Scientists find how measles virus spreads in human brain
New York, Dec 22 - Scientists have mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a person who succumbed to a rare, lethal brain disease.
New Covid strain JN.1 likely to be around in US through X-Mas holiday season
Washington, Dec 18 - A new Covid-19 virus, known in the medical community as, JN.1, close relative to BA.2.86, is the fastest growing variant in the US, according to estimates from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Obesity drug Mounjaro to surpass Ozempic with $27 bn sales in 2029: Report
New York, Dec 18 - Eli Lilly's Mounjaro is poised to surpass Novo Nordisk's Ozempic (semaglutide) and become the leading drug by sales in the obesity and diabetes market, according to a report on Monday.
Chemicals found in shampoo, makeup may lower odds of getting pregnant: Study
San Francisco, Dec 16 - Exposure to "phthalates" -- a group of plasticizing and solvent chemicals found in many household products such as shampoo, makeup, vinyl flooring, toys and medical devices can lower the probability of getting pregnant, but not to pregnancy loss,
US records over 2,300 deaths from flu this season
US records over 2,300 deaths from flu this season Los Angeles, Dec 16 - There have been at least 3.7 million illnesses, 38,000 hospitalizations and 2,300 deaths from flu so far this season in the US, according to the latest estimates released Friday
Construction of AIIMS in Rewari to start soon: Hry Health Minister
Chandigarh, Dec 15 - Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said on Friday that the work for the construction of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rewari is expected to start shortly.
Snack on almonds, walnuts to cut heart disease, diabetes, stroke risk
New York, Dec 14 - Love to eat snacks in between meals? Instead of munching cookies, brownies, pies, eat tree nuts like almonds, walnuts, cashews, pecans and hazelnuts to reduce your risk of metabolic syndrome.
New vax shows promise for treating deadly skin cancer
New York, Dec 15 - An experimental mRNA vaccine has shown promise to treat melanoma -- the most deadly form of skin cancer.
Medical device cybersecurity market to grow $1.1 bn by 2027: Study
New Delhi, Dec 14 - The market for cybersecurity in medical devices is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.2 per cent by 2027 reaching $1.1 billion, according to a report on Thursday.
Gaming addiction causes behavioral changes: Experts
Lucknow, Dec 14 - Gaming addiction is leading to behavioral changes in children and also adults, according to experts.
Even smaller dose of Mpox vax can trigger strong immune response: Study
New York, Dec 14 - Delivering the two-dose Mpox vaccine, called JYNNEOS, in smaller than the usual FDA-approved doses, produced a detectable immune response, regardless of whether people were living with or without HIV, according to a new study.
New machine learning model to prevent sight loss in humans
Tokyo, Dec 14 - Japanese researchers have developed models based on machine learning that predict the risk of visual impairment in patients with high myopia -- one of the top three causes of irreversible blindness in many regions of the world.
US SC to decide whether to restrict abortion drug nationwide
Washington, Dec 14 - The US Supreme Court said that it will consider whether to restrict nationwide access to a widely used abortion drug, even in the states where the procedure is still allowed after the landmark Roe v. Wade judgment was overturned
Plant-based foods lack key vitamins necessary for healthy pregnancy: Study
London, Dec 6 - Pregnant women are not getting the essential nutrients they and their babies need from modern diets, said scientists, who have warned that the situation will likely worsen as more people turn to plant-based foods.
Flu, Covid infections tick up in US
Los Angeles, Dec 6 - The US is experiencing increasing flu and Covid-19 infections nationwide, with elevated respiratory illnesses, particularly among young children.
New wearable device can send health data up to 24 kms farther than Wi-Fi
New York, Dec 5 - A group of researchers has developed a wearable monitoring device system that can send health data up to 24 kms much farther than Wi-Fi or Bluetooth systems can – without any significant infrastructure.
UP to set up Integrated Public Health Laboratory in all district hospitals
Lucknow, Dec 5 - The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, as part of its ongoing drive to improve health infrastructure, is setting up Integrated Public Health Laboratory in all 75 district hospitals of the state.
All-women team at Mumbai civic hospital performs complex Cesarean on woman with stuck placenta
Mumbai, Nov 27 - An all-women team of medicos and nurses successfully performed a complex life-saving Cesarean section surgery on a pregnant woman with the placenta stuck to the uterus walls, at a civic peripheral hospital, an official said here on Monday.
Death risk from coal particulate pollution double than PM2.5 from other sources
New York, Nov 25 - Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants (coal PM2.5) is associated with a risk of mortality more than double that of exposure to PM2.5 from other sources, say researchers after examining emissions data and Medicare
Half dose of Covid-19 booster delivers similar immune response as full: Study
San Francisco, Nov 25 - Decreasing the widely used Covid-19 booster vaccine dose produces a similar immune response in adults as compared to a full dose with fewer side effects, a new study has found.