In an important step towards treating autoimmune diseases, researchers in Japan have discovered a new molecular mechanism that could explain the cause of some such disorders that result from a hyperactive immune system. While the immune system is crucial for protecting the body from infection and disease, prolonged activation can damag...
Indians are more likely to be affected by cardiovascular diseases at an earlier age as compared to Westerners, Gulf News quoted Dr Dinesh Babu, a consultant of cardiovascular disease in Abu Dhabi, as saying on Sunday....
Researchers have developed a new cost-effective and portable pH-sensitive optical fibre to distinguish breast cancer tissue from normal tissue, a finding that can potentially help surgeons to be much ...
Older adults with cataracts -- clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye -- are more likely to have symptoms of depression, independent of lifestyle factors and visual acuity, a study has found....
US scientists in a breakthrough research have discovered a functional link between bacteria in the intestines and Parkinson's disease....
A mobile application was launched here on Friday to help people report the inappropriate promotion of marketed baby food around them, by enabling them to click pictures of ...
Thirty-two years of agonising existence after the infamous gas leak in Bhopal have only aggravated the pain of victims, who are still haunted by the nightmarish experience they went through on the fateful night....
Worried about your teenage kids spending a lot of time playing outdoors games? Take heart, a new study has suggested that increa...
In an attempt to create more awareness about breast cancer, Fortis La Femme will be organising 'Motarde' -- a women-s only bike rally here on December 4. ...
Worried about your teenage kids spending a lot of time playing outdoors games? Take heart, a new study has suggested that increased amounts of exposure to sunlight may reduce the risks of developing myopia or nearsightedness in adulthood....
