Health & Food

In India, incidence of multiple myeloma affects 1.8 per cent in a population of 100,000. Approximately, 50,000 new cases of multiple myeloma are diagnosed each year. A recent study conducted by CORE Diagnostics reveal that genetic abnormalities are more prevalent among younger median age of 50 years to 70 years, which forms 65 per cent of total multiple myeloma cases. Out of 1001 cases, 37 per...

London, Mar 10: Women wearing heavy makeup are less likely to be thought of as good leaders, a study has found. The research, published in the journal Perception, revealed that the amount of makeup a woman is wearing can have a negative impact on perceptions of her leadership ability. "This study follows previous work in this area, which suggests that wearing makeup enhances how dominant a woman...

Women are statistically far more likely to donate a kidney to a partner than receive one, according to a study released Thursday to coincide with World Kidney Day and International Women’s Day. Based on European data assessed, 36 percent of women donate a kidney to their husband in clinically suitable cases. That compares with just seven percent of clinically suitable men donating a kidney to...

People who eat lots of fruits, veggies, and whole grains may still have an increased risk of elevated blood pressure if they consume a lot of salt, a new study suggests. Eating high-sodium foods has long been associated with raised blood pressure readings, but some evidence suggests that body weight and other nutrients in the diet may modify or offset the effects of sodium on blood pressure. To...

Washington, Mar 6: The US defence research agency is developing treatments that can slow down biological processes in the event of life-threatening injuries, extending the critical "golden hour" within which the patients life can be saved. When a soldier suffers a traumatic injury or acute infection, the time from event to first medical treatment is usually the most significant factor in...

Washington, Mar 3: Scientists have found that school-based services delivered by teachers can help reduce mental health problems in elementary-aged children. "Given the limited accessibility of traditional mental health services for children school-based mental health services are a tremendous vehicle for overcoming barriers to mental health care and meaningfully expanding the reach of supports...

Washington, Mar 2: Turns out, mothers who co-sleep with infants beyond six months may feel more depressed and judged by others. According to a Penn State-study, mothers who choose to co-sleep with their infants are more likely to feel depressed or judged when faced with recent trends and popular advice telling moms not to sleep with their babies. After analyzing moms' sleeping patterns and...

Washington, Mar 2: People with colon cancer who regularly eat almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts and cashews are at significantly lower risk of cancer recurrence and mortality than those who do not, a study claims. Researchers at Yale University Cancer Center in the US followed 826 participants in a clinical trial for a median of 6.5 years after they were treated with surgery and chemotherapy. Those who...

New Delhi, Feb 28: A green body has slammed an advertisement highlighting that no antibiotics are used in chicken as an "eye wash" and alleged that the use of antibiotics in poultry sector is "rampant". The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) yesterday slammed the All India Poultry Development and Services Private Limited for its advertisement and said it was "complete misrepresentation". The...

London, Feb 27: Scientists are developing novel wearable sensors that could help speed up the recovery of stroke patients. The sensors send information to doctors continuously, and could allow them to more closely monitor the effectiveness of their care. "It is almost mechanically imperceptible to the patient who is wearing the device," said John Rogers, of Northwestern University in Chicago in...