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Beer Compound Staves Off Brain Diseases; 8 other Health Benefits

Researchers identified that hops, one of the four main ingredients used to make beer, worked as an anti-dementia agent and protected brain cells against oxidative stress.

Feb 5, 2015

Why Slow-Cooking is Important? Study links High-Temperature Cooking to Alzheimer's

Latest research shows that eating food cooked at high temperatures can increase a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

Feb 4, 2015

Use of Electronic Devices Linked to Sleep Problems

Researchers found that participants who used any electronic device during the day and before bedtime experienced a 60-minute delay in falling asleep.

Feb 4, 2015

UK monitoring Two Health Workers for Possible Ebola Exposure

The patient, who suffered a needle-stick injury while treating an Ebola patient in the West African country, is currently admitted to the Royal Free Hospital in London.

Feb 3, 2015

Ebola in India: Nigerian Girl with Suspected Symptoms Quarantined in Kochi

Airport officials said that the child, who flew from Dubai with her parents in an Emirates flight, suffered from high fever, wheezing and cold.

Feb 3, 2015

Three Eggs a Day Boost Kindness, Willingness to Donate for Charity

As body cannot produce tryptophan, it is acquired through consumption of foods like chicken, cheese, eggs, fish, milk, soy, turkey, tofu, nuts and peanuts.

Feb 3, 2015

India's First Successful Double Hand Transplant Conducted on Kerela Man

A team of 20 surgeons from Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in Kochi, Kerala, performed the country's first successful double hand transplant.

Feb 2, 2015

Gujarat Records Another Swine Flu Death, 39 Fresh Cases in a Single Day; First H1N1 Death in Odisha

About 39 people from Gujarat tested positive for H1N1 on Sunday.

Feb 2, 2015

Simple Saliva Test Detects Dengue in 20 Minutes

The new test developed by a team of researchers from the Institute of Bio-engineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) in Singapore can give an early diagnosis by checking for antibody IgG in saliva.

Jan 31, 2015

Strokes Linked to Middle-Age Heavy Drinking

People who involved in heavy drinking during middle-age increased their risk of getting stroke five years earlier than others. They were also more likely to get stroke than people with traditional factors linked to stroke.

Jan 31, 2015

Ebola Virus Mutated Since Outbreak: Scientists

The Institut Pasteur in France is now trying to find out whether these mutations have increased the virus' ability to spread and infect more people.

Jan 30, 2015

Green Tea Compound Shows Promise against Oral Cancer

A team of Penn State researchers says that EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), an active compound found in green tea, can kill oral cancer cells without affecting the healthy ones.

Jan 30, 2015

Chemicals in Daily Products Linked to Early Menopause

A study published in the journal PLOS ONE has shortlisted 15 chemicals from a list of 111 as endocrine-disruptors.

Jan 30, 2015

Swine Flu Claims 4 More Lives in Hyderabad; 22 Test Positive

Including the four people who succumbed to the viral infection on Wednesday, the city has lost 32 within one month.

Jan 29, 2015

Chewing Gum Eliminates about 100 Million Bacteria in 10 Minutes

In a study published in PLOS ONE, chewing of gum helped eliminate about 100 million oral bacteria in 10 minutes.

Jan 29, 2015

Ebola Death Toll Nears 8,800, Says WHO

The deadly virus, so far, has infected 22,057 people across the whole world, mainly in three West African countries Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Jan 28, 2015

Study Links Sugary Drinks to Earlier Menstruation

Girls who consumed 1.5 servings of sugary drinks daily attained puberty 2.7 months before girls who limited their sugary intake to two or less a week.

Jan 28, 2015

New Research on Dementia Warns against Common Medicines like Benadryl

In a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the damages caused by the so-called anticholinergic medications remained permanent and didn't get repaired even after people stopped using them.

Jan 28, 2015

Do Not Take Heartburn Lightly; Could be Early Sign of Stomach Cancer: Experts

A cancer campaign organised by Public Health England on Monday urged people to seek medical help if they get heartburn continuously for three weeks and also experience difficulty swallowing food.

Jan 27, 2015

New Technology to Unboil Boiled Eggs; Expected to Help Cancer Treatment

The ground-breaking innovation, which involves refolding of proteins, is expected to help reduce costs involved in cancer treatments and reutilize valuable molecular proteins that often go wasted today.

Jan 27, 2015

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Articles by Roshni Mahesh

Beer Compound Staves Off Brain Diseases; 8 other Health Benefits

Why Slow-Cooking is Important? Study links High-Temperature Cooking to Alzheimer's

Use of Electronic Devices Linked to Sleep Problems

UK monitoring Two Health Workers for Possible Ebola Exposure

Ebola in India: Nigerian Girl with Suspected Symptoms Quarantined in Kochi

Three Eggs a Day Boost Kindness, Willingness to Donate for Charity

India's First Successful Double Hand Transplant Conducted on Kerela Man

Gujarat Records Another Swine Flu Death, 39 Fresh Cases in a Single Day; First H1N1 Death in Odisha

Simple Saliva Test Detects Dengue in 20 Minutes

Strokes Linked to Middle-Age Heavy Drinking

Ebola Virus Mutated Since Outbreak: Scientists

Green Tea Compound Shows Promise against Oral Cancer

Chemicals in Daily Products Linked to Early Menopause

Swine Flu Claims 4 More Lives in Hyderabad; 22 Test Positive

Chewing Gum Eliminates about 100 Million Bacteria in 10 Minutes

Ebola Death Toll Nears 8,800, Says WHO

Study Links Sugary Drinks to Earlier Menstruation

New Research on Dementia Warns against Common Medicines like Benadryl

Do Not Take Heartburn Lightly; Could be Early Sign of Stomach Cancer: Experts

New Technology to Unboil Boiled Eggs; Expected to Help Cancer Treatment

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