How to reduce risk of dementia |
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New York | Wednesday, 2023 1:15:10 AM IST |
Making healthy lifestyle choices in middle age may lead to a decreased risk of dementia later in life, research has shown. ... read.. |
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Early-life stress can disrupt brain's reward circuits: Research |
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California | February 28, 2023 5:34:07 PM IST |
A novel brain link may provide a new therapeutic target for the treatment of mental illness by explaining how early stress and adversity cause the reward circuit in the brain to function improperly. This circuit's dysfunction is regarded to be the root ca ... read.. |
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Will Alzheimer's become a disease of the young? |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2023 1:15:11 AM IST |
While Alzheimer's is long known to afflict the aged, Chinese researchers recently claimed a 19-year-old boy -- the youngest-ever patient -- was diagnosed with the disease. Faulty genes can likely make the disease more common in youngsters, doctors argued ... read.. |
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New technology to improve cancer detection and treatment |
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Sydney | February 27, 2023 7:34:39 PM IST |
Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney have created a novel tool that enables doctors to skip invasive biopsy operations and to track the effectiveness of treatment by detecting and analysing cancer cells from blood samples. ... read.. |
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An insight into brain disorders and human cognition |
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Washington | February 26, 2023 7:34:27 PM IST |
Computer modelling was used by National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers to find mutations in the human genome that are likely to have changed how human intelligence evolved. This groundbreaking human genomics study may advance our understanding of ... read.. |
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Obesity more deadly than previously believed: Research |
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Colorado | February 26, 2023 7:34:24 PM IST |
According to recent CU Boulder research, the mortality risk of being slightly underweight has likely been overstated, whereas the risk of being overweight or obese increases the probability of death by anywhere between 22 per cent and 91 per cent--signifi ... read.. |
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Physically demanding work linked to higher male fertility: Research |
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Washington | February 26, 2023 1:04:59 PM IST |
According to a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, males who often lift heavy objects at work have higher sperm counts. The study, which was published in Human Reproduction, is part ... read.. |
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New promising targeted drug for a rare leukaemia being developed |
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Helsinki | February 25, 2023 3:34:54 PM IST |
In addition to chemotherapy, targeted medications have been created to treat cancer. These medications only impact cancer cells, sparing normal cells. A novel targeted therapy for the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia is called venetoclax (AML). In Fin ... read.. |
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Getting good sleep could add years to your life: Research |
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Washington | February 25, 2023 3:04:47 PM IST |
According to recent research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Along With the World Congress of Cardiology, getting enough sleep can boost your heart and general health--and possibly even how long you live. ... read.. |
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Social isolation enhances dementia risk factors: Study |
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Washington | February 25, 2023 6:33:27 AM IST |
Social lifestyle determinants, including social isolation, are associated with neurodegeneration risk factors, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Kimia Shafighi of McGill University, Canada, and colleagues. ... read.. |
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Physically demanding jobs associated with higher male fertility: Study |
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Washington | February 24, 2023 11:34:37 PM IST |
According to a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, males who regularly carry heavy objects at work have greater sperm counts. The research, which was published in Human Reproduction ... read.. |
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'Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission facilitating quick OPD registration' |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2023 5:15:09 AM IST |
The National Health Authority (NHA) under its flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has introduced the Scan and Share service for faster OPD registrations in October 2022, and within five months, the service has been adopted by 365 hospit ... read.. |
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Telangana Governor calls on family of medico who attempted suicide |
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Hyderabad | Friday, 2023 4:15:09 AM IST |
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday visited Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) to enquire about the condition of a Post Graduate student of Kakatiya Medical College who attempted suicide by administering herself lethal injecti ... read.. |
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Study shows circovirus involved in human hepatitis |
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Paris | February 23, 2023 6:03:17 AM IST |
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital (AP-HP), Inserm in the Imagine Institute, Universite Paris Cite and the Alfort National Veterinary School (EnvA) have identified a previously unknown species of circovirus, provisionall ... read.. |
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Will stem cell transplant be a 'game changer' in HIV cure? |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2023 2:15:11 AM IST |
The world has seen a 53-year-old HIV positive man become the third person ever to be completely cured of the HIV virus by a stem cell transplant, also called bone marrow transplant, received to treat his blood cancer. But the questions remain whether it c ... read.. |
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Study suggests how human body can predict mealtimes |
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Guildford | February 22, 2023 11:04:08 PM IST |
According to a recent study from the University of Surrey, the human body can forecast the timing of frequent meals. The researchers also discovered that daily blood glucose rhythms are influenced not just by meal timing but also by meal quantity. ... read.. |
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Air pollution speeds bone loss from osteoporosis: Research |
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New York | February 22, 2023 12:04:25 PM IST |
According to a new study headed by scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, elevated levels of air pollution are linked to bone deterioration in postmenopausal women. The consequences were especially visible in the lumbar spine ... read.. |
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Pill for skin disease may also curb excessive drinking |
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Oregon | February 22, 2023 12:04:18 PM IST |
A pill used to treat a common skin ailment has been found to be an "extremely promising" treatment for alcohol consumption disorder by researchers from Oregon Health & Science University and other institutions throughout the country. ... read.. |
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Harmful algal blooms in Arabian Sea increasing, warns experts |
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Kochi | Wednesday, 2023 3:15:10 AM IST |
Underlining that climate change poses a serious threat to the fisheries and aquaculture in the country, marine scientists have warned of increasing frequency and intensity of the harmful algal blooms (HAB) in the Arabian Sea. ... read.. |
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Everything you need to know about how blood-brain barrier works |
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Zurich | February 21, 2023 3:33:31 PM IST |
Researching the wall separating the circulatory system from the neurological system has been highly difficult or limited in its use of models. In order to properly investigate potential new treatments for brain tumours, researchers have created a more rea ... read.. |
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IIIT-Delhi, AIIMS will work together in AI, ML, biomedical research |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2023 2:15:10 AM IST |
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology-Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) will work together in areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Computational Genomics for advancing c ... read.. |
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Study: Right timing of physical activity increases fat metabolism |
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Solna | February 18, 2023 6:34:17 PM IST |
According to a recent study from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, mice who exercised during an early active phase, which is comparable to morning exercise in humans, had higher metabolisms than mice who exer ... read.. |
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Oommen Chandy's throat cancer treatment progressing well |
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Bengaluru/Thiruvananthapuram | Saturday, 2023 1:15:10 AM IST |
Veteran Congress leader and former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who has been ailing for a few months and was airlifted to Bengaluru on Sunday for further treatment, is progressing well, as per his family. ... read.. |
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Study indicates one-third of stroke survivors experience depression |
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Dallas (Texas) | February 17, 2023 2:05:07 PM IST |
Depression is a regular occurrence for stroke survivors, according to the American Stroke Association, a branch of the American Heart Association. According to a scientific statement from the Association, compared to 5 per cent-13 per cent of persons with ... read.. |
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Study finds migraines caused by alterations in metabolite levels |
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Brisbane | February 16, 2023 10:04:41 PM IST |
Migraines are a pain in the head and in the hip pocket, but newly discovered genetic causes by QUT researchers could lead the way to new preventative drugs and therapies. Genetic analysis findings were published in The American Journal of Human Genetics b ... read.. |
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