Antimalarial drug resistance cannot be passed on by mosquitoes supriya kashyap kashyap16 April 2016 2:09 PM ISTWashington D.C : In a breakthrough, a team of researchers has found that malaria parasites with a developed resistance to certain drugs cannot spread...
Hepatitis C ups risk of head and neck cancers supriya kashyap kashyap15 April 2016 2:28 PM ISTNew York : Individuals infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) may be prone to certain head and neck cancers, a new study has found, pressing the need...
Indians eating foods that predispose them to sickness supriya kashyap kashyap13 April 2016 12:58 PM ISTBy choice or compulsion, Indians across age groups and income categories are falling short in meeting the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended...
Zika virus induces cell death in human neural cells : Study supriya kashyap kashyap12 April 2016 9:10 AM ISTLondon : In a first, Brazilian researchers have demonstrated the harmful effects of Zika virus on human brain, revealing that the virus reduces growth...
Stop Bad Cholesterol Production To Prevent Tumour Growth supriya kashyap kashyap11 April 2016 9:19 AM ISTToronto : Cancerous tumour cells expand in the human body by feeding on "bad cholesterols" found in the lipid metabolism, finds a new research.Tumour...
Soon, HIV cure that cuts out virus supriya kashyap kashyap5 April 2016 12:18 PM ISTA cure for HIV has come closer to reality after a team of researchers succeeded in cutting the virus out of infected cells, eradicating it...
New vaccine regimen shows promise against Chikungunya virus supriya kashyap kashyap3 April 2016 11:41 AM ISTResearchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a novel vaccine regimen that produces rapid and long-term protection against Chikungunya...
Purdue researchers reveal Zika Virus Structure supriya kashyap kashyap2 April 2016 11:18 AM ISTNew York : US researchers have for the first time determined the structure of the Zika virus, revealing insights critical to the development of...
Exposure to air pollution leads to obesity : Study supriya kashyap kashyap1 April 2016 1:29 PM ISTNew Delhi : Exposure to air pollution leads to obesity and makes people prone to other lifestyle diseases such as hypertension and heart disease, a...
Universal Flu Vaccine Comes A Step Closer supriya kashyap kashyap31 March 2016 9:30 AM ISTNew York : In a major advance towards a universal flu jab which would protect people against all strains of the virus, researchers have developed a...
New mouse model leads way for Zika drug vaccine tests supriya kashyap kashyap30 March 2016 12:52 PM ISTA team of scientists has developed first animal model for testing drugs and vaccines to battle Zika virus.The University of Texas Medical Branch...
Enzyme may cut heart disease risk caused by HIV drug supriya kashyap kashyap30 March 2016 12:52 PM ISTNew York : Researchers have identified an enzyme that is likely to lower the risk of heart related diseases caused by antiviral medicines used for...
