Vaginal ring may provide women protection against HIV
New York, Feb 23 (IANS) A ring that continuously releases an experimental antiretroviral drug in the vagina may provide a modest level of protection...
How HIV infection progresses to AIDS
New York, Aug 28 (IANS) Instead of directly causing AIDS, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) turns host immune cells into suicide machines, using them...
Mindfulness meditation may ease chronic low back pain: Study
New York, March 23 (IANS) Many people endlessly treat themselves with medications for their low-back pain. A team of US researchers has found mindfulness...
Kidney disease sufferers doubled in India in 15 years
Kidney disease sufferers doubled in India in 15 years
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The number of Indians suffering from chronic kidney ailments has doubled...
Diabetes can impair hearing: Study
New York, April 25 (IANS) Diabetes can damage the auditory system, new research has found, suggesting that clinicians should include the testing of hearing...
India’s quiet tide Of childhood obesity
Madurai: When 12-year-old Madhu (not his real name) was diagnosed as obese — he weighed 98 kg when his ideal weight was 55 kg...
Gene decides why some kids turn into troubled adults
New York, Jan 7 (IANS) Researchers from North Carolina-based Duke University have identified a gene variant that may serve as a marker for children...
How depression hampers memory
New York, Jan 7 (IANS) The ability to remember information declines when people are in depressive mood, new research shows.
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Universal target to treat deadly infections identified
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) A novel protein could be a universal therapeutic target for treating human diseases like brain cancer, Ebola, Influenza, Hepatitis and...
Effective therapies for liver damage come closer
London, Nov 26 (IANS) In a major advancement towards therapies for patients with liver damage, scientists have developed a new technique for growing liver...
