New Delhi, February 18 (IANS): A combination immunotherapy may help cure a majority of patients with melanoma -- a deadly skin cancer -- that has spread to the brain, revealed a seven-year follow-up results fro
New Delhi, February 18 (IANS): Swimming in some lakes with still water can lead to infection with Legionella -- a bacterium that can cause pneumonia -- said a team of researchers on Tuesday calling out on peopl
New Delhi, February 17 (IANS) While the discourse around gender equality is gaining momentum, mental health crises among men and boys are being ignored, according to a UK-based psychology expert.In his latest b
New Delhi, February 17 (IANS): Exposure to pollution from car brake wear can prove to be more harmful to the lungs than diesel exhaust, according to a study.The study, led by researchers from the University of
New Delhi, February 17 (IANS): Alcohol-related cancers are a growing concern in India, said health experts on Monday, even as the World Health Organization (WHO) recently called for prominent health warning lab
New Delhi, February 17 (IANS) Eating vegetables can help reduce the risk of liver cancer by 65 per cent, according to a study.The study, led by researchers from the INSERM, the French National Institute of Heal
New York, February 16 (IANS): A new antibody discovery platform can delve deeper into the mechanisms underlying the processes behind Alzheimer's and Parkinsons diseases, say researchers.In diseases like Parkins
New Delhi, February 15 (IANS): While antidepressants are commonly used to treat mental health disorders, new research showed their potential to prevent serious infections and life-threatening sepsis.Scientists
New York, February 15 (IANS): Much like tongues that understand sweet taste, our hearts too can sense sweeteners, according a study on Saturday that found a link between artificial sweeteners like aspartame and
New Delhi, February 15 (IANS) A team of researchers, led by one of Indian origin, has found that a drug recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat type 2 diabetes can also reduce he
New Delhi, February 15 (IANS) A team of researchers has developed a new gene therapy for children with Dravet syndrome -- a rare type of epilepsy in children.Dravet syndrome (DS) is a developmental and epilepti
New Delhi, February 14 (IANS): While intermittent fasting is hugely popular for weight loss and other health conditions, an animal study on Friday claimed it may be unsafe for teenagers, as it may impair their
New Delhi, February 14 (IANS): H5N1 bird flu has silently spread from animals to some humans who treat animals, according to a study, by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that suggests bir
New Delhi, February 13 (IANS): Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav on Thursday called for a nationwide strategy for stricter monitoring of pesticide residues in food
New Delhi, February 13 (IANS): While anaemia is long known to be caused by iron deficiency, experts on Thursday noted that air pollution and vitamin B12 deficiency have emerged as major culprits behind its incr
New Delhi, February 13 (IANS): Ayurveda is now legally recognised as a traditional medicine system in over 25 countries and the Indian Ayush sectors market size has expanded from $3 billion in 2014 to $23.3 bil
Jerusalem, February 13 (IANS) A team of Israeli researchers has identified how the structure and chemical changes in the DNA influence the risk of developing lung cancer from smoking.The team from the Hebrew Un
Sydney, February 12 (IANS): Australian researchers have developed a new treatment for deadly childhood cancer using engineered immune cells.The research, published on Wednesday, was led by a team from the Unive
New Delhi, February 12 (IANS): India is advancing medical innovation with artificial intelligence and genomics in Unani medicine, said Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science an
New Delhi, February 11 (IANS): Potassium supplements in salt can significantly reduce the risks of stroke recurrence as well as death, according to an international study.The study comes amidst the new recommen