Tens of thousands of babies may be born with debilitating Zika-related disorders in the course of the outbreak sweeping through Latin America and the Caribbean, researchers said. Mathematical projections suggest about 93.4 million people may catch the virus including some 1.65 million pregnant women before the epidemic fizzles out, aRead More

London: In some good news for people who do not exercise but still want to stay fit, researchers have claimed that taking a hot bath has similar benefits as work out. During vigorous exercise, the body gets hot. The same thing happens while taking a hot bath, researchers said. SteveRead More

Houston, The brain’s reward centres in severely obese women continue to respond to food cues even after they have eaten and are no longer hungry, according to a new study which found such women reacted to pictures of food in almost the same way they did when fasting. The studyRead More

London, Scientists have designed a new protein to understand the reason that leads to death of nerve cells in people suffering from Alzheimer’s, an advance that can help cure the disease. In those with Alzheimer’s, Amyloid-beta (Abeta) proteins stick together to make amyloid fibrils which form clumps between neurons inRead More

Paris, Some 2.5 million people are still becoming infected with HIV every year even as drugs have slashed the death rate and virus-carriers live longer than ever, a global AIDS study said on Tuesday. New infections have plateaued for the past 10 years after a steep dip from the peakRead More

Berlin, July 21 Breastfeeding may be a cost-effective intervention aimed at reducing the long-term risk of developing type 2 diabetes among women with gestational diabetes, scientists have found. Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen in Germany studied the metabolism of women with gestational diabetes after giving birth. Along with partnersRead More

Washington DC, Just when you thought strokes can strike anyone at any time, a team of researchers report that 90 per cent of them are preventable. High blood pressure remains the single most important modifiable risk factor for stroke and the impact of hypertension and nine other risk factors togetherRead More

London Antibodies derived from people suffering from a rare autoimmune disorder may have therapeutic potential for Type 1 diabetes and psoriasis — a chronic, recurrent inflammatory skin disorder, says a study conduced on mice. An international team, led by researchers from King’s College London, analysed samples taken from 81 peopleRead More

New York, The hungrier parents at mealtime tend to serve their young children more food, shows a new study. The study, published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics was designed to determine what factors might impact on how much food parents are serving their young children. “Because youngRead More

Washington DC, Looks like the key to hold back ageing has finally been found. A new research has found that ruby red fruit slows down the ageing process by prompting cells to recycle and rebuild themselves. Amazentis SA, an innovative life sciences company, announced a collaborative publication with the ÉcoleRead More