Washington DC Here’s a word of caution for new parents. You may have to avoid sprouts vegetable soup, some cereals and other ready-to-eat food products for your baby, as, according to a recent study, they may contain dangerous chemicals. The study conducted by The Clean Label Project, a US-based non-profitRead More

Washington, October 29 Scientists have developed a novel vaccine candidate that may prevent HIV infection by stimulating an immune response against sugars that form a protective shield around the virus. “An obstacle to creating an effective HIV vaccine is the difficulty of getting the immune system to generate antibodies againstRead More

London Parents, take note! Children who grow up close to parks and green spaces may develop better attention span, a study suggests. Researchers from Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) in Spain studied data from 1,500 children, collected during 2003-2013. Previous studies have already indicated that green spaces within andRead More

Geneva Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have discovered that bacteria recognise surfaces and respond to them within seconds, an advance that will help better control and treat infections. The study, published in the journal Science noted that this mechanism is also used by pathogens to colonise and attack theirRead More

New Delhi: Lack of sleep or sleep deprivation is a common complaint nowadays, courtesy a modern lifestyle and is also a trigger for a lot of other health issues like hypertension, diabetes, heart conditions, among others. Adding another problem to the list, a study has found that sleep deprivation couldRead More

New York: Women who were underweight as teenagers or in their mid-30s are at greater risk of facing an early menopause compared to lean or normal weight women, researchers have warned. Early menopause, defined as naturally occurring menopause before age 45, is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease,Read More

New Delhi: Babies, when delivered naturally (vaginal birth), are exposed to a lot of beneficial bacteria known as microbiota as they travel down the birth canal. During a cesarean delivery, however, babies are deprived of that bacteria and that’s why most doctors resort to ‘vaginal seeding’. Vaginal seeding is whenRead More

New Delhi: Food choices in and around schools vary greatly and affect the general health of children, a study has said. While parents do try to teach their kids about maintaining good oral health, children do tend to binge on varieties of food in school. According to the study, policiesRead More

London: In a breakthrough development, scientists have devised ‘intelligent’ nanoparticles that have the potential to heat up to a level high enough to kill cancerous cells. These particles can self-regulate the temperature and cool down before doing any harm to healthy tissues. The self-stopping nanoparticles could soon be used asRead More

New Delhi: A team of researchers from Indian origin has found a potential new drug target for treating diabetes. The team from Kolkata’s CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Republic of Korea’s Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Kolkata’s Vidyasagar College and the Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) hasRead More