Health

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 25 : A team of researchers has found that hydrophobic proteins on virus surfaces can help purify vaccines.The complex structures making the surface of a virus are small weaves of proteins that make a big impact on how a viru…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 25 : A team of researchers has come up with a fluorogenic probe that can detect the activity of multidrug-resistant pathogens in an assay system.Carbapenems are among the “antibiotics of last resort” and can fight infections…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 25 : A team of researchers has shed light on why survivors of childhood brain tumours may be prone to heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and early death.The McMaster University researchers discovered that while survivors…

New Delhi [India], Mar. 24 : Continuing its efforts to raise awareness on tuberculosis and its diagnosis, Division of Clinical Microbiology (and) Molecular Medicine Department of Laboratory Medicine, AIIMS, and BD (Becton Dickinson India) for the thi…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 24 : Weight training, walking, hiking, jogging for 12 months may increase the particular hormone associated with bone growth, promoting bone formation, increasing bone density.According to researchers from the University of …

Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 24 : Drinking a pint of ordinary beer, lager or two small pub measure (25 ml) of spirits a day may lower the risk of several, but not all, cardiovascular diseases, suggests a study.The study appeared in the journal of BMJ…

New Delhi [India], Mar. 24 : Ranking above HIV and malaria, health experts on the occasion of World Tuberculosis day, called for an increase in public awareness on the rising cases of TB among children.Challenges in diagnosis and delayed treatment resu…

New Delhi [India], Mar. 24 : On the solemn occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, Members of Parliament, policymakers, TB patients, survivors, and citizens of the civil society gathered at India Gate on Thursday, March 23 to pay tribute to the nearly…

New Delhi [India], Mar. 24 : Emergence of multi drug resistant TB and complications aggravated by high rates of co-infection with HIV-AIDS has renewed the threat of TB epidemic in India.With widespread prevalence of the infection, children experience a…

New Delhi [India], Mar. 24 : Tuberculosis can affect any age, caste or class and it is one of the top 10 causes of death across the globe, ranking above HIV and malaria.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2015, there were 10.4 million …