New York, Feb 27 (IANS) Researchers have found an intermediate gut microbiome in a community of a traditional population that incorporates some westernised lifestyle practices and throws light on why modern humans suffer from lifestyle…
AIDS New York, Feb 27 (IANS) A large number of newly HIV diagnosed men in the US believe that they contracted the infection from a partner they met online, new research has found. More than…
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 blood cell which hunts and destroys foreign cells in the body,…
London, Feb 27 (IANS) Insecticide-treated nets can prevent malaria despite mosquitoes developing resistance to the substances used on the nets, a study says. Researchers found that doses of the insecticide “deltamethrin” that are tolerated by…
New York, Feb 27 (IANS) Adults above 60 have more positive response about feelings such as serenity, sadness and loneliness than young adults, a study has found. The researchers found that older adults perceive emotion…
London, Feb 27 (IANS) If you are obese, you are at risk of physical and psychological health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, depression and anxiety. But, your high body mass index (BMI) is also…
New York, Feb 27 (IANS) Nearly 108 million people in the world – one out of every 90 of the world population — are suffering from correctable vision impairment, a global study has estimated. Uncorrected…
Toronto, Feb 27 (IANS) The number of men smoking tobacco in India rose by more than one-third to 108 million between 1998 and 2015, says an alarming study by an Indian-origin researcher. The study did…
Beijing, Feb 27 (IANS) The Chinese are facing growing cancer risk from dioxin due to changes in their dietary patterns over the past three decades, a research has found. Changes in dietary patterns, featured by…
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised pregnant women to consider not going to attend this year’s Olympic Games in Brazil where the Zika virus outbreak have caused…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Over 250 surgeries were rescheduled at various government hospitals in the city on Friday as nurses across the country went on mass casual leave, demanding inclusion of their salaries under…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The life span of Indian males has dwindled 3-4 years compared to females due to a couple of reasons including smoking, aggression, unsafe sex and health hazards at work place,…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) A 32-year-old man suffering from rare life threatening clot in crucial artery that was obstructing blood flow to the intestines underwent a successful operation at a private hospital in Haryana…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China has confirmed a new imported Zika case, bringing the total number to six, the authorities announced on Friday. The National Health and Family Planning Commission said that the patient, a…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) With procedures focusing on the derriere dominating surgical growth, 2015 was another year of the rear in the US, shows new data released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) US researchers have found a possible association of congenital Zika virus to stillbirths and damage to tissues outside the central nervous system. Until now, the Zika virus was linked to…
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Singer Sonu Nigam is disappointed over prevailing misconceptions around HIV infection in India, and says the country still has a lot to learn about the life-threatening disease. The singer, who became…
Study leader Mark Birch-Machin said it may be possible to find anti-ageing treatments which could be tailored to differently aged skin London, Feb 26 (IANS) Researchers have found that the activity of a key metabolic…
London, Feb 26 (IANS) A team of researchers from India, Switzerland and Germany has developed a substance that blocks the pathogenic function of an enzyme that drives the course of Alzheimer’s disease. “The specific efficacy…
Tokyo, Feb 26 (IANS) Japan is to grant $1 million in emergency aid to help curb the outbreak of the Zika virus in Latin America. The government announced on Friday that it will provide the…