Health & Medicine

Exercise and lifestyle changes key to good heart health in women

09 Mar 2016

Bacteria-laden mosquitoes can combat Zika, dengue

09 Mar 2016

Blood test may give early warning of skin cancer relapse

07 Mar 2016

Researchers study gut bacteria to understand diabetes better

04 Mar 2016

Four-month-old survives rare heart condition

04 Mar 2016

US Department of Transportation bans e-cigarette on flights

04 Mar 2016

The US Department of Transportation has banned the use of e-cigarette on all commercial flights

IISc-incubated startup Azooka Life discovers safest food-grade nucleic acid gel stain

03 Mar 2016

Almost 900,000 Britons use e-cigarettes to quit smoking

03 Mar 2016

EU set to hike taxes on E-cigarettes; Britons may rebel

03 Mar 2016

EU members have unanimously agreed on a call to hike taxes on e-cigarettes by 2017 – but such a move can have serious repercussions on the ‘Brexit’ vote in July, as a significant number of Britons use ‘vapes’ to help quit smoking

Laser surgery may improve treatment for deadly brain cancer

03 Mar 2016

Type 1 diabetes linked to increased risk of various types of cancer: Study

02 Mar 2016

Dating sites may be spreading HIV: Study

02 Mar 2016

Study identifies genes linked to stroke risk

01 Mar 2016

Study links Zika to temporary paralysis

01 Mar 2016

More bad marks for salt: it hurts liver too

26 Feb 2016

Using thin or obese avatars in motion-controlled gaming can influence physical activity

26 Feb 2016

Smoking could cost you your legs: study

24 Feb 2016

Smoking is found to be a direct cause of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a ‘silent killer’ which could lead to heart attacks or stroke, or make leg amputations necessary

Why is breaking bad habits hard? Our brains are biased by past rewards

24 Feb 2016

Cardiologists use 3D printing to personalise treatment for heart disease

24 Feb 2016

UK gynaecologist delivers first caesarean baby gorilla

23 Feb 2016

A rare baby gorilla has become the first in the UK to be successfully delivered through an emergency caesarean surgery - performed by a leading gynaecologist

Researchers use Botox-like injection to treat runners and cyclists with knee pain

23 Feb 2016

Exposure to air pollution increases the risk of obesity

22 Feb 2016

Laboratory rats who breathed Beijing’s highly polluted air gained weight and experienced cardio-respiratory and metabolic dysfunctions after three to eight weeks of exposure