Low radiation during CT scan can lower cancer chances
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Low radiation during computed tomography (CT) scans can reduce the chances of cancer in patients undergoing treatment, doctors here...
Smoking raises lifetime risk of irregular heart rate
Smoking raises lifetime risk of irregular heart rate
New York, May 1 (IANS) Smoking and alcohol consumption increase lifetime risk of a rapid and irregular...
Loss of Y chromosome may increase
Loss of Y chromosome may increase Alzheimer's risk in men
London, May 24 (IANS) Men with blood cells that do not carry the Y chromosome...
New blood test to track skin cancer
New York, Jan 12 (IANS) Researchers have found out a new blood test that can closely track metastatic melanoma -- one of the most...
Eye colour linked to alcohol dependence
New York, July 2 (IANS) People with blue eyes have a greater chance of becoming alcoholics, says a study.
"This suggests an intriguing possibility --...
Eating yogurt may help ease symptoms of depression
Eating yogurt may help ease symptoms of depression
New York, March 9 (IANS) Eating yogurt rich in lactobacillus -- a probiotic bacteria -- may help...
Can aspirin save from cancer?
New York, April 17 (IANS) Elderly people are increasingly turning to aspirin to protect themselves from heart ailments and cancer, reveals a new survey.
The...
‘Purity’ in relationships best predictor of social bonding
New York, Feb 5 (IANS) “Purity” is indeed the moral foundation of human relationships, say researchers, suggesting that conflicting values of purity are responsible...
Veteran actress Rita Bhaduri dead at 62
Veteran actress Rita Bhaduri dead at 62
Mumbai: Veteran actress Rita Bhaduri, who worked extensively in films and television shows, including the ongoing "Nimki Mukhiya",...
Diet pill that tricks body into losing weight
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) Researchers from the California-based Salk Institute for Biological Studies have developed an entirely new type of pill that tricks the...
