Los Angeles, June 14 Western diet, rich in cholesterol, fat and sugar, may significantly increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in people who carry a gene linked to the neurodegenerative disorder, a new study warns. ApoE4 and ApoE3 are two variants of a gene that codes for a protein, apolipoproteinRead More

Washington, June 14 Scientists have developed a new drug that mimics sunlight to make a person’s skin tan without being exposed to harmful ultraviolet radiation, reducing the risk of skin cancer. In tests on human skin samples and mice, the drug tricked the skin into producing the brown form ofRead More

New Delhi,  A recent study suggesting that the poor are increasingly falling prey to diabetes is alarming since it is this class of people who cannot afford quality treatment and really depend on public distribution system through ration shops. With the ration shops mostly distributing rice and wheat, these highRead More

New York, A new drug for blood cancer that may provide better treatment alone or combined with chemotherapy has been developed by a team led by an Indian-origin scientist. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia or ALL can affect both children and adults. Scientists have found up to 30 per cent of adultRead More

New York Several physical health conditions, including ailments such as back pain, diabetes, and heart disease, are associated with an increased risk of suicide, says a study. The findings, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, suggest that chronic illness, even in patients with no record of mental healthRead More

Washington,  Children born to women with gestational diabetes – or high blood sugar during pregnancy – who consume more refined grains such as white rice are twice as likely to be obese at age 7, a new study warns. Researchers at US National Institutes of Health (NIH) noted that previousRead More

Jerusalem,  The health benefits of whole wheat bread and processed white bread may vary from one person to another, a new study suggests. The findings could lead to a more rational approach for telling people which foods are a better fit for them, based on their microbiomes or gut bacteria,Read More

London Drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol may put you at an increased risk of suffering a form of brain damage that affects memory and navigation, a new study warns Researchers, including those from Oxford University in the UK, analysed data on weekly alcohol intake and cognitive performance measured repeatedlyRead More

Toronto Deliveries with forceps and vacuum may cause greater trauma to mothers and babies as compared to cesarean section births, a new study has found. Researchers from University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada found that in deliveries that did not involve foetal distress, severe complications for the baby wereRead More

London Scientists have identified genetic switches that can be ‘turned off’ to stop the growth of cancer cells, an advance that paves the way for new therapies against the deadly disease. Researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden found that cancer cells and normal cells use different gene switches in orderRead More