Chronic pain linked to depression: Study
New York, June 10 (IANS) Chronic pain can also lead to anxiety and depression as brain inflammation caused by long-term nerve pain alters activity...
Dysfunction in brain linked to sweet
Dysfunction in brain linked to sweet cravings in obese people
New York, June 16 (IANS) Obese people may find it difficult to stay away from...
Brain map to help decode inner thoughts
New York, April 28 (IANS) Scientists have built a "semantic atlas" or a brain map that identifies areas that respond to words having similar...
More porn can actually make you religious
More porn can actually make you religious: Study
New York, May 30 (IANS) Call it bizarre, but researchers from the University of Oklahoma have claimed...
HIV grows ‘silently’ despite treatment
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Casting doubts on finding a cure for HIV anytime soon, British researchers have found that the virus can grow 'silently'...
Smart ‘da Vinci’ robot helps treat lung cancer
London, Aug 10 (IANS) A four-armed surgeon robot first developed to treat prostate disease is now being widely used in England to treat lung...
How a protein can cause blindness in diabetics
How a protein can cause blindness in diabetics
New York, July 15 (IANS) By creating a virtual tissue model of diabetes in the eye, researchers...
Childhood passive smoking may up arthritis risk later
Childhood passive smoking may up arthritis risk later
London, June 17 (IANS) Exposure to passive smoking in childhood significantly increased the risk of developing rheumatoid...
Irregular heart rhythm leads to poor physical performance
New York, April 9 (IANS) Older adults who develop irregular heartbeat are likely to have more age-related declines in walking speed, strength, balance and...
Ultrasound may spot risk of preterm labour
New York, Aug 19 (IANS) A simple ultrasound technique that measures stiffness in the cervix may be used to detect risk of preterm labour...
