Less than a quarter of cancer patients get proper surgery: study
London, Sep 29 (IANS) Over 80 percent of the 15 million people diagnosed with cancer worldwide in 2015 will need surgery, but less than...
‘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...
Why teenagers are less risky when elderly are around
New York, Jan 29 (IANS) Adolescents are traditionally known as risk takers in decision-making, especially in the midst of peer groups.
However, a new study...
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...
‘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...
Brief intense exercise may reverse heart abnormalities in diabetics
London, Sep 10 (IANS) Intense exercise on some days may reverse heart abnormalities in people suffering from Type 2 diabetes, a new study from...
Diabetics find exercising more difficult
New York, Oct 15 (IANS) Women with Type 2 diabetes find physical activity more difficult than non-diabetic women, which in turn threatens to make...
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...
Drastic drop in new prostate cancer diagnoses in US
New York, June 22 (IANS) Following the draft recommendation from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), new diagnoses of prostate cancer in...
Weighing yourself daily can help shed pounds
New York, June 18 (IANS) If you are looking for a simple strategy to become slim, then start stepping on a scale each day...
