Women who smoke after diagnosis of cancer less likely to live : study savita thakur thakur5 Feb 2016 11:41 AM ISTLos Angeles: Women diagnosed with breast cancer who continue to smoke cigarettes are less likely to survive than those who never smoked or who quit,...
Obese young adults at high risk of kidney disease savita thakur thakur31 May 2016 4:03 PM ISTMany young adults with abdominal obesity are at a heightened risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet majority are unaware of the risk, suggests new...
Impaired decision making may contribute to Parkinson's supriya kashyap kashyap20 Jun 2016 3:50 PM ISTNew York : People with Parkinson's disease have a form of impaired decision-making that may be a major contributor to the movement problems that...
Too Much Or Too Little Sleep May Up Inflammatory Disease Risk supriya kashyap kashyap8 July 2016 3:01 PM ISTNew York : Sleep disturbances and longer sleep duration are associated with increases in markers of inflammation, finds a new study.Insufficient sleep...
Cancer immunotherapy shows promising results against HIV : study supriya kashyap kashyap18 July 2016 9:10 AM ISTA type of immunotherapy that has shown promising results against cancer could also be used against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, suggests new...
Drug combo may help fight antibiotic resistance supriya kashyap kashyap25 July 2016 3:56 PM ISTNew York : Researchers have found that combinations of three different antibiotics can help overcome bacteria's resistance to antibiotics, even when...
Risk factors for congenital heart defects may lie both inside and outside the heart : PLOS Biology Study supriya kashyap kashyap11 Sept 2016 9:42 AM ISTCongenital heart defects (CHDs) are a leading cause of birth defect-related deaths. Understanding how genetic alterations cause such defects is...
Drinking alcohol daily may enlarge heart chamber; lead to atrial fibrillation : AHA Study supriya kashyap kashyap15 Sept 2016 1:00 PM ISTStudy Highlights: Daily, long-term alcohol consumption was associated with a five percent higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation. Part of the...
Antibiotic Resistance Making Kidney Infections More Deadly supriya kashyap kashyap7 Oct 2016 1:52 PM ISTNew York : Medication resistant bacteria are making it more difficult to treat a common but severe kidney infection, says a study.Pyelonephritis...
Women's better verbal memory skills may mask early signs of Alzheimer's supriya kashyap kashyap9 Oct 2016 9:29 AM ISTWomen may have better verbal memory skills than men even when their brains show the same level of problems metabolizing glucose, which occurs in...
Mothers Milk: Vaccinating babies without vaccinating babies supriya kashyap kashyap9 Oct 2016 9:56 AM ISTScientists have long understood that mother's milk provides immune protection against some infectious agents through the transfer of antibodies, a...
Visual cortex plays role in plasticity of eye movement reflex supriya kashyap kashyap13 Oct 2016 10:20 PM ISTBy peering into the eyes of mice and tracking their ocular movements, researchers made an unexpected discovery: the visual cortex a region of the...
