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,...
Steroid use can make you forgetful
London, July 8 (IANS) Using anabolic steroids to improve muscle growth and sporting performance can make you forgetful, thereby affecting your everyday life, says...
Coffee shields you against breast cancer recurrence
London, April 22 (IANS) Drinking just two cups of coffee a day can help inhibit the growth of tumours and reduce the risk of...
Breathe slowly to smell food better, shows 3D model
New York, Nov 15 (IANS) Do you wonder how your body directs the smell of food into the nasal cavity and not in the...
Electrical control of cancer cell growth found
New York, Aug 25 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a new electrical mechanism that can control the molecular switches connected to growth of cancer cells.
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Body postures reveal love life
New York, July 10 (IANS) It may sound intriguing to many but how you balance your body in different postures can reveal how stable...
Smokers who quit 15 years ago still at high lung cancer risk
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) People who kicked the butt as long as 15 years ago are still at high risk for lung cancer...
Washington: Edible batteries that power ‘smart’ pills to organs soon
Washington (IANS): Imagine a "smart pill" that can sense problems in your intestines and actively release an appropriate drug. But the problem is that...
Vitamin D may boost immunity against HIV
New York, June 16 (IANS) Deficiency of vitamin D - the sunshine vitamin - can help individuals to fight against the infections caused by...
Safe-to-eat spinach on your way
New York, Aug 22 (IANS) Scientists have reported a new, easy-to-implement method to disinfect green leafy vegetables like spinach to reduce outbreaks of illness.
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