New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Swedish researchers have tracked how nerve cells get activated by weight loss drugs such as semaglutide and how it affects the brain.Semaglutide belongs to a group of drugs called GLP-1R agonists and has been shown...
New York, May 24 (IANS) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning on Saturday that some popular allergy medications could cause a rare but severe itching side effect.The FDA said in a safety warning issued in mid-May...
New Delhi: Bangladesh is in for a difficult period ahead, given the current turmoil. In the past two days, the government led by Muhammad Yunus was exposed to several challenges with a major one involving Bangladesh's consolidated military forces. The...
Berlin, May 23 (IANS) Reaffirming that India has zero tolerance for terrorism, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Friday said that the country will never give in to nuclear blackmail and will deal with Pakistan purely bilaterally.The strong statement...
Gangtok, May 23 (IANS) Union Minister Pabitra Margherita was in Sikkim's Pakyong district on Friday on a one-day visit focused on assessing local development initiatives and interacting with grassroots stakeholders, officials said. The minister was warmly received by District Collector...
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Australian researchers have developed a new blood test that can rapidly diagnose rare genetic diseases in babies and children. The simple blood test, developed by researchers from the University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children's Research...
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) An international team led by Chinese scientists has developed revolutionary contact lenses that allow humans to see near-infrared light, a breakthrough that could transform medical imaging and visual assistance technologies.The study, published in the journal...
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) People with RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) infection are more likely to suffer from in-hospital cardiac events than those with flu or Covid-19, according to a study.Researchers at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases in Singapore...
Rourkela, May 23 (IANS) Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have designd a novel semiconductor device-based biosensor that can identify breast cancer cells without the need for complicated or expensive laboratory procedures.The device ‘TFET’ (Tunnel Field Effect...
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) US researchers have engineered a novel gene therapy to target the airway and lungs via a nasal spray.For gene therapy to work well, therapeutic molecules need to be efficiently delivered to the correct locations in...
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Treatment with an experimental drug has shown significant improvements in young patients with a rare form of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) -- a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, said a team of US researchers on Friday.ALS, also...
Jakarta, May 23 (IANS) Ninety-nine Indonesian haj pilgrims have been infected with pneumonia in Saudi Arabia, including one patient who has died, said the Indonesian Ministry of Health. The Ministry warned that the increase in pneumonia cases requires urgent attention...