Poor sleep increases pain in knee osteoarthritis
New York, June 4 (IANS) Poor sleep can amplify pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) - a degenerative joint disease that causes pain...
Key gene mutation may not be driving breast cancer
New York, April 9 (IANS) Targeting a gene that has been thought to be a major cause of breast cancer may not actually yield...
Primer on net neutrality, Free Basics
As the debate over Net neutrality and Free Basics intensifies, particularly with the sparring match between the telecom regulator and some stakeholders like Facebook,...
Researchers create first self-assembled superconductor
New York, Jan 30 (IANS) Researchers at Cornell University have blazed a new trail by creating a self-assembled, three-dimensional superconductor.
It is the first time...
Brain’s memory capacity 10 times more than thought
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Our brain may have 10 times more memory capacity than what is commonly estimated, suggests new research.
"This is a...
Male mice without Y genes can father offspring
New York, Jan 29 (IANS) In a first, a team of researchers has successfully replaced both Y chromosomes in mice by increasing expression of...
Why common BP pill fails in some patients
Washington, April 21 (IANS) Thiazide drugs, a common group of salt-lowering medicines used to treat high blood pressure for decades, can lower blood pressure...
Fibre from many sources helps in good health
New York, July 14 (IANS) People who get dietary fibre from many sources benefit more than those who limit their intake to a single...
Why West Nile virus is more dangerous in the elderly
New York, July 26 (IANS) West Nile virus (WNV) is particularly dangerous in older people, who account for a large number of severe cases...
Mobile HIV testing labs to debut in Beijing
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) Mobile HIV-testing vehicles are set to debut in the Chinese capital Beijing, providing free tests and helping link the needy...
