Sydney, Aug 29 (IANS) In a world's first such case, a team of Australian neurosurgeons has removed an eight cm-long parasitic roundworm from a patient who complained of forgetfulness and depression.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Air pollution is shortening lives in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the most polluted city in the world, by 11.9 years, according to a new study.
New York, Aug 29 (IANS) The infiltration of microplastics is as widespread in the body as it is in the environment, leading to changes in behaviour and also in the brain, especially in the elderly people, according to a study.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) As global pollution edged upward in 2021, so did its burden on human health, new data from the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) said on Tuesday.
New York, Aug 29 (IANS) A whopping 99 per cent of Covid deaths reported by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not primarily caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a media report.
New York, Aug 28 (IANS) Covid-19 viral variants can evolve about three times faster in deer than in humans, according to a study that documented at least 30 Covid infections in white-tailed deer in the US that were introduced by humans.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) About 60 per cent of Indians believed that the homegrown online skill gaming sector can give people a chance to create for the world and could stem the brain drain to overseas tech jobs, according to a study on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) All India India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi doctors saved the life of a two-year-old girl onboard a flight, the premier institute said on Monday.
Sydney, Aug 27 (IANS) Hormone testosterone may play an important role in the development of endometrial cancer, according to a study.
London, Aug 27 (IANS) A team of Indian-origin scientists has identified 11 risk factors, mostly modifiable, for developing dementia -- a condition affecting about 50 million people worldwide and projected to triple by 2050.
