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...
Blocking calls can make teenagers drive safely
New York, April 28 (IANS) A device that blocks incoming and outgoing calls/texts on cell phones when a person is driving can reduce distracted...
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...
Beware! Psychopaths will never catch a yawn
New York, Aug 21 (IANS) Yawning is contagious in humans we know that but selfish and manipulative people will not respond to yawning after...
How mental time travel functions?
New York, Feb 18 (IANS) A team of neuroscientists from Vanderbilt University in the US have decoded "mental time travel" - recollection of memories...
App to help scientists study cancer genetics
New York, July 24 (IANS) Scientists have developed an interactive tool to help researchers and clinicians explore the genetic underpinnings of cancer.
The tool -...
Drug prices won’t be hiked: Health minister Nadda
Alappuzha (Kerala), Feb 20 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Saturday ruled out the possibility of any increase in drug prices due to...
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...
Poor air quality can also lead to stroke
London, April 14 (IANS) Apart from respiratory problems and cardiovascular diseases, increased air pollution also elevates your risk of suffering a stroke, says a...
Pop ‘good’ faecal bacteria capsule for healthy gut
London, Oct 7 (IANS) It may sound yuck to some but capsules containing a frozen suspension of faecal material harvested from healthy unrelated donors...
