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.
E. coli bacteria more capable at evolving antibiotic resistance than previously thought
New York, Nov 25 - E. coli bacteria may be far more capable at evolving antibiotic resistance than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.
New AI tool identifies non-smokers at high risk for lung cancer
New York, Nov 24 - A novel artificial intelligence (AI) tool can identify non-smokers who are at high risk for lung cancer using a routine chest X-ray image, according to researchers, including one of Indian-origin.
Eating plant-based foods over meat may cut risk of diabetes, heart disease: Study
San Francisco, Nov 25 - Swapping animal-based food such as red and processed meat with plant-based foods such as nuts or legumes may help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and overall mortality, a new study
Autistic people experience a reduced life expectancy: Study
London, Nov 25 - A new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers confirms that autistic people experience a reduced life expectancy, however the number of years of life lost may not be as high as previously claimed.
AI can better recognise tempo, stages of embryonic development
London, Nov 25 - Researchers are now developing and using methods based on artificial intelligence (AI) to recognise the tempo and stages of embryonic development.