Study finds genetic link between depression, heart disease
A group of genes could be common to both depression and heart disease, a finding that researchers said could explain why having one of them increases risk of developing the other. The “puzzling” link between the...
EU flagged cancer-causing chemicals in 527 Indian food products
The European Union’s food safety authorities have flagged the presence of cancer-causing chemicals in 527 food Indian products. This comes after India’s most known spice brands, including MDH and Everest, were...
Scientists discover blood-sucking Vampire Bacteria
A team of researchers from Washington State University has found a bacteria attracted to the liquid part of blood, or serum, which contains nutrients the bacteria can use as food. One of the chemicals the bacteria seemed...
Increased pressure on embryo may impact facial development: Study
An embryo in the womb experiencing increased pressure due to fluids may impact facial development, including the risk of malformations, a new research has found. The study found that an increase in pressure exerted by still...
Hepatitis B causes one third of chronic liver disease, 50% of liver cancer: Experts
Hepatitis A accounts to a majority of all acute liver failure in India. India has world’s second highest prevalence of viral hepatitis cases. While hepatitis A and E cause an acute form of the disease, hepatitis B and C...
Double standards of Nestle: adds ‘no sugar’ for Europe, contain sugar in other nations
A report has revealed that international baby food products Nestle adds no sugar in the products distributed in European nations, while its products contain added sugar in Low-Income-Countries including India. However,...
Study finds inappropriate medicines lead to increased expenditure in Delhi
A study has revealed that comorbidities, prolonged hospitalisation, inappropriate medicines, polypharmacy and parenteral medicines being prescribed contribute to increased expenditure on drugs in elderly patients. The study...
Prostate cancer cases to be double in 20 years
Prostate cancer cases are expected to be double, while deaths are expected to increase by 85 per cent between 2020 and 2040, according to The Lancet Commission on prostate cancer. The low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)...
Cesarean delivery rise from 17.2 % to 21.5% in five years in India
There has been a sharp increase in the number of caesarean section deliveries between 2016 and 2021 in the country, as per a new study published in the BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. The study has revealed that the prevalence...
Women with premenstrual syndrome at higher risk of post-pregnancy depression
Women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS), or symptoms experienced before their periods, are at a higher risk of developing post-pregnancy depression, according to a new research. Conversely, it also found that women with...
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