Vitamin D for pregnant women should be tailor-made
Vitamin D for pregnant women should be tailor-made
London, Oct 28 (IANS) Pregnant women respond differently to vitamin D supplementation depending on their individual attributes,...
Hitting roadblocks to tobacco endgame
With one person dying every six seconds from a tobacco-related disease -- almost 5.4 million deaths per year of which more than 600,000 are...
New gene identified in women with mental illness
Washington, June 21 (IANS) In a significant finding that may lead to easier diagnoses and new treatment options, researchers have identified a particular gene...
Novel gene therapy may check spread of breast cancer
Novel gene therapy may check spread of breast cancer
New York, Sep 20 (IANS) Researchers are in the process of developing a new gene therapy...
Arthritis drug beats untreatable eczema
New York, July 21 (IANS) Treatment with a drug approved for rheumatoid arthritis has led to dramatic improvement in six patients with moderate to...
Stress in middle-age can impair memory, reduce brain size
Stress in middle-age can impair memory, reduce brain size
New York: People more stressed out during middle-age are more likely to suffer memory loss and...
Blood test to spot Alzheimer’s before symptoms occur
Blood test to spot Alzheimer's before symptoms occur
London: Researchers have developed a new test that could help doctors detect Alzheimer's disease eight years before...
MRI more accurate than ultrasound to predict preterm birth: Study
London: For mothers-to-be, going for an MRI of the cervix area can give more accurate results than ultrasound to predict if some women will...
Better crop water management could reduce hunger
London, Feb 16 (IANS) Improved agricultural water management could significantly boost agricultural production and reduce hunger, while at the same time making up for...
Students learn better in informal environment
New York, June 28 (IANS) Students tend to learn and perform better in an informal environment rather than in a rigid classroom atmosphere, reveals...
