Washington Even the most elite waste treatment systems currently available do not remove antibiotics from manure, according to a study that suggests that traces of the medicines leach into the environment, potentially contributing to the global rise of drug-resistant bacteria. Researchers from University at Buffalo in the US studied twoRead More

London Drinking more than a glass of wine or beer can take years off your life, a study has found. According to the research, drinking more alcohol is associated with a higher risk of stroke, fatal aneurysm, heart failure and death. The findings challenge the widely held belief that moderateRead More

Washington People who sleep poorly are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to a recent study. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that losing just one night of sleep led to an immediate increase in beta-amyloid, a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease. In Alzheimer’sRead More

New York If you dread paying a visit to the dentist, here’s some good news. Researchers have designed a convenient and natural product that could rebuild teeth and cure cavities without today’s costly and uncomfortable treatments. The new biogenic dental product uses the body’s own natural tooth-forming proteins to rebuildRead More

Washington A Mediterranean style diet, known to be good for the heart, could also be beneficial for patients with liver cirrhosis as it is said to improve gut microbial diversity. Diet rich in vegetables and fermented milk products such as yoghurt, along with coffee, tea and chocolate, is associated withRead More

Los Angeles, April 13 Sitting for too long may increase the risk of dementia in middle-aged adults, according to scientists, including one of Indian origin. In a study published in the journal PLOS One, the researchers recruited 35 people (aged between 45 and 75). The researchers, including Prabha Siddarth fromRead More

Washington Sudden weight loss is the second highest risk factor for some forms of cancer, according to a study. The study, led by the Universities of Oxford and Exeter, found that unintended weight loss is the second highest risk factor for colorectal, lung, pancreatic and renal cancers. The research analysedRead More

Washington People who are married and earn less than US$ 60,000 per year in total household income have fewer symptoms of depression than comparable earning unmarried people, a study has found.However, for couples earning more, marriage does not show the same mental health benefits, according to researchers at Georgia StateRead More

London Researchers have discovered a new class of drugs that could help treat cancer patients who no longer respond to existing therapies. The drug may not become available to patients for a number of years yet, but researchers at Imperial College London in the UK believe that if clinical trialsRead More

Washington In a first, scientists have identified and successfully erased the effects of a key gene that significantly increases the risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Having one copy of the apoE4 gene more than doubles a person’s likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease, and having two copies of the gene increases theRead More