Two months after she was allegedly administered contaminated saline at the government-run Gandhi Hospital here, six-year-old Sai Pravalika died early on Tuesday. ...
A treatment made with antibodies from horses may provide an effective and economical option to fight Ebola infection, says a study....
Researchers have identified a genomic mutation that causes physical abnormalities...
The Chinese government has issued a five-year action plan for HIV/AIDS prevention...
As many as one-third of young women with diabetes could be suffering with a type of eating disorder that prompts them to manipulate or omit insulin intake leading to severe complications such as heart disease, nerve damage and amputation as well as vision problems, researchers say....
Challenging a common perception that personality traits are ingrained, researchers have found that when preschoolers spend time around one another, they tend to take on each others' personalities. The study, published online in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, suggests personality is shaped by environment and not just genes. "O...
Eating large amounts of liquorice during pregnancy may adversely affect the development of your child's brain, a new study warns. Liquorice is the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra (also known as Athimathuram in India) from which a sweet flavour can be extracted. In the study, carried out by Professor Katri Raikkonen from University of Helsinki and coll...
Eating grapes daily can help protect the brain against early decline associated with Alzheimer's disease, show results of a pilot study involving people with early memory decline. Alzheimer's disease is a brain disease that results in a slow decline of memory and cognitive skills. "The study examines the impact of grapes as a whole fruit versus isolated...
The Union Health Ministry on Friday said that it has decided to limit the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) attempts to three, with the NEET-2017 to be counted as the first attempt. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be conducting NEET (Under Graduate) on May 7, 2017. The upper age limit shall also be limited ...
New Delhi, Feb 4 India continues to remain the largest contributor to cancer deaths at 2.2 million every year, of the global figure of 8.8 million, mainly due to 70 per cent of cancer patients consulting the doctor at the terminal stage, say doctors. As the disease initially does not present itself, do...
