NEW YORK Researchers have found that US teenagers and adults are more likely to try illegal or recreational drugs for the first time in summer. “First-time users may be unfamiliar with the effects of various drugs, so it is important to first understand when people are most likely to startRead More

TORONTO Aging men with low testosterone levels who take testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) are at a greater risk of experiencing an ischemic stroke or a cardiac arrest especially during the first two years of use, warn researchers. Published in The American Journal of Medicine, the findings confirm concerns voiced byRead More

TORONTO Researchers have discovered a previously unidentified cell population which could lead to new treatments for patients with injured hearts. The cell, described in the journal Immunity, was discovered in the pericardial fluid found in the sac around the heart of a mouse with heart injury. “The possibilities for furtherRead More

WASHINGTON: Chinese scientists developed a combined tumour-killing therapy that can be activated specifically at tumour sites in mouse models of cancer, which is more effective than previous similar therapies. The study published on Friday in the journal Science Immunology described the new cancer immunotherapy that can prevent the immune systemRead More

Kuala Lumpur Not enough breastfeeding costs the global economy almost $1 billion each day due to lost productivity and healthcare costs, researchers said on Friday, as health experts urged more support for nursing mothers. A new website developed by researchers in Canada and Asia showed that the world could haveRead More

London People who drink a lot of sugary drinks have a higher risk of developing cancer, although the evidence cannot establish a direct causal link, researchers said on Thursday. The findings of a large study in France do suggest, however, that limiting intake of sugar-sweetened drinks may help to cutRead More

New York As women age, sex usually becomes less satisfying for them. Some of the reasons for this could be lack of a partner, widowhood, menopause-related symptoms, partner’s poor physical health and relationship issues, researchers said. The number of women regularly having sex declines with age and the number ofRead More

Chandigarh The state’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which launched a dedicated complaint number and e-mail address to report the sale of illicit drugs at medical stores, got flooded with calls within the first two days. Giving a fillip to the statewide efforts to contain the menace of drugs, theRead More

Sangrur Two days after The Tribune highlighted how a Class XII student contracted HIV after using shared syringes to inject chitta, seven more addicts in the area have tested positive for the dreaded disease, while another four are suffering from hepatitis C. Sources said following the news report, Deputy CommissionerRead More

WASHINGTON: Regular exercise is not just good for your health but it can also make you smarter, a study has found. Neuroscientists, working with mice, have discovered that a short burst of exercise directly boosts the function of a gene that increases connections between neurons in the hippocampus, the regionRead More