Aussie scientists confident of stopping Zika virus
Canberra, Feb 19 (IANS) Australian scientists have moved a step closer to preventing the spread of Zika virus, after exposing mosquitoes to bacterium that...
Low fat diet can cut breast cancer risk
New York, April 16 (IANS) A diet containing low-fat food items is likely to aid women in their postmenopausal phase to keep away from...
New neck collar may protect athletes
New neck collar may protect athletes from brain injuries
New York, June 16 (IANS) Wearing a specifically designed compression collar around the neck may prevent...
Lax digitisation Of food subsidies slows reforms, imperils lives
Only 16 of 29 states and seven union territories had digitised the leaky ration-card system of the world's largest programme to distribute subsidised food,...
Poor sleep increases pain in knee osteoarthritis
New York, June 4 (IANS) Poor sleep can amplify pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) - a degenerative joint disease that causes pain...
Stem cells behave as people in a society
London, March 26 (IANS) Just as humans, stem cells interact with each other but finally take their own individual decisions, says a new study....
Efforts needed to prevent return to pre-antibiotic era: WHO
Dili (Timor-Leste), Sep 9 (IANS) With the indiscriminate use of antibiotics leading to resistance to medicines, persistence of infections, and treatment failure, the WHO...
New bio-sensor can detect muscle fatigue
New bio-sensor can detect muscle fatigue
New York, July 29 (IANS) Scientists have developed a sustainable, wearable bio-sensor to detect conditions like muscle fatigue, stress...
Novel chip to better diagnose asthma and TB
New York, Aug 2 (IANS) Researchers have developed a low-cost lab-on-a-chip device to analyse sputum from patients with pulmonary diseases such as tuberculosis and...
Marijuana quashes brain’s response to reward over time
Marijuana quashes brain's response to reward over time
New York, July 7 (IANS) Smoking weed may dampen the brain's response to reward over time and...
