Being obese cuts lifespan by one to 10 years: Study supriya kashyap kashyap16 July 2016 2:03 PM ISTParis : Being overweight shaves about a year off one's life expectancy, a price which soars to about 10 years for the severely obese, a large scale...
Viral infections more dangerous during morning: Study supriya kashyap kashyap18 Aug 2016 9:20 AM ISTLondon : Our body clock accelerates the ability of viruses to replicate and spread between cells ten times faster during the morning than by the end...
Endovascular aneurysm repair associated with higher long term mortality than open surgery: Lancet supriya kashyap kashyap19 Oct 2016 2:46 PM ISTA minimally-invasive procedure to fix a life-threatening condition may be associated with an increase in long-term complications, compared to an...
AIDS patient Zero: Myth or Reality supriya kashyap kashyap27 Oct 2016 2:29 PM ISTA combination of historical and genetic research reveals the error and hype that led to the coining of the term 'Patient Zero' and the blaming of one...
Cause of phantom limb pain in amputees, and potential treatment, identified supriya kashyap kashyap29 Oct 2016 11:33 AM ISTResearchers have identified the cause of chronic, and currently untreatable, pain in those with amputations and severe nerve damage, as well as a...
MDR infection spreading globally among cystic fibrosis patients: Study supriya kashyap kashyap14 Nov 2016 10:24 AM ISTA multi-drug resistant infection that can cause life-threatening illness in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and can spread from patient to patient...
Crohn's disease risk and prognosis determined by different genes supriya kashyap kashyap11 Jan 2017 11:12 AM ISTResearchers have identified a series of genetic variants that affect the severity of Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease but surprisingly,...
New technology enables 5-D imaging in live animals, humans supriya kashyap kashyap17 Jan 2017 10:56 AM ISTA new image analysis technique makes it easier for scientists to quickly find and track important biological molecules including tell-tale signs of...
Study finds links between swearing and honesty supriya kashyap kashyap20 Jan 2017 11:51 AM ISTIt's long been associated with anger and coarseness but profanity can have another, more positive connotation. Psychologists have learned that people...
Scientists create artificial mouse embryo from stem cells for first time supriya kashyap kashyap3 March 2017 12:39 PM ISTScientists at the University of Cambridge have managed to create a structure resembling a mouse embryo in culture, using two types of stem cells the...
12 new genetic variants for ovarian cancer, reveals Study supriya kashyap kashyap30 March 2017 1:30 PM ISTA genetic trawl through the DNA of almost 100,000 people, including 17,000 patients with the most common type of ovarian cancer, has identified 12 new...
Scientists identify mechanism that helps us inhibit unwanted thoughts Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Nov 2017 8:00 PM ISTScientists have identified a key chemical within the 'memory' region of the brain that allows us to suppress unwanted thoughts, helping explain why...
