How ‘housekeeper’ cells keep brain healthy
New York, June 9 (IANS) Star-shaped brain cells appear to help keep blood pressure and blood flow inside the brain on a healthy tone,...
Diabetes vaccine enters phase II clinical trial
Washington (PTI): A phase II clinical trial that will test the ability of a vaccine to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes has been approved by...
App that can count calories in your food pics
New York, June 7 (IANS) Google recently unveiled an app at a tech conference in Boston that can guess the number of calories in...
Friendship hinges on individual personality
London, June 7 (IANS) One's personality decides whether you would strike a chord with a stranger, says an interesting study.
Those who score low on...
Powerful people respond to injustice selectively
New York, June 7 (IANS) Powerful people respond quickly to unfair treatment when they are the victims. However, they are less likely to notice...
‘Missing’ link between brain and immune system found
New York, June 7 (IANS) A team of researchers has discovered the "missing" link between the brain and the immune system that may better...
Rabbit virus can kill cancer cells: Study
New York, June 7 (IANS) Researchers have discovered that a rabbit virus can kill some kinds of cancer cells and eliminate a common unwanted...
Sugary drinks up non-alcoholic fatty liver disease risk
New York, June 7 (IANS) Drinking sugar-sweetened beverage daily may increase the risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), says a study.
NAFLD is characterised...
Stroke steals eight years of brain function
Washington, June 6 (IANS) Having a stroke ages a person's brain function by almost eight years, robbing them of memory and thinking speed, new...
Age-related memory loss only partial
London, June 6 (IANS) The widespread belief that memory deteriorates as one approaches old age is not completely true as researchers have found that...
