Health News

Role of enzyme in prostate cancer development discovered; shows promise in tackling resistance to treatment [details]

Through a new multi-institutional study, researchers found that targeting an enzyme known as PI5P4Kα can help destroy cancer cells

Feb 5, 2023

Revealed: Only 7 health symptoms directly related to long COVID [details]

Long COVID patients are susceptible to developing only seven health symptoms for up to a year following the infection, a new study has revealed.

Jan 31, 2023

Gum infection may lead to serious heart problem: Study

A gum disease called periodontitis can lead to a litany of dental issues from bad breath to bleeding and lost teeth, and now it is found that it could also lead to a serious heart problem, a new study has shown.

Jan 28, 2023

80/20 Rule for your 2023 weight loss resolution

Dieting strategies like "you can't eat carbs" or "eat less" are common in most diet plans. It has been indoctrinated in us that in order to achieve results, you must strictly adhere to the guidelines, leaving no room for your favourite foods.

Jan 26, 2023

Diabetes, a silent disease with life-threatening complications

People with type 2 diabetes face 18% more risk of cancer mortality than others, says UK study

People with type 2 diabetes with prolonged exposure to the effects of increased blood sugar and insulin levels, face chronic inflammation which is the potential underlying factor for cancer

Jan 25, 2023

Stand Up Therapeutics and VectorBuilder have a contract for the first gene therapy supply for a patient with paraplegia

Dr. Junsang Yoo said Stand Up Therapeutics is the only company in the world that has the technology to treat paralysed patients as a result of spinal cord damage using its own developed direct lineage reprogramming technology

Jan 20, 2023

Why Do Older Fathers Pass On More Genetic Mutations to their Children? Scientists May Have Found the Answer [Study]

Researchers from Rockefeller University found that the repair mechanisms through which mutations are removed during the production of sperm did not occur within the testes of older individuals.

Jan 14, 2023

Researchers tests AI tool that predicts risk of lung cancer

Researchers tests AI tool "Sybil" that predicts risk of lung cancer with or without smoking history

With lung cancer the leading cause of cancer death around the world, researchers have tested an AI tool known as "Sybil" that accurately predicts its risk for individuals with or without a significant smoking history, a new study has shown.

Jan 14, 2023

Indian scientists discover new anti-cancer agent; shows huge promise [here's why]

Scientists from Mumbai's Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune, and IIT Hyderabad have discovered an alternative drug molecule indicating high antitumor potential on cancer cells with exceptional ability to reduce unwanted growth of blood vessels (antiangiogenic effect).

Jan 4, 2023

Bharat Biotech's intranasal Covid vaccine for booster to be given from today

Dec 23, 2022

A medical worker takes a nasal swab sample from a man for COVID-19 testing in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Jan. 13, 2022.

New Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 account for 70% of new Covid cases in US

New Omicron subvariant BQ.1.1 was estimated to make up about 38.4% of circulating variants in the week ending December 17, and BQ.1 was estimated to make up 30.7%, according to CDC data

Dec 21, 2022

After Covid Surge in China: Gear up genome sequencing of positive cases, Centre alerts States

Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, in the letter, has said that such an exercise will enable timely detection of newer variants, if any, circulating in the country

Dec 20, 2022

This Squishy Robot Can Crawl Like a Worm When Temperature Changes; May Help Deliver Drugs to Target Organs In Body [Study]

In a new study, scientists from Johns Hopkins University have described an inchworm-inspired robot, 'gelbot', that is powered exclusively by the change in temperature.

Dec 17, 2022

Stroke survivors with chronic pain may believe size of their hands has changed: Study

According to a first-of-its-kind study, body perception in stroke survivors with persistent pain can be modified, leading them to believe that the size of their hands is altered.

Dec 13, 2022

WHO concerned over increasing antibiotic resistance in human infections

High levels of antibiotic resistance in bacteria are causing life-threatening bloodstream infections, according to the latest report released by the WHO.

Dec 10, 2022

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