Scientists Use Hepatitis Virus Shell for Cancer Treatment
New York, Feb 7 (IANS) Scientists at a US university have found a way to use an empty shell of a Hepatitis E virus to carry anti-cancer vaccines or drugs into the body. Hepatitis E…
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Two Kidney Failure Patients Get New Lease Of Life in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Two kidney failure patients got a fresh lease of life on Sunday, thanks to the noble deed of a family in donating organs of a brain-dead patient and some timely…
Gene Family Turns Cancer Cells into Aggressive Stem Cells
New York, Feb 7 (IANS) US researchers have found a gene family in the humans that has the capability of turning cancer cells into aggressive stem cells that keep growing. Researchers from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive…
Scientists Find Potential Treatment for Sudden Cardiac Death
Men with chest pain – heart attack New York, Feb 7 (IANS) Scientists at a US university have developed a possible treatment to prevent hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) – a common cause of sudden death in…
Genetic Link Found Between Mental Disorders, Type 2 Diabetes
New York, Feb 7 (IANS) US researchers have identified a genetic connection between some mental health disorders and type 2 diabetes. The researchers from the University of Massachusetts in the US showed that a gene…
Companies with Healthy Employees Perform Better in Stock Market
New York, Feb 7 (IANS) Highlighting health as an important factor in the financial health of a corporation, a study has found that companies with best-in-class workplace health programmes for employees are able to secure…
Online Dating Rape Reports Rise in Britain
London, Feb 7 (IANS) The number of people reporting being raped by someone they met on a dating app or website has risen six-fold in five years in Britain, official figures revealed on Sunday. There…
Can Drug Help Reduce Domestic Violence?
New York, Feb 7 (IANS) A drug that causes hallucinations may have therapeutic potential for reducing intimate partner violence, says a study. “Although we are attempting to better understand how or why these substances may…
Meditation Can Help Veterans Manage Chronic Pain
New York, Feb 7 (IANS) A major challenge for health care providers is how to help the veterans alleviate chronic pain that will last a lifetime. A new study suggests that practice of meditation may…
Method to Improve Diagnosis Of Rare Bleeding Disorder
London, Feb 7 (IANS) Researchers have developed a new cost-effective microscopy method to accurately identify people with a rare bleeding disorder. Using the super-resolution microscopy method called Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM), the researchers were able…
How Pancakes Can Help Treat Glaucoma
London, Feb 7 (IANS) What has pancake to do with glaucoma? According to researchers, understanding the textures and patterns of pancakes can help them improve surgical methods for treating glaucoma. The appearance of pancakes depends…
Lungs Main Target Organs Of MERS, Says Patient’s Autopsy
New York, Feb 7 (IANS) Patients with the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) often show signs of acute kidney failure but lungs are the main target organs of the new disease in humans, reveals a…
Why Female Newborns Stay Better Protected from Brain Injury
New York, Feb 5 (IANS) Researchers have identified the protein which offers females stronger protection against brain injury. It has been known for some time that male infants are more vulnerable to hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)…
Every Hour Spent Sitting May Increase Diabetes Risk
London, Feb 5 (IANS) Even with exercise, every extra hour you spend sitting at a computer or in front of the television is linked with a 22 percent increased risk of developing Type-2 diabetes, says…
Chronic Viral Infections Can Lead to Mental Deterioration: Study
New York, Feb 5 (IANS) Chronic viral infections like CMV, HSV-2 or toxoplasma can contribute to subtle mental deterioration in apparently healthy older adults, a study has revealed. Many cross-sectional studies, which capture information from…
Childhood ADHD, Gender and Obesity Interlinked
New York, Feb 5 (IANS) Children with the childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder of children — are at a high risk of developing obesity, a new study…
Vacations Can Lead to Weight Gain
New York, Feb 5 (IANS) Planning for a vacation? Be prepared for weight gain with a heavier midsection — extra weight that can hang around even six weeks post-vacation. According to a latest study, researchers…
Easily Stressed? at Risk Of Developing High Blood Pressure
New York, Feb 6 (IANS) The tendency to take more stress during youth may increase the risk of developing high blood pressure later in life, suggests a study. Also, stressed youths who are overweight are…
HC Notice to Centre, AIIMS for Refusing Poor Woman’s Surgery
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Coming to the aid of a destitute woman, who was allegedly denied free treatment of total hip replacement surgery by the AIIMS, the Delhi High Court has sought response from…
How Aggression Can Change Your Brain
New York, Feb 6 (IANS) Aggression can lead to a generation of new nerve cells in the brain and also change the activity of existing cells, new research has found. A team of neurobiologists from…