'sab chalta hai'

The Mumbai police have arrested a doctor, including a ward boy, under Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). According to police an FIR also has been logged.

Jan 29, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Lorry hits pregnant woman, father thanks medical staff for saving his premature child

Goh Chieh Ting, a six-month pregnant woman was taken to the hospital after the accident where doctors managed to save her premature baby but Ting could not survive.

Jan 29, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Why you feel attracted to the opposite sex

Researchers have found that it is the work of a brain hormone called kisspeptin, that drives both attraction to the opposite sex and sexual behaviours.

Jan 28, 2018

By IANS

Indian American doctor arrested for trying to strangle nurse

An Indian American doctor has been arrested for allegedly trying to strangle his nurse with an elastic chord as he was angry with her for giving medication to a patient at a "wrong time", the police said.

Jan 28, 2018

By IANS

Certain bacteria may increase HIV risk for women

Scientists have identified seven bacterial species whose presence in high concentrations may significantly increase the risk of HIV infection in women.

Jan 28, 2018

By IANS

New ingestible antibody to prevent allergy, asthma

Researchers have in a breakthrough developed a new ingestible or inhalable antibody that can prevent allergic reactions and asthma in adults.

Jan 28, 2018

By IANS

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Traumatic brain injury linked to dementia risk even after 30 years

'Muscle memory' exists at DNA level: Study

Exposure to sunshine is cure to heart problems?

NUS scientists achieve breakthrough in cancer treatment by photodynamic therapy

18-year-old cancer patient fighting for life, searching for birth parents for bone marrow transplant

Less traffic and quick travel make us happier than sex, says study

Researchers unearth secrets of giardia parasite

Myanmar: Singapore doctors flown in to help Yangon hospital's first kidney transplant on child

Menopause can worsen rheumatoid arthritis in women

32-year-old man dies after being sucked into MRI machine in India, ward boy claims 'sab chalta hai'

Lorry hits pregnant woman, father thanks medical staff for saving his premature child

Why you feel attracted to the opposite sex

Indian American doctor arrested for trying to strangle nurse

Certain bacteria may increase HIV risk for women

New ingestible antibody to prevent allergy, asthma

What is Mad Cow Disease? A Michigan Woman Dies of Rare Brain Disorder that has 100% Mortality Rate, Sparks Urgent Investigation

What is Mad Cow Disease? A Michigan Woman Dies of Rare Brain Disorder that has 100% Mortality Rate, Sparks Urgent Investigation

American Healthcare Academy Celebrates 14 Years of commitment to healthcare education

American Healthcare Academy Celebrates 14 Years of commitment to healthcare education

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