GM mosquitoes prove effective against dengue in Panama
Panama City, May 10 (IANS/EFE) Panama's Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health found in a recent study that genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes can be used...
Eating too much sweets bad for heart
Eating too much sweets bad for heart
London, Oct 5 (IANS) Drinking too many soft drinks and eating a lot of sweets may put even...
Secret of rich milk production during lactation revealed
Sydney, April 23 (IANS) Breastfeeding is essential for enabling newborns grow and develop well. A team of Australian researchers have discovered the secret behind...
Why do women outlive men?
Why do women outlive men?
New York, June 15 (IANS) While a conclusive answer to why women have a longer lifespan as compared to men...
Indian-origin scientists challenge cancer biology dogma
Bhubaneswar, April 28 (IANS) Indian scientists at Columbia University in the US have challenged a decade-old dogma in cancer biology by showing that a...
Will countries ‘walk the talk’ to end the tobacco epidemic?
Despite unprecedented pressure from tobacco industry to delay, dilute or thwart progress on a range of tobacco control measures globally, considerable achievements have been...
Obese couples may take 50% longer to achieve pregnancy
Obese couples may take 50% longer to achieve pregnancy
New York, Feb 3 (IANS) Couples in which both partners are obese may take over 50...
New hormone test may distinguish schizophrenia, depression
New hormone test may distinguish schizophrenia, depression
New York, March 14 (IANS) US researchers have developed a new hormone-based test that can better distinguish between...
Communicate with each other to beat the non-communicable diseases
Communicate with each other to beat the non-communicable diseases
According to the Global Status Report on NCDs, India shares more than two-thirds of the total...
Sleep at exact time daily to remain healthy
New York, Sep 2 (IANS) The timing of your sleep is just as important as how much sleep you finally get, researchers from Washington...
