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Memory loss can hit you in your 30s!
Nov 2, 2012 at 4:48 PM
Memory loss usually begins at 57 years of age, but can hit you even in your 30s, suggests a survey involving more than 1,000 adults aged over 50 years. Most of the elderly become concerned about memory and find themselves in embarrassing situations before they reach retirement age. Ten percent …
Computational medicine – newest tool against host of diseases
Nov 2, 2012 at 3:29 PM
A study says that computational medicine, which is based on computer models and cutting edge software, is emerging as the hottest tool against unyielding cancers, cardiovascular conditions and a host of other diseases. These digital tools are enabling researchers to build on experimental and …
Nerve cells’ repair work brings hope of spinal injury healing
Nov 2, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Researchers have found a way to make injured nerve cells regenerate. This brings hope for those suffering from spinal cord injuries and neurological disorders. A team led by Melissa Rolls, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State University, has found that a mutation …
Meet Puneet – the security guard who doubles up as a paramedic!
Nov 2, 2012 at 12:30 PM
Here’s a new twist to multi-tasking! A security guard at a Delhi government-run hospital doubles up as a paramedic – jabbing patients with a syringe to collect blood. At the Delhi-government-run Satyawati Raja Harish Chandra Hospital in west Delhi’s Narela area, Puneet Gaur, 26, …
Everyday drugs could be used to fight Alzheimer’s
Nov 2, 2012 at 12:11 PM
Everyday drugs which are already being prescribed to treat high blood pressure, diabetes and skin conditions could be used to fight Alzheimer’s, according to a new report. Scientists say that the medicines already in circulation could be cheaper, quicker alternatives to ease the effects of …
Rattlesnake venom to fight skin cancer?
Nov 2, 2012 at 11:50 AM
According to experiments performed by Brazilian researchers, a substance extracted from rattlesnake venom could raise survival hopes among patients with skin cancer. Chromatin, a protein isolated from the venom of the South American snake, increased the survival rate of rats with skin cancer by up …
Chandigarh dengue update: 272 total cases
Nov 2, 2012 at 9:07 AM
Now Chandigarh is reeling under the ever increasing number of dengue cases with city recording 12 new cases of dengue on Thursday. The toll has now gone up to 272. The Malaria Wing of the Health Department is currently conducting activities for prevention and control of dengue. The health …
One in three Indians overweight: Study
Nov 2, 2012 at 8:59 AM
India is a facing a unique healthcare crisis. While on one hand millions are starving to death because of lack of adequate nutrition, on the other people in urban India are constantly tipping the scales to breaking point. A recent survey reveals that one out of three Indians are overweight and …
PIL seeking tightened EMF radiation norms dismissed by SC
Nov 2, 2012 at 8:23 AM
A PIL seeking the tightening of electro-magnetic field (EMF) radiation norms and setting up of an independent regulatory body to monitor and enforce them was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Thursday. A bench of Justice H.L.Dattu and Justice C.K.Prasad rejected the plea, but indicated the court …
85% people never get their blood sugar levels checked: Survey
Nov 2, 2012 at 8:19 AM
Some commentators believe that India has more diabetics than China and a recent survey backs up that fact. Conducted by the HEAL foundation across 900 households (Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore), the survey found some starkling facts. Nearly 85% people never got their blood sugar levels checked. 48% …
12th Plan aims for universal healthcare: Azad
Nov 2, 2012 at 8:15 AM
Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Thursday that the main focus for 12th Five Year Plan is to move towards universal healthcare. He, however, cautioned that concerns have been expressed about the capacity of the state governments to utilize the available resources. ‘The implementation of …
Chronic kidney disease can kill youngsters too!
Nov 1, 2012 at 7:18 PM
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its complications can kill at any age, warns a new study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study shows that the prevalence of CKD shoots up with age from four percent between 20 and 39 years to 54 percent among adults who have crossed 75 …
Brain can shut off old habits when required!
Nov 1, 2012 at 7:18 PM
Trying to kick bad habits? Here is good news. According to a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the brain can shut our old habits when required. A small region of the brain’s prefrontal cortex, where most thought and planning occurs, is responsible for control of …
‘Eye of the Storm’ – the first photograph of virus infecting cells in real time
Nov 1, 2012 at 7:18 PM
For the very first time, researchers have photographed a virus reproducing and destroying cells, given the tiny size of these micro-organisms between 20 and 200 nanometres (a nanometre is a billionth of a metre). ‘The image shows vaccinia virus, the live-virus vaccine used to eradicate smallpox, …
