New Delhi, December 14 (IANS) Cervical cancer death rates in low-to-middle-income countries can be reduced by more than 63 per cent through implementation of updated World Health Organization (WHO) screening gu
New York, December 13 (IANS) Smoking does not only affect your heart and lungs, but it can also shrink your brain permanently, and the damage done is irreversible, according to a new study.Although quitting smo
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 10 (IANS): Doctors have extracted more than sixty live worms from a patient's eyes during an operation in China.The woman, whose identity has not been revealed, had been experiencing itchy e
San Francisco, December 10 (IANS) Researchers have said that an HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) drug could stop many coronavirus diseases, including the SARS-CoV-2 variants when given to infected cells at th
New Delhi, December 09 (IANSlife) The various activities we engage in throughout the day, whether it's walking, running, sitting, dancing, or climbing stairs, place demands on our bones and joints. Winter, in p
London, December 9 (IANS) SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, can last in the lungs of certain individuals for up to 18 months after infection, finds a study.The study, published in the journal Nature Immun
New York, December 7 (IANS) Researchers have identified an allergy pathway that, when blocked, unleashes anti-tumour immunity in mouse models of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).And in an early parallel study
London, December 7 (IANS) Pregnant women are not getting the essential nutrients they and their babies need from modern diets, said scientists, who have warned that the situation will likely worsen as more peop
Lucknow, December 6 (IANS) Medical experts have warned against using cotton swabs, ear picks, pens, or fingers to remove ear wax since this could lead to hearing loss.During the fourth Voice-Con and Airway Conf
New York, December 6 (IANS) People who later develop multiple sclerosis (MS) are more likely to have conditions like depression, constipation and urinary tract infections five years before their diagnosis, acco
New Delhi, December 5 (IANS) A new report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed that the number of deaths due to heart attacks has increased by 12.5 per cent in 2022 as compared to 2021.The r
Thiruvananthapuram, December 5 (IANS) India ranks among countries with the highest mortality rates due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and statistics show that one child dies every nine minutes due to illnes
Thiruvananthapuram, December 4 (IANS) Traditional wisdom and modern science can exist together and the benefits of Ayurveda should be utilised to develop an integrated treatment protocol for cancer patients, sa
Islamabad, December 3 (IANS): Pakistan confirmed a new case of poliovirus in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, raising this year's tally of the disease-infected cases to six, the Ministry of National Healt
New York, December 3 (IANS): US researchers have identified a peptide that is involved in heavy alcohol drinking, which can also be targeted for developing therapies to tackle binge drinking.Alcohol is the most
New Delhi, December 3 (IANS) Walking at a speed of 4 or more km an hour is linked to a significantly lower risk of Type 2 diabetes, suggests a study.And the faster the speed above 4 km/hour, the lower the risk
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DECEMBER 2 (IANS): Even though there are 60 million arthritis patients in India, the disease is yet to be considered a major non-communicable disease (NCD) by the authorities, experts said a
Sydney, December 2 (IANS) Researchers have discovered distinct mechanisms controlling different types of immune cells, and found that, by precisely targeting these mechanisms, they could selectively eliminate "
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 1 (IANS): Researchers have harnessed the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to map visual functions in the brain, which they say will also remove biases that may arise when looking at resp
London, December 1 (IANS) Eating leafy greens, such as spinach, cabbage and broccoli, rich in folate, may help to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, according to a study.Folate is a natural form of vitamin B