Here’s how fish oil diets benefit you
London, Aug 29 (IANS) While diets rich in fish oil produce gut bacteria known to reduce weight gain and improve glucose metabolism, consumption of...
Chill! Sitting for long won’t kill you
London, Oct 14 (IANS) Overturning conventional wisdom, a new study has found that sitting for long, either at home or at work, is not...
‘Advanced diagnostics important to detect genital TB’
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) The role of advanced diagnostics in detecting genital tuberculosis, which is linked to infertility in humans, was extremely important, an...
‘Polar micro-organisms may provide clues to cancer treatment’
Kolkata, Oct 6 (IANS) Micro-organisms that thrive in the harsh environs of the polar regions may open up new avenues for cancer treatment, a...
Smokers still think a few cigarettes are safe
London, April 18 (IANS) Although most people know that smoking is a risk factor for developing several cancers, many still wrongly believe that smoking...
Briton man left with just 90-minute memory
London, July 15 (IANS) A Briton who can only remember up to 90 minutes and bears a striking similarity to the memory loss presented...
Eating wild mushrooms can lead to liver failure
Toronto, July 14 (IANS) Foraging and eating wild mushrooms can result in liver failure and even death because mistaking toxic mushrooms for edible varieties...
Potential treatment for drug-resistant TB discovered
New York, Feb 25 (IANS) Researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist have developed a new drug that may serve as a treatment against multi-drug...
Immune cell protein discovery can help fight cancer
Sydney, Feb 27 (IANS) Australian researchers have discovered how a protein works to boost the body's natural-killing immune cells -- a type of white...
Researchers develop new method to trap cancer cells
London, Oct 2 (IANS) An international team has discovered a new way to potentially "fence in" a tumour and help stop cancer cells spreading,...
