Kolkata: BM Birla Heart Research Centre qualifies to conduct heart transplant surgery
Dec 05, 2017, at 10:42 pm
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IBNS): Kolkata-based BM Birla Heart Research Centre recently announced that it has received the license from the Government of West Bengal to conduct heart transplant surgery.
Exercise changes gut microbial composition independent of diet, team reports, finds study
Dec 05, 2017, at 09:22 pm
New York, Dec 5 (IBNS): Two studies – one in mice and the other in human subjects – offer the first definitive evidence that exercise alone can change the composition of microbes in the gut. The studies were designed to isolate exercise-induced changes from other factors – such as diet or antibiotic use – that might alter the intestinal microbiota.
Pt Ramnarayan Sharma National Ayurved Award for leading Ayurveda practitioners
Dec 04, 2017, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind presented the Pt Ramnarayan Sharma National Ayurved Award for the years 2008-2014 at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday.
Rising levels of HIV drug resistance, says study
Dec 03, 2017, at 12:26 am
London, Dec 2 (IBNS): HIV drug resistance is approaching and exceeding 10% in people living with HIV who are about to initiate or reinitiate first-line antiretroviral therapy, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Behaviour not indicative of pain in stressed babies, says study
Dec 03, 2017, at 12:24 am
London, Dec 2 (IBNS): In stressed newborn babies, behaviour alone is not a reliable way of assessing pain, according to new UCL and UCLH research.
Marriage may help stave off dementia, says study
Dec 03, 2017, at 12:12 am
London, Dec 2 (IBNS): Marriage may lower the risk of developing dementia, concludes a UCL-led synthesis of the available evidence published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
Take the driver’s seat on sea level science
Dec 02, 2017, at 11:46 pm
WashIngton, Dec 2 (IBNS): A new NASA sea level simulator lets you bury Alaska’s Columbia glacier in snow, and, year by year, watch how it responds. Or you can melt the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and trace rising seas as they inundate the Florida coast.
Type 1 diabetes as common in adults as children, but many adults are misdiagnosed, says study
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:10 am
London, Dec 1 (IBNS): Type 1 diabetes is not predominantly a ‘disease of childhood’ as previously believed, but is similarly prevalent in adults, new research published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology shows.
Countries in WHO South-East Asia Region to accelerate road safety measures
Dec 02, 2017, at 12:36 am
Phuket, Thailand, Dec 1 (IBNS): Alarmed at the increasing incidence of deaths and injuries in road crashes, mostly involving motorcyclists and other vulnerable road users, countries in WHO South-East Asia Region today committed to accelerate action for road safety.
HIV directly impacts brain: study
Dec 01, 2017, at 10:51 pm
New York, Dec 1 (IBNS): Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers have discovered that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) directly impacts the brain in the early stages of the infection.
FSU researcher finds link between excessive screen time and suicide risk
Dec 01, 2017, at 10:22 pm
New York, Dec 1 (IBNS): New research presents compelling evidence that the more time teenagers spend on smartphones and other electronic screens, the more likely they are to feel depressed and think about, or attempt, suicide.
Union Cabinet approves the National Nutrition Mission
Dec 01, 2017, at 06:57 pm
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of National Nutrition Mission (NNM), the media reported on Friday.
Male-pattern baldness and premature greying associated with risk of early heart disease, finds study
Nov 30, 2017, at 09:59 pm
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IBNS): Male-pattern baldness and premature greying are associated with a more than fivefold risk of heart disease before the age of 40 years, according to research presented at the 69th Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI).
Global response to malaria at crossroads: WHO
Nov 30, 2017, at 03:46 pm
Washington, Nov 30 (IBNS): After unprecedented global success in malaria control, progress has stalled, according to the World malaria report 2017.
Bihar to build nine trauma centres in a year to help road accident victims
Nov 29, 2017, at 07:04 pm
Patna, Nov 29 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Bihar will set up at least nine trauma centres along the major national highways within a year to provide immediate medical treatment to road accident victims, which may help to save lives in the process.
Victoria becomes first Australian state to legalise euthanasia
Nov 29, 2017, at 04:38 pm
Melbourne, Nov 29 (IBNS): After a gruelling debate which lasted more than 100 hours, including two whole-night sittings, Victoria has become the first state in Australia to legalise euthanasia or assisted dying, reports said.
Moderate coffee drinking “more likely to benefit health than to harm itâ€, finds study
Nov 29, 2017, at 01:26 am
London, Nov 28 (IBNS): Drinking coffee is “more likely to benefit health than to harm it” for a range of health outcomes, say researchers in The BMJ.
Tiny worms may offer new clues about why it's so hard to quit smoking, finds study
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:17 am
New York, Nov 25 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute found that a previously dismissed genetic mechanism may contribute to nicotine dependence, and to the withdrawal effects that can make quitting smoking so difficult.
Heart failure in the UK continues to rise; poorest people worst affected, finds study
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:09 am
London, Nov 25 (IBNS): The number of people being diagnosed with heart failure in the UK continues to grow, and the poorest people are significantly more likely to be affected by the condition, new research from The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford has found.
Teenage depression linked to father’s depression, finds study
Nov 23, 2017, at 02:05 am
Washington, Nov 22 (IBNS): Adolescents whose fathers have depressive symptoms are more likely to experience symptoms of depression themselves, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Babies understand when words are related, finds study
Nov 22, 2017, at 10:06 pm
Washington, Nov 22 (IBNS): The meaning behind infants’ screeches, squeals and wails may frustrate and confound sleep-deprived new parents. But at an age when babies cannot yet speak to us in words, they are already avid students of language.
Video game improves balance in youth with autism, finds study
Nov 22, 2017, at 09:41 pm
New York, Nov 22 (IBNS): Playing a video game that rewards participants for holding various “ninja” poses could help children and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) improve their balance, according to a recent study in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Preservatives may harm “good†human bacteria, UH Maui study finds
Nov 22, 2017, at 12:01 am
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): Food preservatives may be harmful to beneficial bacteria in the human body, according to a study at University of Hawaiʻi Maui College.
Schizophrenia originates early in pregnancy, “mini-brainâ€, research suggests
Nov 21, 2017, at 01:54 am
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): Symptoms of schizophrenia usually appear in adolescence or young adulthood, but new research reveals that the brain disease likely begins very early in development, toward the end of the first trimester of pregnancy. The finding opens up a new understanding of this devastating disease and the potential for new treatment possibilities in utero.
For older women, every movement counts, new study finds
Nov 21, 2017, at 01:30 am
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): Folding your laundry or doing the dishes might not be the most enjoyable parts of your day.
India will lead global fight against TB: JP Nadda at WHO conference
Nov 18, 2017, at 01:54 am
Moscow, Nov 17 (IBNS): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Global Coalition Against TB (GCAT), an Indian policymaker’s forum, co-hosted a meeting for high burden countries (HBCs), at the sidelines of the first ‘WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Ending TB’ in Moscow on Friday.
India will lead global fight against TB: JP Nadda at WHO conference
Nov 18, 2017, at 01:50 am
Moscow, Nov 17 (IBNS): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Global Coalition Against TB (GCAT), an Indian policymaker’s forum, co-hosted a meeting for high burden countries (HBCs), at the sidelines of the first ‘WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Ending TB’ in Moscow on Friday.
World Diabetes Day observed by Kolkata Metro Railways
Nov 16, 2017, at 11:25 pm
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): Metro Railways, Kolkata in association with Rotary Calcutta Metro City, Rotary District 3291 and SRL Ltd organized Two mega Diabetes Detection Camps at the Park Street and Central stations from 9 am- 1 pm where over 450 beneficiaries were screened for Diabetes on the occasion of the World Diabetes Day on Tuesday.
World Diabetes Day observed by Eastern Railways at Sealdah Station
Nov 16, 2017, at 11:14 pm
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): Eastern Railways, in association with Rotary Calcutta Metro City, Rotary District 3291 and SRL Ltd, organized a diabetes screening camp at the Sealdah Railway Station where 325 tests were conducted on the occasion of World Diabetes Day on Tuesday.
Eating regular variety of nuts associated with lower risk of heart disease
Nov 16, 2017, at 10:29 pm
Washington, Nov 16 (IBNS): People who regularly eat nuts, including peanuts, walnuts and tree nuts, have a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease or coronary heart disease compared to people who never or almost never eat nuts, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The study is the largest to date looking at frequency of nut consumption in relation to incident cardiovascular disease.