New drug could improve Parkinson’s disease treatment
New drug could improve Parkinson's disease treatment
New York, Aug 1 (IANS) Researchers have developed a new drug that may limit the progression of Parkinson's...
Abdominal obesity may increase lower urinary tract symptoms risk
Abdominal obesity may increase lower urinary tract symptoms risk
Beijing, July 6 (IANS) Men with central (or abdominal) obesity are at increased risk of experiencing...
Google Glass is helping scientists to study brain disease
Google Glass is helping scientists to study brain disease
Moscow, Nov 25 (IANS) Using Google Glass, Siberian scientists are developing a prototype of a model...
Sexual harassment rendering online women gamers invisible
New York, March 23 (IANS) While many women gamers can shrug off much of the trash talk they hear while playing online video games,...
Heart attack patients receive less treatment for depression: Study
London, April 18 (IANS) People who have suffered a heart attack tend to be more depressed but are less often prescribed anti-depressants than individuals...
Why repeated dieting may backfire
Why repeated dieting may backfire
London, Dec 5 (IANS) Instead of helping you slim down, repeated dieting may lead to weight gain because the brain...
New bacterial species that causes Lyme disease discovered
New York, Feb 9 (IANS) Researchers in the US have discovered a new bacterial species that causes the infectious Lyme disease in people.
The new...
Australian state Victoria bans smoking in prisons
Melbourne, June 30 (IANS) Smoking will be banned in Australian state Victoria's prisons from Wednesday, in a push to make prison life healthier for...
Mobile phone use in pregnancy may not affect kids’ brains
Mobile phone use in pregnancy may not affect kids' brains
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Babies born to women who use a mobile phone during pregnancy...
Eating blue maize may reduce BP, cholesterol, fat
Eating blue maize may reduce BP, cholesterol, fat
New York, Jan 13 (IANS) Consuming blue maize may help prevent metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of...