Category: Study

Plant extracts that may slow ageing

Toronto, March 16 (IANS) Canadian researchers have identified certain chemicals from plant extracts that can slow the biological ageing process…

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Can mindfulness meditation provide drug-free pain relief?

New York, March 16 (IANS) Mindfulness meditation may provide an alternative to usual drug-based pain relieving pills, especially to those…

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Austerity measures up mortality rates in elderly pensioners

London, March 16 (IANS) Government cut in spending on income support for poorer pensioners can lead to an increased rate…

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‘Time to take robotic surgery to the masses’

By Nishant Arora New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Multi-disciplinary robotic surgery has proved its efficacy in India in just five…

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Dole out cash to workers if you want them fit

New York, March 16 (IANS) Fit workers lead to better productivity and if you want your employees to be physically…

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Brain injury ups cognitive impairment risk

New York, March 16 (IANS) Traumatic brain injury may be related to both increased risk and earlier onset of mild…

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Anxiety leads to bad decisions

New York, March 16 (IANS) Researchers have discovered why it is important to stay clam before taking any big decision…

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Japanese researchers decode crystal growth in space

Tokyo, March 16 (IANS) To understand the effects of microgravity on crystal growth, a team of Japanese researchers has measured…

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Smartphone microscope spots skin cancer

New York, March 16 (IANS) In settings where traditional microscope is not available, smartphones can be used as microscopes to…

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For an experiment, NASA to set fire in space

Washington, March 16 (IANS) NASA's John H Glenn Research Centre is going to light a "large scale fire" in space…

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50 percent pictorial warnings will adversely impact us: Cigarette industry

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The requirement to print pictorial health warnings on 50 percent of the two sides of…

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Narcotics cases on the rise: Government

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Drug and narcotics-related offences are on the rise in the country, with 1,699 deaths reported…

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Novel cardiac patch may treat diseased heart

New York, March 15 (IANS) Shining a new ray of hope for patients in need of heart transplants, researchers have…

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‘Smart cell patch’ to control diabetes on its own

New York, March 15 (IANS) Researchers have created a synthetic painless patch filled with natural beta cells that can secrete…

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Want to kick the butt? Just stop it now

London, March 15 (IANS) If your spouse wants you to quit smoking, do it quickly and impress her as abruptly…

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Nature-inspired contact lenses for common eye disease soon

New York, March 15 (IANS) Inspired by nature, researchers have looked at the fish's retinal structure to design a contact…

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Say goodbye to curtains as ‘smart’ windows are here

New York, March 15 (IANS) Researchers from Harvard University have developed a technique that can quickly change the opacity of…

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Can you help increase your child’s intelligence?

New York, March 15 (IANS) Environmental intervention can increase a child's general intelligence, but the effects are unlikely to be…

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Drug combo shuts down tumour growth in aggressive lung cancer

New York, March 15 (IANS) A combination treatment consisting of the rheumatoid arthritis drug auranofin and an experimental targeted agent…

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HIV drug may check skin cancer becoming drug-resistant

London, March 15 (IANS) A drug prescribed for patients affected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is likely to prevent…

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