Surgeries result in more injuries during college play
New York, July 13 (IANS) Athletes who have had lower extremity surgeries before going on to play in college might be at a higher...
Bacteria grown on bats to help fight deadly fungus
Washington, April 11 (IANS) A particular bacteria growing naturally on the skin of some bats may help fighting white-nose syndrome, a deadly fungus that...
Australian scientists develop bionic spine for paralysed patients
Melbourne, Feb 9 (IANS) Australian scientists have developed a revolutionary "bionic spine" which they believe will enable paralysed patients to walk again, the media...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
