Online counselling may help to lose weight
Online counselling may help to lose weight
London, July 28 (IANS) Online behavioural counselling tool can be effective at helping people lose weight, revealed a...
Muscle protein may hold answer to some sleep disorders
Muscle protein may hold answer to some sleep disorders
New York, Aug 4 (IANS) Challenging a widely accepted notion that the brain controls all aspects...
Gene therapy to treat erectile dysfunction
London, March 24 (IANS) There is some good news for those who can't have 'it' up on the spur of the moment! Researchers have...
Heart disease drug may treat pancreatic cancer
New York, May 4 (IANS) Researchers have found that a class of drugs originally developed to treat atherosclerosis - the build-up of plaque inside...
Novel chikungunya vaccine promises safety, effectiveness
Novel chikungunya vaccine promises safety, effectiveness
New York, Dec 20 (IANS) Researchers have developed the first vaccine for chikungunya fever made from an insect-specific virus...
Diabetic? Exercise can help control blood sugar
New York, June 18 (IANS) Diabetics who exercise can trim waist size and body fat, and also control blood glucose even if they do...
Gene therapy treats dogs affected by night blindness
New York, Oct 14 (IANS) Gene therapy has been found to preserve vision in a study involving dogs with naturally occurring, late-stage retinitis pigmentosa,...
Canned food linked to hormone-disrupting chemical exposure
Canned food linked to hormone-disrupting chemical exposure
Washington, June 30 (IANS) A new study has confirmed the link between eating canned food and increased exposure...
Quit smoking as it won’t make you shed fat
New York, April 7 (IANS) Even as the idea that smoking helps control weight is baseless, women smokers who believe so are less likely...
Deep Brain Stimulation can improve life of Parkinson’s patients
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), a neuro surgical procedure, can give a better sense of life to patients with severe...