Scientists mine social media data for health research supriya kashyap kashyap15 Oct 2016 2:38 PM ISTNew York : Combining the tools of Big Data analysis and visualisation with the vast amounts of data generated by social media, a group of scientists...
Vitamins A and C help erase cell memory supriya kashyap kashyap13 Oct 2016 10:28 PM ISTVitamins A and C aren't just good for your health, they affect your DNA too. Researchers at the Babraham Institute and their international...
Hypothyroidism symptoms linger despite medication use, normal blood tests supriya kashyap kashyap13 Oct 2016 10:20 PM ISTAbout 15 percent of the 10-12 million people in the U.S. with hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid, continue to feel sick despite following the...
Physician burnout-Researchers Identify effective interventions supriya kashyap kashyap8 Oct 2016 9:41 AM ISTAfter highlighting that more than half of American physicians are experiencing burnout, Mayo Clinic researchers now have identified some solutions...
Respiratory tract bacterium uncovered as trigger for serious nervous system disease supriya kashyap kashyap6 Oct 2016 6:24 PM ISTGuillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute life-threatening disease of the nervous system that leads to sensory disturbances and acute flaccid...
Over 20 per cent of Indians suffer from chronic diseases: Report supriya kashyap kashyap6 Oct 2016 12:32 PM ISTOver 20 per cent of the country's population suffers from at least one of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which are estimated to cost India $...
Study compares treatments for urinary incontinence in women supriya kashyap kashyap5 Oct 2016 8:16 PM ISTIn a study appearing in the JAMA, Cindy L. Amundsen, M.D., of Duke University, Durham, N.C., and colleagues assessed whether injection of on a...
Mechanisms for autophagy: 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine supriya kashyap kashyap4 Oct 2016 7:32 PM ISTThe Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his...
What's in a face? Study shows puberty changes facial recognition supriya kashyap kashyap1 Oct 2016 6:00 PM ISTFaces are as unique as fingerprints and can reveal a great deal of information about our health, personalities, age, and feelings. Penn State...
Mark Zuckerberg, wife pledge 3 bn dollars to fund medical research supriya kashyap kashyap23 Sept 2016 2:50 PM ISTSan Francisco : In a bid to help coming generations live disease free, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have pledged $3...
Indian Health Rank: 143; below Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Ghana supriya kashyap kashyap23 Sept 2016 2:45 PM ISTNew Delhi : A global study on a range of health indicators released has ranked India 143rd among 188 countries, citing various challenges, including...
People with obesity in genes can also obtain gain from weight loss procedures: Study supriya kashyap kashyap22 Sept 2016 1:14 PM ISTLondon : RA recent study shows that people who have obesity in their genes, are as likely to benefit from fat reduction and weight loss programmes as...
