London, Jan 11 (IANS) More than 200 genes linked to depression have been newly identified, which may soon lead to treatments for the mental health condition suffered by thousands of people.
Bhopal, Jan 11 (IANS) All Hindi medium textbooks for MBBS course in Madhya Pradesh would be available soon as the translation from English to Hindi would be completed by the end of this month, Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla told IANS on Thursday.
Athens, Jan 11 (IAS) The Greek government has urged an increase in vaccination against Covid-19 and influenza amid a surge of fresh cases in recent weeks.
New York, Jan 11 (IANS) Despite compliance with recommended disinfection protocols, high-touch hospital surfaces, bed rails, workstations, and other frequently-touched surfaces contain microbial contamination, including harmful pathogens, according to a study.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The five-year survival rate for breast cancer, the most common cancer in India, stands at 66·4 per cent, with variations across 11 geographical areas, according to a study led by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough, a team of US researchers harnessed Zika virus to shrink or eliminate neuroblastoma tumours in mice studies, an advance that suggests the deadly virus could someday serve as an effective cancer therapy.
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) Long thought to only infect the respiratory tract, a new study has found that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common infection in children and senior adults, can infect nerve cells, cause nerve damage and enter the spinal cord, potentially granting access to the central nervous system.
Lucknow, Jan 10 (IANS) Children in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are nearly twice at risk of succumbing to pneumonia after being discharged from the hospital and this is mainly due to lack of medical follow-up.
New York, Jan 9 (IANS) The BA.2.86, a subvariant of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, can infect human cells that line the lower lung and engage in virus-host cell membrane fusion more efficiently -- two features linked to severe disease symptoms, researchers gave found, according to a study.
Hyderabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU), India’s largest single specialty hospital network of urology and nephrology care, on Tuesday announced that it has completed 1,000 robotic surgeries.
