New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) A year-old baby from Tanzania was blessed with a new lease of life after doctors here successfully conducted a complex surgery to treat him from a rare congenital heart disease….
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Over 80 per cent of millennial parents in India believe that artificial intelligence (AI)-based medical technologies will eradicate cancer, finds a survey. The survey, led by global technical professional organisation…
New York, July 6 (IANS) Love to eat canned foods packaged in plastic containers? Beware, it may increase your risk for developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) — an intestinal disorder that cause prolonged inflammation of…
Sydney, July 6 (IANS) Medicinal cannabis are not as effective at relieving chronic non-cancer pain as commonly assumed, suggests a four-year study, challenging the previously known belief. The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes has…
Beijing, July 6 (IANS) A particular subset of neurons located in an enigmatic region of the hypothalamus plays a central role in regulating appetite and body weight, a new study suggests. The findings, published in…
Manila, July 6 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday that it has approved a grant assistance of $100 million to help displaced people sheltered in 32 camps in Bangladesh. The ADB said…
Nainital, July 6 (IANS) A team of experts including from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will soon survey Gomukh to supervise the removal of a garbage dump and an artificial lake, an official said…
Beijing, July 6 (IANS) Men with central (or abdominal) obesity are at increased risk of experiencing lower urinary tract symptoms, a new study suggests. The researchers, including Haiying Zhang from Guangxi Medical University in China,…
Seoul, July 6 (IANS) Scientists have developed a flexible and transparent smartphone fingerprint scanner that can even measure your temperature and pressure to make sure that the fingerprint placed on the scanner is actually that…
New York, July 6 (IANS) A novel machine learning technique that would predict the biological age of a muscle and help combat sarcopenia has been developed. Sarcopenia is one of the major age-related processes and…
New York, July 6 (IANS) Scientists have found that administering gene therapy may reverse damage in kidney cells, suggesting a potential treatment for chronic kidney disease characterised by gradual loss of its functions. The research…
By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, July 6 (IANS) In a first, India-born geophysicist Paramesh Banerjee is among the four shortlisted to head the Institute of Geophysics, a top scientific organisation of China’s Earthquake Administration (CEA). The…
San Francisco, July 6 (IANS) Ahead of its August launch, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe — the mission aiming to get closest to the Sun than ever by any human-made object — has got its “revolutionary”…
London, July 6 (IANS) A measles outbreak has hit the Yanomami isolated Amazon tribe on the border of Venezuela and Brazil, according to a London-based NGO that works to protect tribal peoples. According to Survival…
Chandigarh, July 5 (IANS) Accepting a challenge thrown by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Aman Arora, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said he was willing to undergo a dope test. “I have no…
Sydney, July 5 (IANS) A sleep disorder that causes repeated shallow or paused breathing may be associated with changes in brain structure that are also seen in the early stages of dementia. Obstructive sleep apnoea…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Hair shedding, immunity issues or an infection — the answer to these problems faced by your dog can be found in their diet, say experts. Chandrakanta Padhi, Purina Pet Expert,…
London, July 5 (IANS) Stopping blood vessel cells from becoming dysfunctional may reverse the symptoms of small vessel disease (SVD) — major cause of dementia and stroke — and prevent brain damage in older adults,…
Gurugram, July 5 (IANS) As many as 325 crates of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer were seized from a Gurugram vend not authorised to sell these, police said on Thursday. Acting on a…
Seoul, July 5 (IANS) Besides improving your physical and mental health, feeling younger can also slow down the rate of brain ageing, finds a study. The findings showed that elderly people who feel younger than…