Drinking more coffee might help reduce the kind of liver damage that’s associated with overindulging in food and alcohol, a review of existing studies...
Doctors have cautioned parents of adolescents to ensure that their wards get ample sleep as a recent study says that loss of sleep during adolescence ...
Half the world's population - nearly five billion - will be short-sighted or myopic by 2050, with up to one-fifth of them at a significantly increased...
Researchers have identified autoantibodies – immune proteins found in the blood that fight one’s own proteins – that can potentially detect lung cance...
World Health Organization is appealing for 56 million dollars to fund a Global Action Plan to combat the Zika virus, which is spreading across Latin A...
Good news for all green tea lovers, a new study has found that green tea can help curing debilitating autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis. R...
Scientists have identified a new class of antigens that may be a contributing factor to type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is the autoimmune form of dia...
A finger prick test for cancer may soon be possible as researchers have developed a new technology to detect disease biomarkers in the form of nucleic...
A high-cholesterol diet or frequent consumption of eggs does not increase the risk of heart diseases, even in people who are genetically predisposed...
A diet rich in fish oil may help slow down progression and relieve symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, a new study on mice has claimed.Alzheimer's diseas...
Alcohol allows gut bacteria to migrate to the liver, promoting alcohol—induced liver disease, a new study has warned.Researchers from University of Ca...
Vision-threatening eye abnormalities in infants in Brazil with microcephaly - a birth defect characterised by an abnormally small head -- may be assoc...
Here’s good news for all of you who have a family history of diabetes. A recent study reveals that barley can rapidly improve your health by reducing ...
Australian scientists have developed a revolutionary "bionic spine" which they believe will enable paralysed patients to walk again, the media reporte...
Moms-to-be, take note! Eating fish every week during pregnancy may improve your offspring's IQ and decrease their risk of developing some of the early...
An internet based therapy may help people affected by a common anxiety disorder which could lead to hospitalisation, substance dependence and even sui...
Drugs that cause hallucinations such as LSD may have therapeutic potential for reducing intimate partner violence, a new study has claimed.The study l...
Every extra hour a day spent sitting could increase the risk of developing diabetes by about a fifth, new study has warned.The study by Julianne van d...
Spain said on Thursday that a pregnant woman who had returned from Colombia had been diagnosed with the Zika virus, in the first such known European c...
By studying stroke victims who have lost the ability to spell, researchers have pinpointed the parts of the brain that control how we write words, she...
People who exercise are more likely to survive their first heart attack, according to a new study that suggests low fitness may pose a risk of death f...
Eating seafood may lead to higher levels of mercury in the brain, but a study out today found that increased mercury does not appear to raise the risk...
Just two months of healthy living classes can significantly reduce the risk of common diabetes complications, including cardiovascular disease, stro...
A drug used to treat high blood pressure has been found to reduce cell damage often linked to Alzheimer's disease, reports a new study. The researcher...
The Colombian national health institute has revealed that more than 2,100 pregnant women in the country have been infected with the mosquito borne Zik...
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, JP Nadda, on Friday held a meeting with senior officials from the Health Ministry and All India Instit...
Consumption of a normal diet stimulates cells in the gut that suppress rejection of food by the immune system, scientists have found, explaining why s...
Ladies, you may want to start getting a good night's sleep as a new study suggests that the worse you sleep, the higher is your type 2 diabetes risk.H...
Young people who are high on the personality trait of neuroticism are more likely to develop both anxiety and depression disorders, researchers includ...
Women who began having menstrual cycles at a younger age are at a greater risk of developing gestational diabetes that can cause babies to develop Typ...
Which Women's cricket team will win the Asia Cup 2024?