Obese people may be afflicted with ‘food addiction’
London, Aug 31 (IANS) The tendency to want food may be 'hard-wired' into the brain of overweight people, says a new study that supports...
How marijuana use leads to severe mental disorder
New York, Dec 4 (IANS) Cannabis or marijuana use increases neural noise in the brain, leading to a severe mental disorder in which thought...
New app helps in early diagnosis of cancer
London, Feb 29 (IANS) Offering hope to millions of cancer patients around the world, the Scottish government has launched a new app that helps...
Uric acid lessens women’s disability after stroke
New York, July 10 (IANS) Uric acid - a chemical that at high levels can lead to serious illness - may lessen women's disability...
Gene therapy may help shed weight without bone loss risk
New York, Oct 22 (IANS) Delivering the hormone leptin directly to the brain through gene therapy aids weight loss without much side effect of...
Don’t enjoy in-flight meal? Try some tomato juice
New York, (IANS) The next time you take a flight, plan to drink some tomato juice as researchers have found that in noisy situations...
Cuba to deploy 9,000 troops to prevent Zika virus
Havana, Feb 23 (IANS) Cuban President Raul Castro called on his people to help prevent the entry of the Zika virus in the island...
E-cigarettes new smoking gateway for teenagers: Study
New York, Sep 9 (IANS) Young people who smoke electronic cigarettes are considerably more likely to start smoking traditional cigarettes within a year than...
Stem cells behave as people in a society
London, March 26 (IANS) Just as humans, stem cells interact with each other but finally take their own individual decisions, says a new study....
‘Cholesterol drugs may reduce risk of cancer death’
London, June 5 (IANS) Women who take cholesterol-lowering drugs might have a reduced risk of death caused by cancer, suggests a new study.
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