Delhi health minister holds emergency meet over dengue
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain on Sunday held an emergency meeting to review the status of dengue cases in...
New vaccine can improve HIV treatment
London, April 29 (IANS) A vaccine has been found to boost a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patient's immune system and increase effectiveness of antiretroviral...
Novel antibody that efficiently attacks HIV virus
New York, Sep 13 (IANS) The researchers from California Institute of Technology have discovered a new antibody that can make it easier to detect...
Delhi reports first dengue death of the year
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The national capital on Wednesday reported the first death due to dengue this year, with a 10-year-old girl succumbing...
Protecting the health & well-being of the young
Protecting the health & well-being of the young
Approximately 1 billion young people in Asia and the Pacific region are between 10-24 years old, constituting...
Why Neanderthals’ faces are different from humans
New York, Dec 8 (IANS) The Neanderthals, who appeared about 200,000 years ago, are quite distinct from modern humans in the manner in which...
Brain ages faster in people with Type-1 diabetes
New York, May 6 (IANS) Type-1 diabetes may accelerate brain ageing, resulting in slower information processing even at at an younger age, says a...
Smartphone app to cure motion sickness soon
London, Sep 6 (IANS) A new device or a mobile phone app that applies a small amount of electricity via a headphone jack could...
Prolonged sitting may raise cancer risk in women
New York, July 14 (IANS) Spending more leisure time sitting is linked with 10 percent higher risk of cancer, including breast and ovarian cancers...
App to help meet vitamin D requirements
Toronto, May 7 (IANS) Are you taking sufficient amount of vitamin D - essential for bone health and immunity - on a daily basis?...
