Rajasthan woman delivers quadruplets
Jaipur, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) A woman in Rajasthan has given birth to quadruplets — two boys and two girls. Dr. Shalini Aggarwal of the Ayushman Hospital said Kiran Kanwar (28), a resident of Wazirpura, was…
HEALTH/MEDICINE
UK researchers develop new model to predict 10-year breast cancer risk
London, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) A team of British researchers has developed a new model that reliably predicts a woman’s likelihood of developing and then dying of breast cancer within a decade. The study, published in…
Testosterone shows promise to treat endometrial cancer: Study
Sydney, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hormone testosterone may play an important role in the development of endometrial cancer, according to a study. The discovery, by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia, raises exciting new possibilities…
Indian-origin scientists identify 11 risk factors for developing dementia
London, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) A team of Indian-origin scientists has identified 11 risk factors, mostly modifiable, for developing dementia — a condition affecting about 50 million people worldwide and projected to triple by 2050. The…
Eat kale, cauliflower, broccoli to ease lung infection: Study
London, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fighting lung infection? Eating cruciferous vegetables like kale, cauliflower, broccoli, or cabbage can help ease infection, according to a study conducted in mice. Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute found that…
Hyderabad woman saves son by donating kidney
Hyderabad, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) A woman in Hyderabad gave a new lease of life to her 21-year-old son by donating one of her kidneys. The man, who suffered from kidney failure, has received an organ…
India records 44 new Covid cases
New Delhi, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) India has registered 44 new Covid-19 cases, the Health Ministry said in its latest update on Sunday. With the addition of the 44 new cases, the total tally of Covid-19…
Study shows how living in space can impair astronauts’ immune systems
London, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) While humankind aims for manned missions to the Moon and Mars, a new study showed that T-cells of the immune system can get affected by weightlessness in space and render them…
Gene therapy offers potential new treatment for liver cancer
New York, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) US researchers have found that a type of gene therapy can some day help treat people with hepatocellular carcinoma — the most common form of liver cancer — and metabolic…
Indian-origin doc Sumeet Chugh spots symptoms before impending cardiac arrest
New York, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) For women, the most prominent symptom of an impending sudden cardiac arrest is shortness of breath, whereas men may experience chest pain, scientists led by an eminent Indian-origin health expert…
Spending on mental health services up by over 50% since start of Covid: Study
San Francisco, Aug 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Spending on mental health services among Americans with private health insurance has increased by more than 50 per cent since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and it has continued…
Paper cups as toxic as plastic ones when end up in nature: Study
New Delhi, Aug 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Paper cups are no alternatives to plastic cups to avoid toxic chemicals, as the latte coffee you take with you in a paper cup (along with paper lid) can also…
Smokers who start below age 20 find it difficult to quit: Study
New Delhi, Aug 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers have urged governments to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes to 22 years or higher as a new study has found it becomes less addictive and easier to…
Love to drink fruit smoothies? Avoid banana for more health benefit
New York, Aug 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) If you’re looking for health-giving flavanols from the berries in your smoothie, order the banana on the side, according to researchers from the US and the UK. Flavanols are a…
Study links erectile dysfunction with diabetes in young men under 40
New York, Aug 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Scientists have found that erectile dysfunction (ED) is linked to undiagnosed prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in young men under age 40. ED is more common in older individuals with…
Modi govt committed to provide quality healthcare, says Mandaviya
New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre is committed to providing quality healthcare services to all. “The Government of…
Corneal tattooing can offer hope to patients with blind eye: Experts
New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Corneal tattooing offers an excellent solution to the people suffering from the end-stage opaque cornea and improves their aesthetic appearance, suggest eye specialists on Friday. Corneal tattooing is done for…
Covid survivors may show increased vascular risk associated with stress
Sao Paulo, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Survivors of severe Covid-19 infections may have high risk to blood vessel systems in our body in response to mental stress, according to a research. Although many patients recover completely…
Common supplements may reduce natural hearing loss: Study
New York, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Age-related hearing loss is associated with a decrease of cholesterol in the inner ear and a common supplement may help reduce the condition, according to a study in mice. Experiments…
India registers 73 new Covid cases
New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) India has registered 73 new Covid cases in the past 24 hours, taking the caseload to 4,49,96,859, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. As per the Ministry’s data, the…