 | US scientists have discovered a new type of cells, which they say appear to play a role in the development of cancer.
The medical team led by Jian-Xin Gao at Ohio State University identified the cells they call precancerous stem cells, or pCSCs,... More |
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Shocking, but true. Militants in India's northeastern state of Manipur executed a drug addict in just about 24 hours after the youth allegedly killed a schoolboy for a pair of gold earrings to buy synthetic pills for a kick.
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 | Common cold can sometimes cause severe respiratory infections such as pneumonia and acute bronchitis, says a study that for the first time determined age-specific rate of hospitalisation.
Rhinoviruses are among the most common viral infections... More |
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 | Eating excessive salty bread could increase blood pressure and may put heart at a greater risk, according to a latest study that recommended avoiding bread with more than 1.1g of salt per 100g.
Researchers from the Consensus Action on Salt and... More |
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 | British soldiers suffering from mental illness after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are being told to wait 18 months or longer for treatment from the National Health Service (NHS), a British newspaper said Sunday.
It said that the figures... More |
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 | An Indian American is part of a team of scientists who have achieved a major breakthrough in the discovery of a gene that suppresses the growth of cancer tumours in humans.
Anindya Bagchi, along with a group of scientists at the Cold Spring... More |
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 | Breaking the conventional notion that the destitute are usually old, a new study has found that over 77 percent of homeless women in the national capital are young and in the productive age group.
The study conducted by NGO Ashraya Adhikara... More |
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The use of light could detect bacteria faster than the current laboratory based detection, which may take hours or even days, say British scientists.
Sheila MacNeil and researchers at Sheffield University have identified a method that could... More |
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More than six months since a research institute here developed the first vaccine in India against bird flu, there seem to be no takers for its formula or even its doses, prepared after the avian influenza scare last year.
The High Security... More |
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 | Epicatechin, a chemical found in chocolate, could stave off a range of diseases from cardiac problems and cancer to dementia and stroke, claims a Harvard Medical School scientist.
After spending years studying Central American Indians whose diet... More |
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