Ban On Junk Foods in Schools
Delhi could become the first state in the country to ban sale of junk food like pizzas, burgers, pakoras and […]
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New Drug to Tackle TB Menace Tested
A new drug, found to be effective on mice, has shown promising signs in treating tuberculosis, reports international journal Nature. […]
A New Tool for Brain Research
Physicists and neuroscientists from The University of Nottingham and University of Birmingham have unlocked one of the mysteries of the […]
Gene variant providing sleeping sickness resistance linked to kidney disease
A new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers involves a classic case of evolution’s fickle nature: a genetic mutation […]
Scientists discover new type of protein, may help in cancer and diabetes
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a new type of chemical modification that affects numerous proteins within […]
High alcohol relapse rate blamed for poor survival in liver-disease patients
Liver-disease patients are dying because of poor alcohol relapse rates after they leave hospital, according to a study published on […]
Scientists discover potential new way to treat anxiety
Chemically modified inhibitors of the COX-2 enzyme relieve anxiety behaviors in mice by activating natural “endocannabinoids” without gastrointestinal side effects, […]
Preventing the ‘Freshman 15’ via the Web
A new study published in the July/August 2013 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior uated the motivational […]
Roche’s Cancer Drug Patent Partly Revoked
India has partly revoked patents granted to Roche Holding AG for its breast cancer drug Herceptin, a spokesman for the […]
EHR Risk Stratification Can Reduce Readmissions
Real-time, electronic health record-based risk stratification can reduce hospital readmissions, according to a new study published online in BMJ Quality […]
Brain Maps to Benefit Epileptic Surgery
A brain imaging research team led by Simon Fraser University neuroscientist Dr. Ryan D’Arcy has found a new way to […]
Fertility Therapy not Associated with Long-Term Cardiovascular Disease
Women who gave birth following fertility treatment had no long-term increased risk of death or major cardiovascular events compared to […]
Lung Transplant Patients May Fare Better With Larger Organs
A higher predicted total lung capacity ratio, suggestive of oversized donor lungs, is associated with improved survival following lung transplantation, […]
