AIIMS to conduct research on Type 2 diabetes
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The AIIMS has collaborated with the George Institute for Global Health, Australia, to research if lifestyle modification programme can...
Feeling cold is contagious too
London, Jan 14 (IANS) Not just yawning, but cold too is contagious, find British researchers. A shivering person can make you feel cold, they...
Hypertensive diseases can cut short women’s lives
New York, Feb 2 (IANS) Women with a history of any category of hypertensive disease of pregnancy (HDP) are at increased risk of early...
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...
Air pollution linked to increased deaths from heart disease
New York, Sep 15 (IANS) Even minuscule increases in the amount of tiny chemical particles -- by 10 micrograms per cubic metre of air,...
Foetus’s genes, not mother’s, may result in preterm births
New York, Feb 3 (IANS) Variants in the genetic material of the foetus - not the mother - may be the trigger for some...
High blood sugar levels could increase BP
London, Jan 6 (IANS) Increased sugar levels in blood change the behaviour of blood vessels making them contract more strongly than normal which could...
Scientists 3D print living body parts
Washington: Scientists have 3D printed ear, bone and muscle structures that matured into functional tissue and developed a system of blood vessels when implanted in...
Mouth bacteria can tell the status of liver disease
New York, April 18 (IANS) Analysing the ratio of good-bad bacteria in saliva, not just in the gut as earlier thought, could help doctors...
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...
