New Delhi, December 16 (IANS) Lung cancer, long known to affect smokers, is seeing a significant rise in people who do not smoke, said doctors on Monday, raising concern over the shift.According to health exper
Canberra, December 16 (IANS) Engaging in mentally stimulating activities during down time, such as reading, can be beneficial for brain health, according to an Australian research.In a new study, researchers fr
New Delhi, December 15 (IANS) While oat, almond, and soy milk have emerged as popular alternatives to cow’s milk, a new study showed it may be lacking in proteins and essential amino acids.Over the last decad
New Delhi, December 15 (IANS) The significant drop in tuberculosis (TB) cases and deaths in India is "remarkable", said Mario C. B. Raviglione, former Director of the Global Tuberculosis (TB) Programme at the W
New Delhi, December 15 (IANS) New machine learning-based screening method is 98 pc effective in detecting the earliest sign of breast cancer, according to a study.Developed by researchers at the University of E
New Delhi, December 12 (IANS) The early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as colon cancer, incidence rates among adults aged 25-49 are rising across the globe, but India shows the lowest rate among 50 c
New Delhi, December 11 (IANS) In a significant medical feat, Indian scientists have developed the first-in-human gene therapy using lentiviral vectors for severe haemophilia AThe innovative therapy, developed b
New Delhi, December 10 (IANS): Love to binge on ultra-processed food (UPFs) like chips, biscuits, sausages, burgers, soft drinks, and instant noodles? Beware, these can make you age faster biologically, warned
New Delhi, December 10 (IANS) Are you forgetting quite often? A brisk walk, dance, or climbing a few flights of stairs may be key to boosting your memory, and the benefits may last for a day, finds a study on T
New Delhi, December 9 (IANS): A large-scale Swedish study on Monday suggested that drinking sweetened drinks can significantly increase your risk of serious cardiovascular diseases like stroke, heart failure, a
New York, December 8 (IANS) A simple dietary supplement in ketogenic diet can boost ‘CAR T’ cell function — a personalised treatment that reprogrammes patients’ own immune cells to kill cancer, accordin
New York, December 8 (IANS) A team of researchers in the US has shown that a high fibre, plant-based dietary intervention may delay progression to multiple myeloma, a type of rare and incurable blood cancer aff
New Delhi, December 6 (IANS): The government on Friday announced to launch a 100-day tuberculosis (TB) elimination campaign, which is in line with the ‘TB-Mukt Bharat’ vision laid out by Prime Minister Nare
New Delhi, December 5 (IANS) Eating five servings of dark chocolate, and not the milk one, a week may help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a long-term US study.Published in the BMJ, the researc
New Delhi, December 5 (IANS): Eating five servings of dark chocolate, and not the milk one, a week may help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a long-term US study.Published in the BMJ, the resear
Toronto, December 5 (IANS): Women who have had both ovaries surgically removed before age 50, and carry a variant of the apolipoprotein gene, are at a high risk of late-life Alzheimer's disease, a new study sai
New Delhi, December 5 (IANS) Low in calories and packed with essential vitamins and minerals, mushrooms make for an excellent addition to your diet and according to new research, eating just five small mushroom
Sydney, December 4 (IANS): An Australian research has found that short daily bursts of intense physical activity could reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events among middle-aged women by almost half.The r
New Delhi, December 4 (IANS): The traditional medicinal plant Subabul may help manage insulin resistance related to type 2 diabetes, according to research from the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Tec
New Delhi, December 4 (IANS): A study on Wednesday proved a suspected link between poor sleep and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).MASLD (formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty li