Anti-ulcer drug may prevent stomach cancer
Toronto, July 22 (IANS) A short course of two medicines commonly used to eliminate the bacterium that causes ulcers may reduce the risk of...
Bacteria’s hair can conduct electricity
Bacteria's hair can conduct electricity like copper
New York, June 9 (IANS) Scientists have discovered that hair-like filaments on the surface of Geobacter bacteria exhibit...
Diagnosed with cancer? Don’t take it lying down
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Being diagnosed with cancer at a prime age with flying dreams and a family to look after can be...
Fasting may help fight fatty liver disease
London, May 10 (IANS) Scientists have found that upon deprivation of food a certain protein is produced that adjusts the metabolism in the liver,...
Sting’s brain scanned for new study on music
Sting's brain scanned for new study on music
Los Angeles, Aug 19 (IANS) The brain of musician Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, known professionally by his...
Kids raised by same-sex parents equal those of different-sex parents
New York, April 18 (IANS) Children raised in households with same-sex parents show no differences in outcomes of family relationships and child health as...
Scientists design a universal flu vaccine
Scientists design a universal flu vaccine
London, Oct 1 (IANS) A new generation of universal flu vaccines has been designed, to protect against the future...
Can our brain regulate its loss of control?
New York, Aug 15 (IANS) Our brain could actually be regulating the progression of glaucoma and other neuro-degenerative diseases, researchers say.
The result has implications...
How breastmilk helps combat food allergies in newborns
How breastmilk helps combat food allergies in newborns
New York, Nov 21 (IANS) Breastmilk of nursing mothers who eat foods that commonly cause allergy, such...
Mother’s malaria can affect memory in offspring
Toronto, Sep 27 (IANS) Malaria infection during pregnancy may result in learning and memory related problems in offspring, suggests new research.
This is because maternal...
