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Weight Loss During Early Parkinson's Disease May Increase Pace of Decline in Cognitive Skills: Study

According to a new study, patients who lose weight shortly after being diagnosed with Parkinson's are more likely to undergo a faster decline in their cognitive skills when compared to those who maintained their weight.

Oct 21, 2022

Health Byte: Tobacco consumption causes osteoporosis, say experts

According to medical experts, prolonged tobacco consumption reduces bones' ability to maintain and repair and they get weak and prone to fractures, especially those above 40 years of age.

Oct 20, 2022

Rat infestation spikes in New York City

New data has revealed that rat infestation in New York City has increased 70 per cent from the same time two years ago.

Oct 18, 2022

Beware: Highly infectious Omicron sub-variant from China reaches India; should you be worried [details]

The variant, which is fast spreading in other parts of the world, has reached India as well. It reportedly originated in a region of Mongolia in China

Oct 17, 2022

Man Plays Saxophone While Doctors Perform 'Awake Brain Surgery' on Him, Complex Procedure Undertaken In Italy [Details]

The extraordinary surgery was conducted at Paideia International Hospital in Rome, Italy; patient remained awake during the surgery and played the saxophone

Oct 16, 2022

World Sight Day: WHO stresses on quality, affordable eye health care

The World Health Organization (WHO), on the occasion of World Sight Day on Thursday, called for quality, inclusive and affordable eye health care for all.

Oct 14, 2022

Other COVID-19 Proteins Crucial in Disease Severity, Not Just Spike; New Key Genes Identified [Study]

According to a new multi-institutional study, certain "accessory" or nonspike genes, and their mutations, influence the pathogenesis of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Oct 13, 2022

How polio virus gains control of cells, evades immunity; breakthrough discovery crucial for antivirals [details]

A new multi-institutional study has discovered that the poliovirus tricks infected cells into producing new viral particles by reprogramming an essential cellular process known as autophagy.

Oct 12, 2022

Covid-19 antidote 'VINCOV-19' ready for phase-three clinical trials, simultaneous market authorization

The University of Hyderabad (UoH) and the Centre for Cellular Molecular Biology (CCMB) in collaboration with VINS Bioproducts Limited, a leading immunological company based in Hyderabad, announced the successful completion of the Phase-two clinical trials of VINCOV-19, India's first antidote and a cure against SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Oct 12, 2022

Video games prone to heart rhythm problems in children: Study

Video games can precipitate life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible children whose predisposition may have been previously unrecognised, says a new study.

Oct 11, 2022

Mediterranean diet enables progression-free survival in advanced melanoma [Study]

The study also found that eating whole grains and legumes reduced the likelihood of developing drug-induced immune-related side effects, such as colitis.

Oct 10, 2022

COVID-19 update: India reports 2,756 fresh cases, 21 deaths [details]

In the same period, the country has recorded 21 more Covid-related deaths, taking the national fatalities tally to 5,28,799, as per the report.

Oct 9, 2022

After Oktoberfest: The inevitable spike in Covid cases stifle Germany

At the federal level, the incidence rate has doubled to 577.5 over the same period, Xinhua news agency reported citing the RKI as saying.

Oct 8, 2022

Study finds Ultrasound can move, break up kidney stones in awake patients

The ultrasound can then be used to move and reposition the stones to promote their passage, a process called ultrasound propulsion, or to break up the stone, a technique called burst wave lithotripsy (BWL).

Oct 8, 2022

Arun Bali died of Myasthenia gravis: What it means, what happened in the last few hours

Arun Bali died of Myasthenia gravis: What happened in the last few hours of his death

Oct 7, 2022