Melbourne: Couples, take note! Being in a trusting, secure and loving relationship could boost your oral health, a new study has found. Researchers at University of Queensland in Australia discovered a strong link between the health of a person’s love life and their teeth. “What we discovered was that thoseRead More

2016, also known as the Year of Doom™ and widely touted as The Beginning of the End, has one epic silver lining. Vegans, clean-eaters and doom-mongers have long been espousing the evils of lactose, the high levels of fat and the negative impact of cheese on your skin / arteriesRead More

Melbourne: Australian researchers have developed a “revolutionary” new blood test to diagnose skin cancer much more quickly and efficiently than conventional methods. The “ground breaking” ‘liquid biopsy’ blood test promises to speed up the diagnosis of melanoma, ensuring patients get the personalised treatment they need sooner, researchers said. The life-savingRead More

Washington: A virus that cause respiratory illnesses and stomach upsets in children could help in the fight against primary liver cancer, according to a study. Reovirus stimulates the body’s own immune system to kill off the cancerous cells and is also able to kill off the hepatitis C virus –Read More

Washington: Black African women are more likely to be diagnosed with late stage breast cancer than white women in England , a new analysis by the Cancer Research UK and Public Health England has found. Twenty five per cent of Black African women and 22 per cent of Black CaribbeanRead More

Melbourne: Your brain may be wired to seek out salt, even if your body does not need it, according to a new study that may lead to development of drugs to suppress salt cravings and promote healthy eating. The study by researchers at Florey Institute in Australia have identified exactlyRead More

Washington, Children delivered by cesarean section have 40 per cent greater odds of becoming overweight or obese in childhood compared to those born vaginally, according to a new research. This association was even greater if their mother was overweight or obese, suggesting that among obese mothers vaginal delivery may helpRead More

United Nations: India witnessed about 51 per cent mortality reduction from measles between 2000 and 2015 but the country is still among the six nations accounting for half of infants who did not get vaccinated last year, according to a new report by leading health organisations. Despite a 79 perRead More

Washington: Zika virus can cause severe damage to retina in infants and lead to visual impairments, a new study has warned. Researchers from Federal University of Sao Paulo in Brazil examined the affected retinal layers in infants with congenital Zika syndrome and associated retinal abnormalities using optical coherence tomography (OCT)Read More

London, November 1 3 Common bacteria on human skin secrete a protein which protects us from the reactive oxygen species thought to contribute to several skin diseases, a new study has found. The protein has an equally strong effect on dangerous oxygen species as known antioxidants such as vitamin C andRead More