Guwahati, Feb 5 (IANS) Over a century after it was first documented and feared to have gone extinct, a rare plant species that contains anti-carcinogenic properties has been rediscovered by a forest officer in Assam. Popularly known in Assamese as Gandheli, the plant species, Nothapodytes nimmoniana, was rediscovered by Forest Officer Jatindr...
A team of US neuroscientists has identified "anxiety cells" in the brains of mice...
Every family has had close relatives who have been victims of cancer. In most cases...
Japanese researchers have developed a novel method for the "mass production" of hair regenerating tissues, that may lead to new treatment for hair loss. Although hair loss is not life-threatening, it troubles a substantial number of individuals all over the world, particularly in ageing societies. Hair regenerative medicine which involv...
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Friday said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had proven that the government's massive healthcare scheme was a "jumla" because no money has been provided for the initiative, touted as the biggest government-run health cover programme in the world. "Yesterday, I had said that the ...
Treating breast cancer patients with chemotherapy and radiation may increase their risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, the American Heart Association has warned. With the advances in treatment, there has been a growing number of breast cancer survivors. However, survivors above the age of 65, were more likely to die from heart disease th...
Women who consume commonly used Ibuprofen even for just two days during the first 24 weeks of their pregnancy may reduce their daughter's number of eggs, potentially affecting their fertility in the future, new research has warned. The research carried out on human cells in the laboratory revealed that exposure to Ibuprofen during the cr...
Stating that most cases of eye cancer in the country get detected at alarmingly late stages, doctors here have stressed on the importance of spreading awareness about types of the disease and its symptoms among people to ensure its prevention, detection and treatment. "Eye cancer in this part of the world is not very frequent but it ca...
Relatives of the Zika virus, especially West Nile, can spread from an infected...
Strides Pharma Global Pte Ltd, an arm of Strides Shasun, has received approval of the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its tablets to treat the HIV-1 infection, said the drug major on Wednesday. "We have received approval of the US regulator (FDA) for the production of 300mg Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate tablets for treating HIV-1 i...
