Faster-acting antidepressants may finally be within reach
Jul 30, 2017, at 03:42 am
London, July 29 (IBNS): Some activity patterns in the brain can be dangerous, producing persistent dark moods that drain people’s motivation, pleasure, and hope.
GVK MIAL observes World Hepatitis Day 2017
Jul 29, 2017, at 04:52 am
Mumbai, July 28 (IBNS): For the first time in the history of any airport, GVK MIAL, the company that administers Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), on Friday observed World Hepatitis Day 2017 by organizing a free check-up camp, a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative.
Vitamin E-deficient embryos are cognitively impaired even after diet improves, says study
Jul 28, 2017, at 11:36 pm
New York, July 28 (IBNS): Zebrafish deficient in vitamin E produce offspring beset by behavioral impairment and metabolic problems, new research at Oregon State University shows.
Bhopal Surgeons have a date with a Roving Robot
Jul 25, 2017, at 10:57 pm
Bhopal, July 24 (IBNS): A da Vinci surgical robot is being taken around to visit 20 Indian cities. Now, on July 24, it makes its way to Bhopal where its impressive minimally invasive precision will be live-demoed to surgeons from different specialties.
Alcohol boosts recall of earlier learning, says study
Jul 25, 2017, at 10:12 pm
London, July 25 (IBNS): Drinking alcohol improves memory for information learned before the drinking episode began, new research suggests.
Second World Congress of Optometry will focus on 'Accessible, quality vision and eye health'
Jul 25, 2017, at 12:35 am
Hyderabad, Jul 24 (IBNS): City of the Nizams, Hyderabad in India, will host the World Congress of Optometry in September this year where experts from various related fields will meet to discuss 'Accessible, quality vision and eye health'.
How physical exercise prevents dementia, finds study
Jul 24, 2017, at 01:22 am
Frankfurt, July 23 (IBNS): Numerous studies have shown that physical exercise seems beneficial in the prevention of cognitive impairment and dementia in old age.
Depression changes brain structure, study suggests
Jul 22, 2017, at 10:19 pm
London, July 22 (IBNS): Changes in the brain’s structure that could be the result of depression have been identified in a major scanning study.
Jul 22, 2017, at 02:34 am
New Delhi, July 21 (IBNS): The Ministry of AYUSH is mandated to promote and propagate AYUSH systems of medicine across the globe.
NIH-supported scientists elicit broadly neutralizing antibodies to HIV in calves, says study
Jul 22, 2017, at 02:22 am
New York, July 21 (IBNS): Scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health have achieved a significant step forward, eliciting broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) to HIV by immunizing calves.
Hearing a sound can alter perception of finger size, says study
Jul 22, 2017, at 02:13 am
London, July 21 (IBNS): Hearing an ascending sound while pulling their own finger can make a person think their finger is longer than it is, finds a new study led by UCL and the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London.
Jul 22, 2017, at 02:03 am
London, July 21 (IBNS): The study, published in the BMJ, is the largest research project in the world looking at lifestyle interventions in pregnancy, involving more than 50 researchers from 41 institutions.
Reducing hospital readmissions does not increase mortality rates, says study
Jul 22, 2017, at 01:26 am
London, July 21 (IBNS): Recent advances in reducing hospital readmission rates for three key medical conditions occurred without causing an increase in death rates, according to a new Yale study.
Spare the surgery: Drugs may combat hydrocephalus, Yale study finds
Jul 22, 2017, at 01:09 am
London, July 21 (IBNS): Clinically available drugs may help combat a potentially lethal form of hydrocephalus now treated mainly by brain surgery, a new Yale-led study has found.
A healthy lifestyle increases life expectancy by up to seven years, says study
Jul 22, 2017, at 12:55 am
New Delhi, July 21 (IBNS): A new study published today in Health Affairs shows that people who refrain from engaging in risky health behaviors not only have a very long life — longer than the famously long-lived Japanese - but that most of these additional years of life are spent in good health.
Loma Linda University researchers find links between meal frequency and BMI
Jul 21, 2017, at 10:30 pm
New York, July 21 (IBNS): A study by researchers from Loma Linda University School of Public Health (LLUSPH) and the Czech Republic has found that timing and frequency of meals play a role in predicting weight loss or gain.
Bank of Baroda organizes blood donation camps across India, collects 5700 units of blood
Jul 21, 2017, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi,July 21 (IBNS): Bank of Baroda, as a prelude to its 110th Foundation Day Celebrations, collected 5700 units of blood across Pan India recently.
New findings suggest a genetic influence on aging into the 90s but not beyond
Jul 20, 2017, at 02:25 am
New York, July 19 (IBNS): A month before they are born, fetuses carried by American mothers-to-be can distinguish between someone speaking to them in English and Japanese.
One social hour a week in dementia care improves lives and saves money, says study
Jul 19, 2017, at 02:53 am
London, July 18 (IBNS): Person-centred activities combined with just one hour a week of social interaction can improve quality of life and reduce agitation for people with dementia living in care homes, while saving money.
Daily crosswords linked to sharper brain in later life, says study
Jul 17, 2017, at 11:51 pm
London, July 17 (IBNS): Experts at the University of Exeter Medical School and Kings College London analysed data from more than 17,000 healthy people aged 50 and over, submitted in an online trial.
Low iron levels may increase risk of heart disease, says study
Jul 17, 2017, at 01:29 am
London, July 16 (IBNS): People with low iron levels may be at greater risk of heart disease, according to a new study involving UCL scientists.
UK : 27 contact lenses found in woman's eye
Jul 17, 2017, at 01:23 am
London, July 16 (IBNS): In a bizarre incident, an eye specialist in the UK found 27 contact lenses stuck in the eye of a woman, media reports said.
Babies born big more likely to become obese children, says study
Jul 15, 2017, at 01:25 am
New Delhi, July 14 (IBNS): Infants born with a high birthweight are more likely to become obese children, a new study from the UVA Children’s Hospital suggests.
Diet rich in tomatoes cuts skin cancer in half in mice, says study
Jul 15, 2017, at 01:01 am
New York, July 14 (IBNS): Daily tomato consumption appeared to cut the development of skin cancer tumors by half in a mouse study at The Ohio State University.
New till receipt design could make us healthier, say academics
Jul 14, 2017, at 04:54 am
Birmingham, July 13 (IBNS): A new traffic light system which uses till receipts to display nutritional information for an entire supermarket shop could revolutionise the way we buy food, say academics at Birmingham City University in the UK.
Coffee bubble phobia may be deep-seated aversion to parasites, says study
Jul 13, 2017, at 12:00 am
London, July 12 (IBNS): Some people experience intense aversion and anxiety when they see clusters of roughly circular shapes, such as the bubbles in a cup of coffee or the holes in a sponge.
Cabinet approves creation of three posts of Directors for three new AIIMS
Jul 12, 2017, at 09:14 pm
New Delhi, Jul 12 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, approved the creation of three posts of Directors in the three new AIIMS at Mangalagiri near Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, Kalyani in West Bengal and Nagpur in Maharashtra.
Questionnaires can be a good predictor of survival rates in multiple sclerosis, says study
Jul 12, 2017, at 12:43 am
London, July 11 (IBNS): The way in which patients with multiple sclerosis answer questionnaires could help to predict their survival rate from the disease, a study has found.
Drinking coffee reduces risk of death from all causes, study finds
Jul 12, 2017, at 12:33 am
London, July 11 (IBNS): People who drink around three cups of coffee a day may live longer than non-coffee drinkers, a landmark study has found.
Your hands may reveal the struggle to maintain self-control, says study
Jul 11, 2017, at 02:08 am
Columbus, July 10 (IBNS): It takes just a few seconds to choose a cookie over an apple and wreck your diet for the day.