London: Adopting a Mediterranean diet could help preserve kidney functions in patients who have had transplants, suggests a new study. According to the study, published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, kidney transplant recipients, those with higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet were less likely to experience kidney function loss. A […]
New York: HIV patients lose immunity to smallpox even though they were vaccinated against the disease as children and have had much of their immune system restored with anti-retroviral therapy, says a new study. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the use of HIV medicines to treat HIV infection. It helps people with HIV live longer, healthier […]
New Delhi: Healthy eating is ever-evolving as it seems every day we tend to learn something new about the benefits of a range of foods that are introduced. Looking back at the food trends for 2019, we have surely come a long way with the rock stars of the food industry – superfoods. From kale, […]
London: While exposure to television advertisements about fast foods is often linked to unhealthy eating habits among children, new research has revealed that TV programmes featuring healthy foods can influence children to make healthier food choices now and in adulthood. Kids who watched a child-oriented cooking show featuring healthy food were 2.7 times more likely […]
New Delhi: High level of air pollution may be weakening the bones of Indians, in addition to increasing risk for other health conditions such as lung cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, warns a study. The study analysed the association between air pollution and bone health in over 3,700 people from 28 villages outside the city of Hyderabad. […]
London: Certain class of cancer drugs could be used in the future to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), say, researchers, adding that the drugs could be developed to stop the progression of the disease and promote healing within the lungs. COPD makes breathing progressively more difficult for millions of people around the world, and the […]
London: Air pollution may affect our physical and psychological health in the long run as researchers have found that the children who are exposed to a high level of air pollution while growing up, have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, […]
London: Researchers have developed a method based on artificial intelligence (AI) for diagnosis and grading of prostate cancer. The AI-system has the potential to solve one of the bottlenecks in the modern prostate cancer histopathology by providing more accurate diagnosis and better treatment decisions, they said. The study, published in the journal The Lancet Oncology, shows […]
London: Do you know how cells interact with one another? The way you do on Twitter. Now, computational biologists have developed a new bioinformatics method to better study communication between cells. The method, called NicheNet, helps researchers gain insight into how the gene expression of cells is regulated by interacting cells. Studying intercellular communication is not […]
New York: Researchers have found that infants and adults are likely to be on the same wavelength, experiencing similar brain activity in the same brain regions during play. The research team from Princeton University has conducted the study on how baby and adult brains interact during natural play, and they found measurable similarities in their neural […]
New York: Researchers have found that one-fourth of children under age 8 with autism spectrum disorder are not being diagnosed, which is critical for improving quality of life. The findings, published in the journal Autism Research, show that despite growing awareness about autism, it is still under-diagnosed, particularly in the black and Hispanic people in the […]
London: A common gut bacteria that boosts digestive health could slow – and even reverse – the build-up of a protein linked to Parkinson’s, a new study suggests. Building on previous research linking brain function to gut bacteria, this study in a Parkinson’s model of roundworms, identified a probiotic – or so-called good bacteria – […]
New York: Obesity, a global epidemic, is a known contributor to several cancers, including breast, colon, and pancreatic and in major breakthrough, researchers have discovered that a receptor found in almost all cells, called AHR, and known primarily to combat exposures to environmental chemicals, also plays a big role in the body’s metabolism. Stopping the […]
New York: Researchers have revealed that drinking low-fat milk is significantly associated with less ageing in adults. Published in the journal Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, the study from Brigham Young University found that people who drink low-fat milk experience several years less biological ageing than those who drink high-fat (two per cent and whole) milk. […]
New York: Walnuts may not just be a tasty snack, they may also promote good-for-your-gut bacteria, say, researchers, adding that these ‘good’ bacteria could lead to better heart health. The study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, suggests walnuts as a part of a healthy diet may be a heart- and gut-healthy nut. Additionally, those […]
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