Coconut milk next to breast milk, to be promoted more
Kochi, Dec 11 (IANS) Coconut milk has been proved to be the next best to breast milk and the Coconut Development Board (CDB) is...
Boring, dirty workplace can hamper your brain
Boring, dirty workplace can hamper your brain
New York, June 17 (IANS) Do you find your office dull, boring and unhygienic? Beware that spending long...
Smoking in pregnancy raises infant’s obesity risk
Smoking in pregnancy raises infant's obesity risk
New York: Children whose mothers smoked during their pregnancy are at increased risk of being obese later in...
Study reveals how plague bacteria
Study reveals how plague bacteria sparked global pandemics
London, June 10 (IANS) A genome analysis of the plague bacterium revealed how a single entry of...
High meat intake may up liver disease risk
High meat intake may up liver disease risk
New York, March 21 (IANS) Meat lovers please take note. Increased consumption of red or processed meat...
Genetically engineered bacteria can treat cancer
Washington, April 15 (IANS) A bacterium that causes severe food poisoning and leads to sepsis and death in humans can be genetically modified to...
Genes influence cancer treatment outcomes
New York, Sep 13 (IANS) A person's response to anti-cancer drug treatments is strongly related to his or her genetic ancestry, says new research.
The...
A drug to arrest cognitive decline in menopausal women
Washington (IANS): A drug being used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) also improves subjective and objective measures of cognitive decline commonly experienced...
Popular artificial sweetener may treat aggressive cancers
New York, March 24 (IANS) Once considered as a possible carcinogen, the artificial sweetener saccharin could actually lead to the development of drugs capable...
Australian state Victoria bans smoking in prisons
Melbourne, June 30 (IANS) Smoking will be banned in Australian state Victoria's prisons from Wednesday, in a push to make prison life healthier for...
