Skin may be the culprit behind increasing food allergy supriya kashyap kashyap24 Nov 2016 9:55 AM ISTEarly exposure to a food allergen through broken skin might prompt the development of food allergy. This theory gained further support from a recent...
Malaria parasite evades rapid test detection in children supriya kashyap kashyap24 Nov 2016 9:53 AM ISTThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has one of the highest rates of people living with malaria. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) account for more...
New research: genetic defects in carbohydrate digestion linked to IBS supriya kashyap kashyap24 Nov 2016 9:35 AM ISTIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects a large portion of the general population. New research coordinated by Karolinska Institute now shows a link...
FDA research to help speed development of Zika virus vaccines supriya kashyap kashyap23 Nov 2016 11:55 AM ISTA new mouse model developed by scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may help in exploring the potential activity of Zika virus vaccines...
Progesterone may protect women from flu supriya kashyap kashyap23 Nov 2016 10:47 AM ISTIn mouse studies, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found that progesterone a female sex hormone contained in...
Thiazide diuretics reduce fracture risk: JAMA Internal Medicine. supriya kashyap kashyap22 Nov 2016 11:55 AM ISTFurther examination of randomized clinical trial data suggests that thiazide diuretics to treat hypertension may be associated with lower risk of hip...
Poor sleep may adversely affect kidney function savita thakur thakur22 Nov 2016 11:40 AM ISTShort and poor quality of sleep may worsen kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), says a study."Short sleep and fragmented...
Australian scientists closer to creating HIV vaccine savita thakur thakur21 Nov 2016 12:12 PM ISTAustralian scientists have taken a step in the "right direction" to creating a vaccine for the deadly HIV virus.Researchers from South Australia's...
Women at greater risk for Zika infection due to suppressed vaginal immune response supriya kashyap kashyap19 Nov 2016 12:33 PM ISTScientists at the Gladstone Institutes discovered that the vaginal immune system is suppressed in response to RNA viruses, such as Zika. The delayed...
Novel ultra-long acting pill may aid in malaria elimination supriya kashyap kashyap19 Nov 2016 10:20 AM ISTNew York : Researchers in the US have developed a new ultra long-acting pill that can remain in the stomach for up to two weeks after being swallowed...
Sleep apnea impairs ability to regulate blood pressure: Study supriya kashyap kashyap19 Nov 2016 10:20 AM ISTToronto : A single bout of sleep apnea a condition where breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep impacts your ability to regulate blood...
Contact lenses may soon monitor glucose levels supriya kashyap kashyap18 Nov 2016 2:25 PM ISTNew York : Diabetes patients may soon be able to monitor their blood sugar with contact lenses spelling an end to painful jabs thanks to scientists...
