The number of Indian kids diagnosed with diabetes is on the rise, which is a huge concern. This signifies lack of awareness levels about the disease in the country. A new report shows that around 70, 000 Indian children under the age of 15 suffer from type 1 diabetes,Read More

New York: Alzheimer’s disease now has a new cousin as an international team of researchers has determined criteria for a new neurological disorder called primary age-related tauopathy (PART). Patients with PART develop memory impairment that is not at all different from those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, but they lack plaquesRead More

Boston: Ebola virus disease might soon become possible for early detection as suggested by researchers. Currently, tests for the deadly Ebola virus cannot identify the disease until after people show symptoms, but a new study has found potential markers of similar diseases in monkeys. In the study, researchers infected monkeysRead More

  Washington: Rare mutations that shut down a single gene called NPC1L1 are linked to lower cholesterol levels and a 50 percent reduction in the risk of heart attack, says an Indian-origin cardiologist. People with one inactive copy of NPC1L1 appeared to be protected against high LDL cholesterol – theRead More

Dengue fever, one of the most common diseases in India, is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Dengue is transmitted by several species of mosquito within the genus Aedes, principally A aegypti. The disease is transmitted by the bite of an Aedes mosquito infected with a dengueRead More

It is important to stay mentally fit just like we keep your body fit. Staying mentally fit means having a sense of wellbeing and being able to function everyday. When the opportunity arises one should feel confident to rise to a challenge. It’s never too early or too late toRead More

Toronto: Practising meditation has a positive physical impact at the cellular level in breast cancer survivors, new research shows. The team found that telomeres – protein complexes at the end of chromosomes – maintain their length in breast cancer survivors, who practise meditation or are involved in support groups. AlthoughRead More

However, kicking the butt lowers the chances of developing this often debilitating condition, a new study has found. “Smoking affects the brain,” said Bogdan Petre, lead author of the study and a technical scientist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “We found that it affects the way the brainRead More

Toronto: Practising meditation has a positive physical impact at the cellular level in breast cancer survivors, new research shows. The team found that telomeres – protein complexes at the end of chromosomes – maintain their length in breast cancer survivors, who practise meditation or are involved in support groups. AlthoughRead More

Washington, The heart holds its own pool of immune cells capable of helping it to heal after injury, finds research, adding that the harmful immune cells from the bone marrow disrupts this process in adults. These immune cells are called macrophages – whether they reside in the heart or arriveRead More