Beijing: Researchers have found that the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cannot be passed from mother to child late in pregnancy, a study has revealed. According to the study, published in the journal The Lancet, there is currently no evidence that the COVID-19 causes severe adverse outcomes in neonates or that it can pass to the […]
Category: Health
Keep windows, doors open to cut coronavirus risk: Experts
Singapore: To block the spread of coronavirus, which has claimed over 1,000 lives in China, the health experts are asking people to keep windows and doors open. According to Tan Chorh Chuan, Chief Health Scientist in Singapore, people should switch off air-conditioner and breath fresh air to reduce the chances of infection. The likelihood of survival […]
Stay vigilant as ovarian cancer has ‘silent’ symptoms
New Delhi: Since ovarian cancer, the third most commonly detected cancer among Indian women, has very silent symptoms, women can take care of themselves by staying vigilant and going for regular health checkups, doctors have advised on the occasion of World Cancer Day on Tuesday. It is a malignancy that occurs in the ovaries, the […]
High-protein diets clog arteries, up heart disease risk
New York: High-protein diets may help people lose weight and build muscle, but there is a downside to it a” a greater heart attack risk. Researchers now report that high-protein diets boost artery-clogging plaque. The research in mice showed that high-protein diets spur unstable plaque — the kind most prone to rupturing and causing blocked arteries. […]
Is your lifestyle affecting your bone health?
New Delhi: Osteoporosis which means porous bone, is a disease in which the density and quality of the bones deteriorate. As you age, bones become more porous and fragile, which leads to higher risk of fractures. This loss of bone density often occurs silently and progressively. Osteoporosis is most likely to affect older people, especially […]
Insulin to improve treatment for diabetes patients developed
Sydney: In a promising discovery that could improve the clinical delivery of insulin for people living with diabetes, researchers have developed a non-fibrillating form of human insulin. Using a novel glycosylation technique, the research team from the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health in Australia, has successfully synthesised an insulin analogue called glycoinsulin that demonstrates […]
Persistent sexual arousal in women a neurological problem
New York: Most people treat this as a fun condition but persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD) which is almost exclusively experienced by women and characterized by spontaneous and unwanted sexual arousal unrelated to desire is a neurological problem that can be treated, researchers have revealed. The condition compromises individuals’ mental health and well-being and severely damage […]
IIT-Mandi develops device to screen cervical cancer
Mandi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, have developed an artificial intelligence-powered point-of-care device to screen with high accuracy cervical cancer cases by analysing microscopy images. The project has been taken up in collaboration with Aindra Systems, Bengaluru. The research team comprised Anil Sao and Arnav Bhavsar, Associate Professors, School of Computing and Electrical […]
Air pollution in India linked to heart attack, stroke
New Delhi: Researchers conducting a study in a periurban area in southern India have found that air pollution in the country is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The study shows that people most exposed to fine particles have a higher CIMT index (carotid intima-media thickness) — a marker of atherosclerosis — which means […]
Only 1 in 5 Indians go for regular eye checkups: Study
New Delhi: New research findings have revealed a significant increase in the number of Indians suffering from poor eyesight, with only one in five adults going for regular eye-checkups and an alarming 84 per cent admitting to not following their doctor’s advice for eye-care. The study by Signify, formerly known as Philips Lighting, covered 1,000 […]