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- Read more about Tooth loss linked to cognitive impairment, dementia
We are often ignorant about loss of teeth but preserving oral health can benefit you in a longer run. According to researchers, loss of teeth is linked to increased risk for cognitive impairment and dementia in adults.
- Read more about Not just pancreas, brain too regulates glucose metabolism
What has brain to do with glucose metabolism? A lot, say researchers, suggesting that not just your pancreas, a group of neurons in the hypothalamus area also plays a vital role in maintaining blood glucose levels.

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- Read more about Communicable diseases rise 32 perccent in 5 years, spending up 7 percent
Spending on programmes to control India’s three main communicable diseases malaria, tuberculosis and leprosy increased seven percent over five years while cases reported, taken together, increased 32 percent, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of government data.

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- Read more about Malaria first spread from birds: Study
Malaria, a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through mosquitoe bites, started out as a parasite in birds, and then it evolved to colonise bats, and from there it has evolved to affect other mammals, reveals a new study.
- Read more about New form of Ebola virus may cause disease in humans
The Reston virus, a member of the Ebola virus family which is known to circulate in domestic pigs in Asia, may acquire the few mutations necessary to cause disease in humans and to develop into a novel health threat, researchers have warned.
- Read more about Antibiotics before age two ups childhood obesity risk
Administration of three or more courses of antibiotics before a child reaches the age of two is linked to increased risk of early childhood obesity, says a new study.
- Read more about Endobroncial ultrasound can help in easy TB diagnosis
With the government announcing eradication of tuberculosis by 2030, a doctor has says a new 'Endobroncial Ultrasound' medical process that was introduced in India recently can contribute in faster diagnosis of the disease leading to correct treatment on time.
- Read more about Preemies' lungs can be examined using lasers
Swedish researchers have found that laser light can be used to examine the lungs of premature babies without exposing them to X-ray radiation, which can prove to be much harmful.
- Read more about How Hepatitis C treatment cost can be reduced by half
The cost of treating Hepatitis C virus (HCV) could be reduced by half if doctors are trained to predict when a patient can safely stop taking the expensive but effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medication, suggests new research.
- Read more about New drug for prostate cancer found promising
Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have created a new molecule for prostate cancer that has shown great efficacy when tested in mice.The findings suggest that the new therapeutic might be a viable treatment for prostate cancer in humans too if it is found effective the future clinical trials.