Dengue cases in Singapore rise
Singapore, May 4 (IANS) The number of new dengue cases in Singapore rose to 244 with 15 new cases recorded last week, according to...
New class of drug raises hope for blood cancer patients
New York, Feb 17 (IANS) Results of a recent clinical study have shown that an anti-cancer drug that triggers cell death in various tumour...
Cyberbullying puts female students at depression risk
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) Involvement in cyberbullying increases risk of depression in female college students - for both bullies and victims , says...
Blocking digestive hormone may help prevent pancreatic cancer
Blocking digestive hormone may help prevent pancreatic cancer
New York: Aug 3 (IANS) Blocking a digestive hormone associated with obesity may help prevent the spread of...
Teens getting increasingly sleep deprived: Study
New York, Feb 16 (IANS) In a worrying trend, teenagers in the US are increasingly getting less number of sleeping hours than they ideally...
Electrical control of cancer cell growth found
New York, Aug 25 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a new electrical mechanism that can control the molecular switches connected to growth of cancer cells.
The...
Young pregnant women more at risk of stroke: Study
Young pregnant women more at risk of stroke: Study
New York, Oct 25 (IANS) Pregnancy in young women may increase the risk of stroke as...
Birth control pill linked to reduced knee injury
New York, March 19 (IANS) Women who take the birth control pill, which lessens and stabilises estrogen levels, are less likely to suffer serious...
Non-human sugar in red meat may promote cancer
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) A team lead by an Indian-origin researcher at the University of California, San Diego, has found that a non-human sugar...
Losing one gram fat from pancreas can reverse diabetes
London, Dec 2 (IANS) Researchers have shown that Type-2 diabetes is caused by fat accumulating in the pancreas and that losing less than one...
