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Hormone-eating macrophages behind high blood pressure, finds new study

The specialised white blood cells called macrophages are key to the body's immune system and they 'eat' molecules of a powerful hormone known as endothelin, which in turn leads to hypertension, found scientists.

Jan 17, 2019

Modi govt's clean air drive targets to cut pollution in 102 worst affected cities by 2024

Sunil Dahiya, a senior campaigner with environmental group Greenpeace, welcomed the launch of the program but said it lacked focus and ambition.

Jan 11, 2019

New device to make glucose monitoring 'painless' for diabetics

Continuous monitoring is a way to safely and reliably lower blood glucose - giving the user a full picture of their glucose levels throughout the day and helping them avoid severe hypoglycemia.

Jan 6, 2019

Cerebral palsy patients at high risk of depression, anxiety: Study

For the study, published in the journal JAMA Neurology, the team examined 1,700 adults aged 18 or older with cerebral palsy, and 5,115 adults who did not have the condition.

Jan 3, 2019

Study shows that breast cancer drugs could help treat drug-resistant lung tumours

A study showed that lung tumours in mice caused by mutations in a gene called EGFR shrunk significantly when a protein called p110a was blocked by the drugs.

Dec 27, 2018

New vaccine created to fight Chikungunya

The vaccine is injected into the muscle and triggers the production of antibodies in the lymphatic system.

Dec 25, 2018

Bellandur Lake: Here's how careless human intervention destroyed Bengaluru's largest lake

The wastes that are dumped into Bellandur Lake tend to have toxic substances which leads to the lake catching fire.

Dec 22, 2018

Hazelnut turns out to be new wonder nut for elderly people

32 people aged 55 and older participated and they were given about 57 grams of hazelnuts - 2 ounces or about one-third cup - daily for 16 weeks.

Dec 17, 2018

Finnish scientists claim Machine Learning can help predict infection risk from hospital bug

Machine Learning has come out with a mechanism to predict the risk of developing a life-threatening infection from hospital bug.

Dec 17, 2018

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Rude colleagues in office may ruin your day and night too, says new study

If your office colleagues are rude, it may haunt you not only the entire day but also in the night, says a new study.

Dec 17, 2018

New drug offers hope for bone marrow cancer patients

In a clinical trial by researchers at Newcastle University in Britain, patients with newly diagnosed myeloma were treated with a drug called lenalidomide.

Dec 16, 2018

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Neck, back pain? Seek physical therapy to avoid opioid abuse

According to researchers from the Stanford University in the US, physical therapy can be a useful, non-pharmacologic approach for managing severe musculoskeletal pain.

Dec 16, 2018

Experimental HIV vaccine found effective in monkeys: Study

In the study, rhesus macaque monkeys produced neutralising antibodies against one strain of HIV that resembles the resilient viral form that most commonly infects people, called a Tier 2 virus.

Dec 15, 2018

Chinese scientists design new self-powered sensor to monitor heart failure

The sensor is 1.5 cm long, 1 cm wide and 0.1 cm high. It has been experimented on pig models and integrated with a surgical catheter for minimally invasive implantation.

Dec 2, 2018

First-ever gene-edited human babies might resist HIV, claims Chinese scientist

The target of this gene-editing research was not preventing a risk of transmission from parent to child, rather giving the child a way to prevent future contraction of the deadly virus.

Nov 26, 2018

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Health News

Hormone-eating macrophages behind high blood pressure, finds new study

Modi govt's clean air drive targets to cut pollution in 102 worst affected cities by 2024

New device to make glucose monitoring 'painless' for diabetics

Cerebral palsy patients at high risk of depression, anxiety: Study

Study shows that breast cancer drugs could help treat drug-resistant lung tumours

New vaccine created to fight Chikungunya

Bellandur Lake: Here's how careless human intervention destroyed Bengaluru's largest lake

Hazelnut turns out to be new wonder nut for elderly people

Finnish scientists claim Machine Learning can help predict infection risk from hospital bug

Rude colleagues in office may ruin your day and night too, says new study

New drug offers hope for bone marrow cancer patients

Neck, back pain? Seek physical therapy to avoid opioid abuse

Experimental HIV vaccine found effective in monkeys: Study

Chinese scientists design new self-powered sensor to monitor heart failure

First-ever gene-edited human babies might resist HIV, claims Chinese scientist

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