New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Researchers in Australia have found that Parkinson's disease causes significant and progressive changes in the brain's blood vessels, changing the understanding of the disease.While Parkinson's disease is characterised by alpha-synuclein protein deposits, the research demonstrated...
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) A natural compound found in long pepper can be an effective and cost-efficient agent against colon cancer cells, said researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela on Tuesday.Colon cancer is a disease in...
Manila, Nov 25 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said violence against women and girls remains pervasive worldwide, with new data showing that nearly one in three has suffered intimate partner or sexual violence in their lifetime, a...
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Tuesday convened a high-level brainstorming meeting with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to strengthen an integrated roadmap for joint health research, said the Ministry...
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Evidence-based ayurvedic products are the future of wellness, said Union Minister for Ayush Prataprao Jadhav.He was speaking about the upcoming SIDDHI 2.0 (Scientific Innovation in Drug Development, Healthcare and Integration) programme, organised by the Central...
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Monday, in a letter to Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda, has raised serious concerns about the illegal use of Auramine—a carcinogenic dye—in roasted chana and other foods and...
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Free-living amoebae in Vashi Creek, a tidal estuary in Mumbai, were found to harbour bacteria which had far higher levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to a global study, including researchers from the Institute of...
Dhaka, Nov 24 (IANS) As many as two people died due to dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till Monday morning, increasing the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 366, local media reported. During the same...
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The cardiac screening tools used currently may be missing out 45 per cent of people at actual risk of heart attacks, according to a new study.The study, led by Mount Sinai researchers in the US,...
Addis Ababa, Nov 24 (IANS) The death toll from Ethiopia's Marburg virus disease outbreak has risen to five, the country's Ministry of Health has said.In its latest update issued late Saturday, the ministry said the outbreak's case fatality rate now...
Jerusalem, Nov 24 (IANS) The Israeli Health Ministry said that an 18-month-old boy has died of measles, raising the death toll from an outbreak that began in early April to 10. Most of the victims were previously healthy, unvaccinated infants.Tzafon...
Dhaka, Nov 23 (IANS) The dengue outbreak in Bangladesh is worsening rapidly, with infections and deaths rising sharply across the country. As many as eight people died due to dengue in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Sunday, raising the number...