Copper surfaces reduce hospital infections: Experts
New Delhi, Feb 9: Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) can be reduced by more than 70 percent by using copper alloys on surfaces which come frequently in contact with microbes, say experts. Read Full Story

Having desserts for breakfast good for slimming
Tel Aviv, Feb 8 : Those with a weakness for sweets can now include cookies and cake in a 600 calorie breakfast menu with some proteins and carbs to shed weight in a pleasurable way and also stay slim. Read Full Story

Vaccine against heroin addiction comes closer to reality
London, Feb 8 : A breakthrough vaccine to end heroin addiction could be ready for human use in around five years, researchers say. Read Full Story

Old theory helps discover new targets in fight against breast cancer
Washington, Feb 8 : In a new study, scientists have revived a theory first proposed in the late 1800s and studied organ development in mice to reveal how breast cancers, and possibly other cancers, develop in people. Read Full Story

Aspirin 'may thwart DVT and PE in joint replacement patients'
Washington, Feb 8 : Following a total joint replacement, anticoagulation drugs can prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), a new study has revealed. Read Full Story

Depressed adolescents likelier to be bullied
Washington, Feb 8 : Adolescents who suffer from depression are more at risk of developing difficulty in peer relationships including being bullied at school, a new study has revealed. Read Full Story

Latest discovery to help in treating Type 2 diabetes
Washington, Feb 8 : An important step forward has been taken in understanding how insulin secretion is regulated in the body. Read Full Story

Middle finger slowest due to influences of neighbouring 'finger nerve cells'
Washington, Feb 8 : The middle finger has a slower reaction time than our thumb or finger, and scientists have found that it is because it is inhibited by its central position. Read Full Story

New fat removal technologies 'could offer alternative to liposuction'
Washington, Feb 8 : Introduction of non-invasive fat removal technologies is opening the door for more people to remove stubborn fat, safely and effectively without undergoing liposuction, researchers say. Read Full Story

Genetic origins of Parkinson's disease identified
London, Feb 8 : Researchers have discovered how mutations in the parkin gene lead to the incurable Parkinson's disease. Read Full Story

Drinking large amounts of soft drinks 'may up asthma risk'
Washington, Feb 8 : High level of soft drink consumption may make a person more vulnerable to asthma and, or, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study has revealed. Read Full Story

Indulging sweet tooth during breakfast 'could help reduce weight'
Washington, Feb 8 : A full breakfast that includes a sweet dessert can help in weight loss, a new study has revealed. Read Full Story

Zinc supplements 'may slash death risk among kids with pneumonia'
Washington, Feb 8 : Scientists have shown how zinc supplements drastically improve children's chances of surviving respiratory tract infections including pneumonia. Read Full Story

New laser therapies 'could make tattoo removal easier'
Washington, Feb 8 : Dermatologists are now discovering new laser therapies for enhancing tattoo removal treatment. Read Full Story

Older women at highest risk of dying from breast cancer
Washington, Feb 8 : Among postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, increasing age is associated with a higher risk of death from breast cancer, a new study has found. Read Full Story

Decaf coffee 'may help boost memory function'
London, Feb 8 : Drinking decaffeinated coffee could improve an individual's memory, a new study has suggested. Read Full Story

Brain mechanisms 'link foods to rising obesity rates'
Washington, Feb 8 : In a new study, scientists have shed light on the biological factors contributing to rising rates of obesity and have discussed strategies to reduce body weight. Read Full Story

Zinc-antibiotic saves kids with pneumonia
Cape Town, Feb 8 : Respiratory tract infections, including pneumonia, are the biggest killers of children under five years old. But standard antibiotic therapy, given to children with zinc, improved their chances of surviving the infection and was more pronounced in case of HIV-infected children, a study reveals. Read Full Story

Magnetic pulses could overcome depression, schizophrenia
Sydney, Feb 8 : Magnetic pulses could stamp out neurological disorders such as Parkinson's, depression, schizophrenia, epilepsy and stroke after researchers unravelled how they work to stimulate the brain. Read Full Story

Calories, not carbs, key to weight loss
Sydney, Feb 8 : The key to shedding pounds is cutting down on calories, not carbohydrates or proteins, especially among the overweight with type 2 diabetes, a study reveals. Read Full Story

For better sex drive, enjoy sunshine
London, Feb 8: Men wishing to acquire a higher sex drive can benefit by exposing their body to the sun's rays, as a study by Austrian scientists has found sunshine increases level of male sex hormone testosterone. Read Full Story

Fortis offers comprehensive spine care
Kolkata, Feb 7 : To make eastern India "free from back pain and related problems", Fortis Hospitals Kolkata launched a comprehensive spine care programme on Tuesday. Read Full Story

South Asian nations to collaborate on health care
New Delhi, Feb 7 : South Asian nations have resolved to tackle challenge of healthcare in the region collectively. Read Full Story

Women born to older mothers may develop breast cancer
London, Feb 7 : Girls born to mothers over 39 years and women who were taller and thinner than the average girl prior to puberty faced higher chances of developing breast cancer. Read Full Story

Sunlight may help prevent food allergies and eczema
Melbourne, Feb 7 : People who are exposed to more sunlight may be less likely to suffer from food allergies and eczema, researchers say. Read Full Story

Exercise triggers cells known to be important for muscle repair
Washington, Feb 7: Scientists have found that an adult stem cell present in muscle is responsive to exercise - a discovery that could lead to new therapeutic techniques to treat injured muscle and prevent or restore muscle loss with age. Read Full Story

Smoking may erode your problem-solving capacity
London, Feb 7 : Smoking may be a risk factor for dementia among the elderly that erodes their problem-solving capacity and self-control and makes them see things which are not there. Read Full Story

Erectile dysfunction could signal serious disease
Washington, Feb 7 : Diabetes can cause erectile dysfunction (ED), which can lead to an even more serious condition, experts have warned. Read Full Story

Heart may drive 'bad' fat to burn calories
Washington, Feb 7 : Hormones produced by heart may trigger normal energy-storing white fat cells to turn into calorie-burning brown fat, researchers say. Read Full Story

Physical punishment may turn kids more aggressive
Washington, Feb 7 : Physical punishment of children is potentially harmful to their long-term development, researchers have warned. Read Full Story

1 in 100 people 'insensitive to HIV, malaria, leprosy and hepatitis'
London, Feb 7: One per cent of the population have a natural genetic resistance to deadly disease such as HIV, malaria, leprosy and hepatitis, scientists have revealed, scientists have revealed. Read Full Story

Girls born to older mums likelier to have breast cancer
Washington, Feb 7: Women born to mothers aged over 39 years and women who were taller and thinner than the average girl prior to puberty have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Read Full Story

Combined oral contraceptive pill may ease painful periods
Washington, Feb 7: Women who use combined oral contraceptive pill suffer less severe pain compared with women who do not use it, a new study has revealed. Read Full Story

'Test and Treat' model offers new strategy for eradicating malaria
Washington, Feb 7: As researchers work to eliminate malaria worldwide, new strategies are required to find and treat individuals with undiagnosed malaria. Read Full Story

Metabolic 'breathalyzer' offers hope of early disease detection
Washington, Feb 7: The future of disease diagnosis may lie in a "breathalyser"- a non-invasive and sensitive technology, which may help in early detection and diagnosis of the disease. Read Full Story

Heart hormone helps shape fat metabolism
Washington, Feb 7 : Exercise brings down body weight because it draws on fat reserves that muscle can burn as fuel. But the heart also plays a similar role. Read Full Story

Positive parenting helps prevent obesity in kids
Washington, Feb 7: Positive parenting during the child's formative years could help prevent obesity among them. Read Full Story

Diabetic women likely to deliver babies with defects
London, Feb 6 : Diabetic women who become pregnant are four times more likely than other women to deliver babies with birth defects, which include heart disease and spina bifida, a study reveals. Read Full Story

Massaging promotes pain relief, muscle recovery
Toronto, Feb 6 : Most athletes would swear by the pain-relieving, muscle recovery-promoting benefits of massaging, which has now been validated by scientific evidence. Read Full Story

Positive parenting during early childhood may cut obesity risk
Washington, Feb 6 : Programs that support parents during their child's early years may contribute to obesity prevention, a new study has revealed. Read Full Story

Russia tests HIV vaccine
Moscow, Feb 6: Russia has successfully completed the first stage of clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, an official said Monday. Read Full Story

Digital romance clicking with lonely-hearts
Washington, Feb 6 : Online dating has not only shed its stigma but has surpassed all forms of matchmaking in the United States apart from meeting through friends, a new study has revealed. Read Full Story

Stent like device effective for removing blood clots
Washington, Feb 6 : An experimental stent-like device removed blood clots in stroke patients more effectively than standard mechanical treatment, a study reveals. Read Full Story

Diabetes during pregnancy 'quadruples birth defects risk'
London, Jan 6 : Diabetes during pregnancy increases the risk of birth defects, such as congenital heart disease and spina bifida, by four-fold, researchers say. Read Full Story

Genetic variant ups risk of common type stroke
London, Feb 6 : Scientists have now identified a genetic variant that increases the risk of a common type of stroke. Read Full Story

New procedure busts deadly brain tumour cells
Washington, Feb 6: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) happens to be the nastiest and most common brain tumour, affecting 10,000 patients in the US alone every year. Now, a novel non-invasive procedure called Tumour Treating Fields (TTF) that inhibits tumour growth is offering hope to thousands, says a study. Read Full Story

Wine, beer doubles mouth cancer risk
London, Feb 5 : Drinking two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples the risk of developing mouth cancer, Daily Mail reported Sunday. Read Full Story

Drinking 'little too much' alcohol triples mouth cancer risk
Washington, Feb 5 : A TV advertising campaign has warned that regularly drinking two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples mouth cancer risk and doubles high blood pressure risk. Read Full Story

How genes and hormones govern different parenting behaviour
Washington, Feb 5 : The way genes and hormones interact in the brain changes parenting behaviour in mice, a new study including Indian origin researchers has revealed. Read Full Story

Benefits of 1000 bottles of red wine could come from pill
Washington, Feb 5 : Lovers of red wine were delighted when it was found to contain resveratrol - a compound supposed to improve health and maybe even lengthen life. Read Full Story

Newly single women more vulnerable to STDs
Washington, Feb 5 : Newly divorced middle-aged women are more susceptible to contract HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, a new study has warned. Read Full Story

Potential biomarker for osteoarthritis identified
Washington, Feb 5 : Researchers have for the first time identified two molecules that hold promise as a biomarker for determining cartilage damage linked with osteoarthritis. Read Full Story

'Designer' babies with three parents 'may help eradicate genetic diseases'
Melbourne, Feb 5 : Sydney scientists are now willing to create designer babies with the DNA of three parents to prevent children from inheriting life-threatening genetic diseases. Read Full Story

Traumatic experience, silence linked
London, Feb 5 : People who suffer a traumatic experience often don't talk about it, and many forget it over time. Read Full Story

Sunshine likely to protect kids from eczema
London, Feb 5 : Increased exposure to sunlight may help protect children from the risk of both food allergies and eczema, a study reveals. Read Full Story

Heart failure linked with grey matter loss
Sydney, Feb 5 : Heart failure may also linked to loss of cerebral grey matter and impaired cognitive functions -- which involves all aspects of perception, thinking, reasoning and remembering, a study reveals. Read Full Story

Fatty food liking gene found, researchers claim
Washington, Feb 4 : The gene related to fatty foods preference in humans has been claimed to be found by researchers. Read Full Story

Soy supplements may not protect against breast cancer
Washington, Feb 4 : Soy isoflavone supplements have failed to decrease breast cancer cell proliferation in a randomized clinical trial, according to a study. Read Full Story

Lower levels of sunlight may up risk of allergies and eczema
Washington, Feb 4 : A new study has found that children living in areas with lower levels of sunlight are at greater risk of developing food allergies and the skin condition eczema, compared to those in areas with higher UV. Read Full Story

New 'fluid biopsy' could help save thousands of cancer victims per year
London, Feb 4 : A new, extra sensitive blood test could help detect the spread of cancer through the body. Read Full Story

Placebos and distractions together provide greater pain relief
Washington, Feb 4 : A new study has found that using placebos together with a distraction that would keep a brain engaged - like a puzzle - in order to provide pain relief, can help a patient and the two methods don't interfere with each other. Read Full Story

Hearing metaphors triggers brain region sensing texture through touch
Washington, Feb 4 : Hearing metaphors activates the regions of the brain involved in sensory experiences, a new study has claimed. Read Full Story

How Alzheimer's spreads in brain
Washington, Feb 4 : Two different research groups, which worked independent of each other, have made the same important discovery on how Alzheimer's disease spreads in the brain. Read Full Story

Extremely long-lived proteins may help understand cell aging process
Washington, Feb 4 : Scientists have said that they have discovered a weakness in a component of brain cells that may explain how the aging process of cells occurs in the brain. Read Full Story

Extremely long-lived proteins may help understand cell aging process
Washington, Feb 4 : Scientists have said that they have discovered a weakness in a component of brain cells that may explain how the aging process of cells occurs in the brain. Read Full Story

Colon cancer can be prevented by regular intake of vitamins and minerals
Washington, Feb 4 : Researchers have suggested that regular use of vitamin and mineral supplements could reduce the risk of colon cancer. Read Full Story

Women 'meeting for weight loss programs in church are more successful'
Washington, Feb 4 : Location as well as the level of experience may influence the success of individuals undertaking a weight loss programs, a new study has claimed. Read Full Story

Breastfeeding tied to stronger lungs, chiefly in kids with asthmatic moms
Washington, Feb 4 : Breastfeeding is associated with improved lung function at school age, particularly in children of asthmatic mothers, a new study has found. Read Full Story

Quitting cigarettes reduces respiratory problems 'within weeks'
Washington, Feb 4 : Young adults aged 18 to 24 years who stop smoking for at least two weeks report substantially fewer respiratory symptoms, especially coughing, a new study has said. Read Full Story

Obesity begins in brain, say US researchers
Washington, Feb 4 : The female hormone estrogen found in the human brain plays a key role in obesity, which is not necessarily the problem of hips, thighs and bellies, US scientists say. Read Full Story

Surgical procedure repairs severed nerves
Washington, Feb 3: A revolutionary surgical procedure could repair severed nerves within minutes and set the patient firmly on the road to recovery within mere days or weeks, reveals a study. Read Full Story

Anemic patients 3 times likelier to die after stroke
London, Feb 3 : Being anemic could more than triple your risk of dying within a year after having a stroke, say researchers. Read Full Story

'Next-Gen' blood test could spot spread of cancer more effectively
Washington, Feb 3 : Researchers have successfully demonstrated the efficacy of an advanced blood test for detecting and analysing circulating tumour cells (CTCs)-breakaway cells from patients' solid tumours- of cancer patients. Read Full Story

How red wine keeps us healthy
Washington, Feb 3 : A new wonder pill, capable of harnessing the health-boosting power of red wine may play a vital role in fighting a range of common illnesses, researchers say. Read Full Story

Exercise even if intermittent improves blood glucose control for diabetics
Washington, Feb 3 : Exercise, continuous or intermittent, improves insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes, experts say. Read Full Story

Gene could determine best treatment for TB patients
Washington, Feb 3 : In the future, tuberculosis patients may receive treatments according to what version they have of a single 'Goldilocks' gene, researchers say. Read Full Story

Blood fat levels could predict stroke in older women
Washington, Feb 3 : High levels of triglycerides (blood fats) are the strongest risk factor for the most common type of stroke in older women - more of a risk factor than elevated levels of total cholesterol or of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (known as "bad" cholesterol) - researchers have found. Read Full Story

Brains may be 'hard-wired' for addiction
London, Feb 3 : Addiction is in part a "disorder of the brain," say scientists. Read Full Story

Thinning of bones linked to heart failure
Toronto, Feb 3 : Heart failure could also be linked to thinning of bones (osteoporosis), an offshoot of old age. Read Full Story

Are erratic heartbeats tied to unexplained strokes?
Washington, Feb 3: Occasional erratic heartbeats seem to trigger about a fifth of unexplained strokes, while a third of the survivors leave hospital with the cause of their stroke still undetermined. Read Full Story

Silver as effective as popular chemotherapy drug to treat cancer
Washington, Feb 3 : Silver is as efficient as a leading chemotherapy drug in treating cancer and may even have fewer side effects, a new study has revealed. Read Full Story

Delhi study shows growth in early life may predict adult bone health
Washington, Feb 3 : Growth in early childhood can affect bone density in adult life, according to New Delhi Birth Cohort study. Read Full Story

How hormones govern male and female behaviours
Washington, Feb 3 : Researchers led by one of Indian origin have uncovered many genes influenced by the male and female sex hormones testosterone and estrogen that, in turn, govern quite a few particular type of male and female behaviours in mice. Read Full Story

Its official! Drinking coffee cuts fibrosis risk in those with fatty liver disease
Washington, Feb 3 : Coffee caffeine consumption reduces the risk of advanced fibrosis in people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), researchers have confirmed. Read Full Story

Malaria deaths may be double than estimated
London, Feb 3 : Worldwide malaria deaths may be almost twice as high as previously estimated by World Health Organisation, according to a new study. Read Full Story

4 in 5 diabetics live in developing countries
Washington, Feb 3 : Although worldwide, four in five people with diabetes now live in developing countries, access to healthcare support varied widely in these regions and one in 10 diagnosed cases remain untreated. Read Full Story

New angiography technique a boon for many
By Anjali Ojha, Mumbai, Feb 3 : At 55, Ratnesh Shah was suffering from frequent chest pain and was advised a coronary angiography -- which involves opening up blocked vessels. Unfortunately, both his femoral (groin) arteries were closed because of a vascular disease. Read Full Story

Hungry or not, people-pleasers overeat to keep others comfortable
Washington, Feb 2 : Some people would eat even though they are not hungry just to keep others comfortable, a new study has revealed. Read Full Story

Heart disease deadlier for women than cancer Washington, Feb 2 : Most women believe cancer is the No. 1 cause of death, but experts say that heart disease has killed more women than all forms of cancer combined, and many of these deaths are preventable.
Washington, Feb 2 : Most women believe cancer is the No. 1 cause of death, but experts say that heart disease has killed more women than all forms of cancer combined, and many of these deaths are preventable. Read Full Story