London, Feb 9 (IANS) A common drug used by diabetes patients to prevent heart disease can be used to aid recovery from a heart attack, reveals a new study. Metformin is a cost-efficient drug that…
Melbourne, Feb 9 (IANS) Australian scientists have developed a revolutionary “bionic spine” which they believe will enable paralysed patients to walk again, the media reported. The new device, developed by scientists in Melbourne, is the…
New York, Feb 9 (IANS) Microorganisms in the gut have the potential to reduce the severity of malaria, suggests a new study. Gut microbes can also be modified to prevent severe malaria, the findings showed….
New York, Feb 9 (IANS) Usually, children with symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD), a common behavioural disorder in kids, like poor concentration, hyperactivity and learning difficulties, tend to improve with age. However, the disorder…
New York, Feb 9 (IANS) Certain drugs currently used to treat diseases such as heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia have the potential to be effective in the treatment of cancer, new research has found. “We…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Siachen survivor Lance Naik Hanumanthappa at Army`s Research & Referral Hospital, in New Delhi on Feb 9, 2016. Also seen the Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh….
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Indian Army soldier, found alive six days after being presumed dead under 35 feet of snow, is currently in comatose state and continues to be in shock with low…
(151225) — SHANGHAI, Dec. 25, 2015 (Xinhua) — Light rail trains run in heavy smog in east China’s Shanghai, Dec. 25, 2015. A yellow alarm has been issued to alert smog and air pollution by…
New York, Feb 9 (IANS) An implantable device can deliver a particularly toxic cocktail of drugs directly to the highly lethal pancreatic tumours to stunt their growth or in some cases, shrink them — all…
New York, Feb 9 (IANS) Researchers have found that a protein, the levels of which can be easily monitored in routine blood tests, could serve as a new biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease that slowly destroys…
New York, Feb 9 (IANS) A team led by engineers at University of California-San Diego has 3D-printed a tissue that closely mimics the human liver’s sophisticated structure and function. The new model can be used…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) If you are terrified after reading studies claiming that cell phone radiation is a menacing health hazard and can even cause brain cancer, nothing could be farther from the truth….
New York, Feb 8 (IANS) Web-based and phone-based tobacco cessation programmes can help people quit smoking, but certain personal characteristics may lead individuals to prefer one type of programme over the other, says a study….
London, Feb 8 (IANS) Scientists at a British university are developing a new wearable technology to help people who have had a stroke recover use of their arm and hand. A team of researchers at…
Tokyo, Feb 8 (IANS) Two Japanese firms have developed an intelligent undershirt that can be connected to a smartphone and provide data on the health of the person wearing it, the media reported on Monday….
New York, Feb 8 (IANS) Cancer survivors of childhood brain tumours show significant deficits in intelligence, educational achievement and employment, even decades after treatment, reveals a new research. Survivors treated with a whole brain and…
By K.S.Jayaraman Bengaluru, Feb 8 (IANS) An Indian biotech company’s “breakthrough” claim that it has developed two “candidate vaccines” against the Zika virus – while being hailed as a ‘made in India’ product – has…
Chennai, Feb 8 (IANS) Indian drug major Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd on Monday said its wholly owned US subsidiary Promius Pharma has got the USFDA for a spray to treat plaque psoriasis. In a regulatory filing…
New York, Feb 8 (IANS) A contact lens with a built-in sensor could help doctors determine which glaucoma patients have a higher risk of disease progression, says a new study. The researchers found certain patterns…
London, Feb 8 (IANS) Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) – a talk therapy – may prove to be effective with individuals affected by a mental disorder, a new study has found. Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)…