Boston Oxytocin –popularly known as the love hormone–plays a crucial role in helping the brain process a wide array of social signals, Harvard scientists have found. The study suggests that oxytocin acts like a modulator in the brain, turning up the volume of certain stimuli while turning others down, helpingRead More

London Scientists have discovered insights for a possible new therapy for eczema that also reduces the severity of asthma in children. The findings, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, are an important next step in understanding the relationship between the two inflammatory diseases and to developing effective therapies. ChildrenRead More

Boston, January 20 People consuming meat, refined grains and high-calorie beverages are at an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer, a study warns. Higher scores reflecting inflammation-causing diets were associated with a greater risk of developing colorectal cancer in men and women, said researchers from the Harvard T H ChanRead More

London Scientists have discovered insights for a possible new therapy for eczema that also reduces the severity of asthma in children. The findings, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, are an important next step in understanding the relationship between the two inflammatory diseases and to developing effective therapies. ChildrenRead More

Washington: We may pass the flu to others just by breathing, according to a study which contradicts the popular belief that people can catch the influenza virus by exposure to droplets from an infected person’s coughs or sneezes. The study provides new evidence for the potential importance of airborne transmissionRead More

Washington, January 18 Adding prebiotics to infant formula can help enhance memory and exploratory behaviour in babies, scientists have found. New mothers are always encouraged to offer breast milk to newborns. Among other things, breast milk contains natural sources of prebiotics: small, indigestible fibre molecules that promote the growth ofRead More

WASHINGTON: Scientists have created a robot which can be implanted into a baby’s body to treat a rare birth defect that affects the food pipe. The prototype robotic implant, developed by the researchers at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital in the US, encourages tissue growth in babies. TheRead More

WASHINGTON: A plant extract, traditionally used by African warriors as a heart-stopping poison on their arrows, may be used to develop birth control pill for men, a study in mice suggests. Women have many options for oral contraceptives that are safe, effective and reversible, but despite decades of research, menRead More

NEW YORK: Love to eat crispy roasted nuts and potato wafers that are high in salt? Beware, besides harming your heart, it may also harm your brain and lead to dementia, researchers have warned. In mice, the high-salt diet reduced the resting cerebral blood flow by 28 per cent inRead More

NEW YORK: Do you have bad oral health? Beware, you may be at high risk of developing cancers of lung, colon and pancreas, researchers have warned. Advanced gum disease, also called periodontitis, is caused by bacterial infection that damages the soft tissue and bone that supports the teeth. The findings,Read More