Health

Washington D.C, Aug 3 : There’s a large disparity between the number of reported and projected Zika cases, reveals a new study.With the report from Florida Governor Rick Scott on Monday that 14 people in the state have been infected with the Zika virus…

Washington D.C, Aug 3 : Tempted to recharge by necking an energy drink? You should look elsewhere to get your “wings” as a case report has suggested that its high caffeine content can really make your heart go out of rhythm.The case adds to previous re…

Washington D.C, Aug 3 : Tempted to recharge by necking an energy drink? You should look elsewhere to get your “wings” as a case report has suggested that its high caffeine content can really make your heart go out of rhythm.The case adds to previous re…

Washington, Aug 3 : Heads up boozers, there’s a new breathalyser in town that is wearable and can measure your alcohol history just from the sweat on your skin.Engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a flexible wearable sensor tha…

Washington D.C, Aug 2 : Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) has long bedeviled doctors and now, a team of researchers may have found the cause of it.In a paper, researchers from Baylor College of Medicine reported how a mutation in a gene invol…

Washington D.C, Aug 2 : A team of researchers has opened a door to influencing the immune system, which would be useful to boost the effectiveness of vaccines or to counter autoimmune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.The Scripps Research…

Washington D.C, Aug 2 : Turns out, adrenal tumours don’t have to be functional to increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes as a recent study has suggested that even non-functional ones can take the same toll.Benign adrenal tumours that don’t ap…

Washington D.C, Aug 2 : When disease outbreaks occur, replacing infected key individuals with healthy ones may actually spread the illness more rapidly through a community, suggests a recent study.Mathematical biologist Samuel Scarpino, who creates and…

Washington D.C, Aug 2 : Turns out, popping erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs cannot ward off your risk of prostate cancer.ED is a common problem with a prevalence of 20 percent to 40 percent in the sixth decade of life and approaching 75 percent in the s…

Washington D.C, Aug 1 : A newly-developed triple-therapy patch may soon make open surgeries a history for colon cancer patients.Investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital developed a hydrogel patch that can adhere to tumours in a preclinical model o…