Even modest exercise good for the elderly
London, May 16 (IANS) Even modest and regular exercise is good for the elderly as it decreases the risk of death among them, a...
Novel self-adaptive material that heals itself
New York, Jan 12 (IANS) Researchers at Rice University have invented an adaptive material that combines self-healing and reversible self-stiffening properties.
The researchers believe that...
Half of pregnant women in India anaemic: Study
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Half of the pregnant women and 74 percent of children under five in India are anaemic, a malnutrition mapping project...
Customised diabetes care effective for women, not men
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Personally tailored diabetes care reduces mortality - both all-cause and diabetes-related - in women but not men, a study has...
Patents or people: The conundrum of healthcare industry
Patents or people: The conundrum of healthcare industry
The first traces of SARS-CoV-2 virus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) were discovered in November 2019...
What stops smokers from kicking the butt
New York, April 22 (IANS) In a promising breakthrough for smokers who are trying to quit, neuroscientists have identified circuitry in the brain as...
Anti-smoking drug may treat betel nut dependence
New York, Oct 22 (IANS) The same brain mechanism that makes smokers dependent on nicotine may also work in causing addiction among users of...
Suicide gene therapy kills prostate cancer cells
New York, Dec 13 (IANS) Combining radiation treatment with 'suicide gene therapy' - a technique in which prostate cancer cells are genetically modified so...
New approach to treat fatty liver disease
New York, Jan 6 (IANS) A team of researchers from Yale University has found that triglycerides, a type of fat in the blood and...
Daily-use chemicals put people at high diabetes, obesity risk
Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) Common chemicals found in food can linings, cash register receipts and plastics and cosmetics have put millions on high risk...
