Health & Medicine
Researchers uncover new forms of blindness
14 Apr 2014
Hybrid technology could make Star Trek-style tricorder a reality
14 Apr 2014
The new device could replace the current conventional diagnostic method, which is lengthy and is limited to single point measurements, due to the prohibitive costs and sample volumes required
India, China heading for cancer crisis: study
14 Apr 2014
In rural India, more than three quarters of private practitioners - the first port of call for people sick with cancer - have no medical qualifications, the report said
Genetic mutations warn of skin cancer risk
07 Apr 2014
Organic food doesn’t lower overall cancer risk
05 Apr 2014
Does a junk food diet make you lazy? UCLA psychology study offers answer
By By Stuart Wolpert | 05 Apr 2014
A new University of California, Los Angeles psychology study provides evidence that being overweight makes people tired and sedentary — not the other way around
Yale students design a new device to transport intestinal transplants to patients
By By Holly Lauridsen | 05 Apr 2014
Nanoparticles cause cancer cells to self-destruct
05 Apr 2014
Using magnetically controlled nanoparticles to force tumour cells to ‘self-destruct’ sounds like science fiction, but could be a future part of cancer treatment, according to research from Lund University in Sweden.
Unique use of heart-lung machine saves heart attack victim at emergency room
By By Rachel Champeau | 04 Apr 2014
Tweaking potassium levels in brain could be a key to fighting Huntington's disease
By By Elaine Schmidt | 03 Apr 2014
Losing flab the easy way may be around the corner
02 Apr 2014
New research may provide hope to obese people desperate to lose flab the easy way – scientists based in Kenya say it may all be linked to a certain protein
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By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
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By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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