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Covid-19 worsened 'silent' spread of antimicrobial resistance: WHO

Indiscriminate use of antibiotics during the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide may have worsened the "silent" spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to a report b...

Indian study shows hilly areas linked to high risk of childhood stunting

Children under 5 years of age in India, living at higher altitudes -- over 2,000 metres above sea level -- may be at about 40 per cent higher risk of stunted growth, according to ...

Researchers shed light on increased risk of second cancers among breast cancer survivors

Breast cancer survivors have a much greater chance of having secondary cancers, including endometrial and ovarian cancer for women and prostate cancer for men, according to new re...

Use of acid reflux drugs linked to higher risk of migraine: Study

According to a study, people who take acid-reducing medications may be at a higher risk of migraines and other severe headaches than those who do not. Acid-reducing medications in...

Study decodes how long-term pesticide exposure raises Parkinson's risk

Rare gene variants may explain why long-term pesticide exposure spikes the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a study said on Thursday.

Indian-origin researcher unravels link between depression and heart disease

Depression and cardiovascular disease (CVD) partly develop from the same gene module, said a team of researchers establishing the long-presumed link between the two conditions.

How climate change impacts transmission of malaria

Climate plays a pivotal role in altering the transmission patterns of malaria, said experts on World Malaria Day on Thursday.

Researchers find how low intensity exercise linked to reduced depression

A new study discovered a strong link between low to moderate-intensity exercise and lower risks of depression.

'Illness To Wellness' and ILBS caution against rising cases of liver disease, stress urgent need to create awareness

The ‘Illness to Wellness’ initiative, a national campaign aimed at generating awareness on various mind and body conditions and providing holistic and broad stakeholder engagement...

AI can give psychological first aid, curb mental health burden in India: Expert

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be an effective tool in providing psychological first aid, which may help curb the rising burden of mental health issues in India, said Samir Pari...

Xantham, guar gum in yoghurt, biscuits may raise diabetes risk: Study

Love to binge on ultra-processed foods like cake, biscuits, bread, yoghurt, and ice creams? Beware, these foods rich in emulsifiers like xantham and guar gum may raise your risk o...

mRNA vaccine tech can be harnessed to prevent deadly diseases: Report

The success of mRNA vaccine technology as seen during the recent Covid-19 pandemic offers hope for using the platform to reduce preventable illness across multiple disease areas, ...

Enjoying nature helps to lower inflammation levels, find researchers

A recent study from Cornell University links the pleasure of nature to a particular biological condition called inflammation.

Study gives more insight into how obesity affects fecal incontinence

For millions of adults in the United States, involuntary loss of bowel control, or fecal incontinence (FI), has a major negative influence on their quality of life and mental heal...

More than 5 grams of artificial sweetener saccharin a day can be fatal: Doctors

Consuming more than 5 grams of saccharin, an artificial sweetener known to be about 300-400 times sweeter than regular sugar with zero calories, a day can be fatal, but sudden dea...

How stress can affect your body

Stress may not only affect you mentally but is also detrimental to your physical health, said doctors here on Tuesday.

New machine learning models to boost diagnosis of women's heart disease

As cardiovascular disease in women remain underdiagnosed compared to men, new machine learning models that use sex-specific criteria may help overcome this as well as boost treatm...

Spending quality time in nature may lower heart disease, diabetes risk: Study

Do you enjoy your time spent in nature? It may help lower inflammation levels, linked to the risk of heart disease and diabetes, finds a study.

'There's nothing called multivitamin deficiency', diabetologist criticises Centrum ad

Criticising an advertisement by multivitamin brand Centrum, published in a leading daily newspaper, diabetes specialist and Padma Shri awardee doctor V. Mohan has said that "...

Advances in treatment methodologies discussed at Rheumatology Conference

Advanced treatment methodologies for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases were discussed at the two-day Clinical Rheumatology Conference 2024, which concluded here on Sunday.