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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

Sperm count 50% lower in men whose fathers smoke: Study

Independently of nicotine exposure from the mother, socioeconomic factors, and their own smoking, men with fathers who smoked had a 41 per cent lower sperm concentration and 51 per cent fewer sperm count than those with non-smoking fathers.

Nov 25, 2018

FDA approves cannabis-based medicine for sale

Cannabis-based drugs help alleviate side-effects of cancer treatment: Study

Cannabis leaves have been found effective in alleviating pain and other symptoms in cancer patients post chemotherapy and radiotherapy, according to a study conducted by an autonomous body under the ministry of AYUSH.

Nov 25, 2018

Over 50,000 children die every year in India due to antibiotic resistance

The antibiotic resistance is the ability of disease-causing bacteria and micro-organisms to resist the antibiotics or medicine due to adaptation.

Nov 19, 2018

New shoe insole could treat diabetic foot ulcers

Researchers have developed a shoe insole that could help make the healing process more portable for people who develop ulcers as a result of diabetes. Diabetic ulcers commonly result from high blood sugar damaging nerves, which takes away feeling from the toes or feet.

Nov 19, 2018

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Health News

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

Sperm count 50% lower in men whose fathers smoke: Study

Cannabis-based drugs help alleviate side-effects of cancer treatment: Study

Over 50,000 children die every year in India due to antibiotic resistance

New shoe insole could treat diabetic foot ulcers

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