Health

New Delhi [India], Mar. 24 : Tuberculosis 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 new cases of TB worldwide.Six countries ac…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 21 : Now, detecting a mosquito-borne illness will be as easy as clicking a smartphone app – thanks to a team of scientists.Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories developed a smartphone-controlled, battery-operated diagn…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 21 : A team of researchers has shed some light on how infections during pregnancy may interfere with the genes linked to prenatal brain development.If a mother picks up an infection during pregnancy, her immune system will k…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 21 : A new and faster way to treat depression has come closer to reality – thanks to a team of scientists.Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine discovered that inhibiting an enzyme called Glyox…

New Delhi [India], Mar. 21 : Colorectal cancer is also known as colon cancer, bowel cancer. It refers to a cancerous growth, lump or a tumour in the colon and the rectum. It is the second most common cancer, after adenocarcinoma. Colon polyps are growt…

New Delhi [India], Mar. 21 : Each person normally has two kidneys, which are about the size of a fist and are located on either side of the spine at the level of waist.Each kidney is made up of one million (10 lac) functioning units called nephrons. A …

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 20 : In over-weight people, immune cells prevalent in the fatty tissue get reduced in number which may contribute to cause diabetes and hypertension, according to a recent study.The research has been published in the journal…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 20 : A study finds that by combining two independent, scientifically-proven risk measurements, physicians can better predict a patient’s irregular and often very fast heart rate risk of stroke or death.According to research…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 20 : Good news! Healthy diet, exercise and an intensive medical treatment for two to four months can reverse the condition of Type-2 diabetes by up to 40 percent, suggests a study.The study appeared in the Journal of Clinica…

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 18 : A recent study has found that in patients on statin therapy, the addition of a cholesterol-slashing drug did not impair brain function.A new class of cholesterol lowering drugs, PCSK9 inhibitors, effectively lower LDL c…