Health

Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 11 : According to a recent study, the bitter taste receptors may hold the key to managing preterm labour.The University of Massachusetts Medical School research suggested that exposing bitter taste receptors in the uterus to …

Washington D.C. [USA], June 11 : A study has recently found that self-monitoring of blood glucose levels in Type-2 diabetes patients, who are not treated with insulin, did not improve their health-related quality of life.The results of a randomised tri…

Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 11 : Glucocorticoid steroids, such as prednisone, may improve effectiveness of AAV-based gene therapy by reducing immune response, according to a recent research.The study of gene transfer using adeno-associated virus (AAV)-b…

Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 11 : A recent study has uncovered the link between toxicants and lipid metabolism. While working for an environmental nonprofit organization in India, Namrata Sengupta investigated how poor waste management and sanitation pra…

Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 : Parents worried about their kids’ myopia or nearsightedness, now can relax as a new study has found that dual-focus contact lens, which have alternating visual correction and treatment zones, can help them.The three-yea…

Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 : U.S. researchers have found that radiation therapy (RT) used for treating patients with brain tumors can alter neural networks and cause long-term cognitive impairment.RT use high-energy particles, like x-rays or electr…

Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 : Beware the dangers of eating seafood! A study has recently found that soft shelled turtles, zooplankton, fish, waterfowl, crab, lobster, shrimp are likely to spread the cholera in humans.Cholera is a bacterial disease…

Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 : A study has found that obese patients, who are undergoing shoulder joint replacement surgery, are at increased risk of complications, including the need for ‘revision’ surgery.According to researchers, among patients wit…

Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 : Consuming at least three servings of low fat or skimmed milk, yogurt or cottage cheese daily have 34 percent greater risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, warns a study.Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the central …

Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 : A study has found that babies born before 37 weeks may respond worse to flu and other lung diseases later in life due to absence of certain lung cells.The findings suggested when newborn mices are exposed to extra oxyge…