Popular artificial sweetener may treat aggressive cancers
New York, March 24 (IANS) Once considered as a possible carcinogen, the artificial sweetener saccharin could actually lead to the development of drugs capable...
Italian nurse infected with Ebola ‘still critical’
Rome, May 18 (IANS/AKI) The Italian male nurse infected with Ebola is still in a critical condition but his health has "slightly" improved, doctors...
Early intervention can cut gut inflammation in HIV
Early intervention can cut gut inflammation in HIV patients
New York, July 8 (IANS) A combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) prescribed to patients suffering from human...
Why forbidding internet use is not good for your kid
New York, May 12 (IANS) Parents may please take note! The online world is full of risky situations for teenagers, but allowing them to...
How partner’s pregnancy may increase your diabetes risk!
Toronto, Aug 14 (IANS) Gestational diabetes, a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy, signals future risk of the disease not only in mothers,...
Nicotine digestion shows best method to kick the butt
New York, Jan 12 (IANS) Paving the way for tailor-made treatments to stop smoking, researchers have shown that finding out how quickly smokers break...
This molecular Swiss Army knife can boost biofuel output
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) Researchers have created a multifunctional hybrid protein that resembles a molecular Swiss Army knife in cyanobacteria, also known as...
Gestational diabetes, high BP may up heart disease risk in women
Gestational diabetes, high BP may up heart disease risk in women
Toronto, Nov 15 (IANS) Women who develop both gestational diabetes and high blood pressure...
Oxytocin can make overweight men less impulsive
New York, April 4 (IANS) A single dose of oxytocin nasal spray, known to cut food intake, can lower impulsive behaviour in overweight and...
High-potency cannabis kills white matter in brain
London, Nov 27 (IANS) Smoking high-potency cannabis can damage a crucial part of the brain responsible for communication between the two brain hemispheres, researchers...
