It was found that improvement in blood vessel function associated with the added vitamin E could drop future risk of cardiovascular disease by 19 per cent. Washington: Taking a specific form of a vitamin E supplement can accelerate the health benefits that occur when people quit smoking, according to new research. US researchers found that the improvement [...]
Consuming grapes may help protect against organ damage associated with the progression of metabolic syndrome, a new study has claimed. Natural components found in grapes, known as polyphenols, are thought to be responsible for its beneficial effects against metabolic syndrome, researchers found. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together — increased blood [...]
Scientists have found that a popular puzzle video game may help improve vision in adult amblyopia, commonly known as ‘lazy eye’. A research team led by Dr Robert Hess from McGill University and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Canada examined the potential of treating amblyopic adults using the video [...]
Inflammation of the bowel, or intestines is called gastroenteritis. A problem which affects the gastrointestinal tract, it rears its head especially during summers. We find out more. It has been a week since Sankalp Saha attended school. He also missed out on a few unit tests all because of stomach flu. But it seems it has been the case with a [...]
Doctors say nearly 50 per cent of the population suffers from acid reflux, a condition that can even lead to ulcers that bleed if left untreated. Radha has to pop an antacid at least thrice a day; life would have been unimaginable without this magic pill. Eating out is tempting, but the aftermath a nightmare. It [...]
Scientists mapped the relationship between cell types in a family tree. The outcomes may help in development of cell replacement therapies. London: Scientists have created the biggest family tree of human cells yet, mapping unique factors for an incredible 166 different cell types that exist in an individual’s body. Cells are the basic unit of [...]
Washington: Scientists have for the first time transformed human embryonic stem cells into nerve cells to help mice regain the ability to learn and remember. The study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison in US is the first to show that human stem cells can successfully implant themselves in the brain and then heal neurological deficits. Once [...]
London: Scientists have found specific genes associated with a rare liver disease that could provide a valuable tool for therapy, says a study. The large-scale genetic study defines the relationship between primary sclerosing cholangitis and other autoimmune diseases. Researchers have newly associated nine genetic regions with a rare autoimmune disease of the liver known as [...]
Typhoid spreads through contaminated food, water and contact with an infected person. If you travel frequently or eat out often, you will need to take a few precautions to prevent enteric fever. Mary Mallon worked as a chef at a restaurant in New York City. She was a carrier of typhoid, though she did not [...]
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Humorist Jaspal Bhatti, had he been alive, would have found stunning material for a flop show in the BJP’s behaviour of late. How the ‘national opposition party’ turned into a ‘notional’ party is a story worth caricaturing with potential for record viewing-rate.
Chinese president Xi Jinping is a chemical engineer. No wonder he knows the chemical formula to pursue his country’s global ambitions. If anybody in India believed Xi would extend a warm friendship to this country, he should be naive. He has been on a global Sino initiative to widen the Chinese visions of the century. [...]
“India is China’s important neighbour. (The purpose of) my current visit to India is three-fold — to increase mutual interest, intensify cooperation and to face the future,” said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to India. To this the Indian prime minister’s response could n0t have been more fitting that “the rest of the [...]
Adopt and restore a lake is new mantra
It’s interesting that the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has invited interested individuals, voluntary and corporate organisations to adopt lakes in and around the city in order to protect and preserve water bodies. Last week, HMDA Commissioner Neerabh Kumar Prasad said 176 lakes in the jurisdiction of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and another [...]
About Traditional Russian values
Russia has decided to review its adoption pact that it has with France after the latter legalised gay marriage. This is in the wake of the statement of the Russian president Vladmir Putin which he made last month that Russia could change its adoption agreements with the countries which allowed gay marriage that goes against [...]
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