New drug target discovered to treat severe autism savita thakur thakur6 Jan 2016 2:49 PM ISTWashington: A novel drug target has been discovered by the Penn State scientists to rescue functional deficits in human nerve cells derived from...
High-dose of Vitamin D supplementation ups elderly fall risk: Study savita thakur thakur6 Jan 2016 9:05 AM ISTWashington: High-dose vitamin D supplementation does not improve lower-extremity function and increases the risk for falls among elderly adults aged...
Medication poisoning getting common and serious in rural areas savita thakur thakur4 Jan 2016 11:15 AM ISTChildren younger than five who live in poor, rural areas are at a greater risk of serious medication poisoning, warns a new study.The analysis gives...
Major advances seen in 'non-small cell lung cancer' treatment Meghna A Singhania3 Jan 2016 4:15 PM ISTWashington: Although the most common type of lung cancer - non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) - has recently seen major treatment advances in some...
Inherited activity traits linked to bipolar disorder identified savita thakur thakur3 Jan 2016 3:42 PM ISTIn the first study of its kind, researchers have identified a dozen inherited traits related to sleep, awake and activity cycles that are associated...
Safer polio vaccine strains for post-eradication era developed savita thakur thakur2 Jan 2016 12:31 PM ISTLondon: Researchers have developed new polio vaccine strains that is particularly suitable for a post-eradication era as these strains appear both...
Sugary Western diet ups breast cancer risk: study savita thakur thakur2 Jan 2016 12:21 PM ISTNew York: The high amount of dietary sugar in the typical Western diet may increase the risk of breast cancer and its spread to the lungs, warns a new...
Triple therapy to help fight deadly lung cancer savita thakur thakur2 Jan 2016 11:08 AM ISTWashington: In experimental models of lung cancer, researchers have found that a combination of two drugs plus radiation can help treat resistant lung...
Gene editing tool to help treat muscular dystrophy savita thakur thakur2 Jan 2016 11:06 AM ISTWASHINGTON: Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have successfully used a gene editing tool to treat a genetic disease in a fully developed...
Saffron-based crocin can prevent liver cancer savita thakur thakur1 Jan 2016 12:34 PM ISTWashington: Amongst the deaths caused cancer worldwide, liver cancer remains the leading causes.A new study lead by UAE University Prof. Amr Amin has...
Vitamin D3 can treat multiple sclerosis: Study savita thakur thakur1 Jan 2016 12:11 PM ISTWashington: If you are suffering from a multiple sclerosis, then you must consume vitamin D3, as it can boost up your immune system.The research...
Ultrasound effective in detecting breast cancer: Study savita thakur thakur30 Dec 2015 12:42 PM ISTNew York:Â Use of ultrasound in detecting breast cancer has been shown to be comparable in its sensitivity to that of mammography and should be...
