New Delhi, March 12 (IANS): The government is committed to improving care and treatment accessibility for patients with cancer and has been undertaking various measures for the treatment and prevention of cance
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS): In a first, an Australian man has become the first in the world to live with a durable total artificial heart implant -- made of titanium -- for more than 100 days, and to be dischar
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS): The Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), Kolkata, under the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) of the Ministry of Ayush, on Monday launched a research
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS): Firefighters with increased exposure to certain chemical compounds are more likely to develop gliomas -- the most common type of malignant brain tumour -- than individuals with other
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS): Sleep debt and night shifts increase the risk of several common infections, according to a study on Monday. According to researchers from Norway, sleep debt, defined as the gap
New York, March 9 (IANS): A team of scientists has revealed a breakthrough discovery, linking genetic variants in the gene ITSN1 to a significantly elevated risk of Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative co
London, March 9 (IANS): Exposure to fluoride during the foetal stage or early childhood may impair cognition in children, a new study has warned.Published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, the s
New York, March 9 (IANS) A global team of researchers has reported a groundbreaking discovery in cardiac regeneration that offers new hope for the treatment of ischemic heart failure.Published in the journal np
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Teenagers who do not get the right amount of sleep may be at an increased risk for high blood pressure or hypertension -- a common risk factor for cardiovascular diseases --, warned re
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) A common type of diabetes medication may help cancer patients ward off the risk of heart failure by 50 per cent and boost long-term recovery, according to new research on Thursday.Hear
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS): About 75 per cent of consumers and 97 per cent of primary care providers (PCPs) in India are ready to embrace artificial intelligence (AI)-powered healthcare solutions for tasks such
Jerusalem, March 6 (IANS): Israeli researchers have discovered a surprising immune defense role of the proteasome, a cellular structure known for degrading and recycling proteins.The study, published in Nature,
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS): A most comprehensive global analysis to date, including India, has estimated that overweight and obesity rates in adults (aged 25 or older) and children and adolescents (aged 5-24 yea
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS): People with obstructive sleep apnoea have an increased risk of suffering from Parkinson's disease, according to a study.Obstructive sleep apnoea is when throat muscles relax during sl
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS): Limiting exposure to screens and reducing gaming volume is essential to prevent hearing loss in children, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on World Hearing Day on Monday
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS): Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the role of the tau protein in Alzheimer’s disease.Using human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), a research t
Toronto, March 2 (IANS) A team of researchers has identified small molecules in the blood that may impact early childhood development.The McMaster University team shows how dietary exposures, early life experie
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A team of US researchers has decoded that genetic and lifestyle factors may determine why some people with Down syndrome suffer dementia.Studies reveal that people with Down syndrome h
New Delhi, February 28 (IANS) While the Covid-19 pandemic is over, its effects continue to haunt a large majority of people infected by the infectious disease. Two separate studies have shown that several neuro
New Delhi, February 27 (IANS): Previous infections with seasonal H1N1 flu may boost immunity and reduce the severity of H5N1 bird flu, according to a study.The study, published in the journal Emerging Infectiou