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Taking vitamin D supplements can improve exercise performance and lower the risk of heart disease, said a new study.
Vitamin D, which is both a vitamin and a hormone, helps control levels of calcium and phosphate in the blood and is essential for the formation of bones and teeth.

Eating a diet rich in both soy protein and isoflavones can protect menopausal women from bone weakening and osteoporosis, according to a study.

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Researchers have developed cancer drug-packed 'grenades' armed with heat sensitive triggers, allowing for treatment to be targeted directly at tumours, according to two new studies.

There is new hope for cancer patients as Oxford University researchers have found the weak point of certain cancer cells which can be the target for new drugs -- mutations in a gene called SETD2.

A diet missing soluble fibre promotes inflammation in the intestines and poor gut health, leading to weight gain, suggests new research.

Do you often misplace your belongings or forget why you came upstairs? Such memory problems could signal the early stages of dementia, warns a recent study.

In partnership with a commercial lab, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed a simple and affordable diagnostic test to detect the mosquito-borne illness chikungunya.

Waking up several times throughout the night is more detrimental to your positive moods than getting the same shortened amount of sleep without interruption, says a new study.

A probiotic formula given to infants who are allergic to cow’s milk changes the composition of their gut bacteria to help them develop tolerance to the food, according to a new study. The discovery of bacteria that drive tolerance to problem foods like cow’s milk could be crucial to developing new treatments to help children with food allergies, researchers said. Allergy to cow’s milk is one of the most common food allergies in developed countries, occurring in up to three per cent of children worldwide.

Several healthcare institutions of India including the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) were selected as the best hospitals by the British Medical Journal for having the best medicine experts in South Asia, an achievement that is likely to further improve the Indian medical brand worldwide.