Testing tears may be a cheap, non-invasive as well as reliable technique for early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, say scientists. It is because tears contain various proteins produced by the secretory cells of the tear gland, which is stimulated by nerves to secrete these proteins into tears. The differences in protein can accuratel...
Do not underestimate infants as they are capable of learning patterns from simply looking at the world around them, a first of its kind study has claimed. According to the researchers, three to four month old infants can successfully detect visual patterns and generalise them to new sequences. When we learn a rule or pattern in one domain, such...
The Modi health care scheme announced in the Union budget this year is quite similar to the one introduced in Rajasthan in December 2015, says Kali Charan Saraf, Rajasthan's Minister of Health. Under the Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana (BSBY), health insurance cover of Rs 30,000 for general illnesses and Rs 3 lakh for criti...
Carbon monoxide can improve the effectiveness of antibiotics that fight stomach infections, says a study that could open up novel ways to fight antibiotic resistance. "We found that if you administer carbon monoxide together with an antibiotic called metronidazole, it can sensitise bacteria toward the same antibiotic by 25-fold," said Bing...
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Researchers have found that an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system can reduce ...
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Heavy drinkers are at increased risk of developing dementia, a progressive brain...
Young women who report heart attack symptoms such as indigestion, shortness...
Scientists have identified four viruses that can produce insulin-like hormones ...
