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- Read more about High-fat diet linked to increased gut cancer risk
Obesity and eating fatty food are significant risk factors for many types of cancer. A new study has revealed that a high-fat diet makes the cells of the intestinal lining in the gut more likely to become cancerous.
- Read more about Asthma symptoms linked to stress, anxiety in teenagers
Common asthma symptoms are associated with increased levels of stress and anxiety in teens, a study has found.A study by Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit city of Michigan state in the US has found in a small study of 38 asthma patients aged 14-17, that their average scores for stress and anxiety levels were higher than those seen in the general population.
- Read more about White bread, corn flakes intake push up lung cancer risk
Consuming foods and beverages with a high glycemic index, such as white bread or bagels, corn flakes and puffed rice, is linked with an increased risk of developing lung cancer, says a study.
- Read more about Joint replacement surgery patients benefit from reduced opioid use
Decreased opioid use prior to joint replacement surgery has been linked with improved patient satisfaction and outcomes, fewer complications and a reduced need for post-surgical opioids, according to two new studies.
- Read more about Zika virus may infect, kill human brain stem cells
A Zika virus-laden mosquito bite may infect and kill a type of brain cell, vital for the development of the brain, says a new study conducted in lab grown human cells.
- Read more about Regular aspirin use may reduce cancer risk
Regular usage of aspirin is likely to reduce the overall risk of cancer, a reduction that primarily reflects a lower risk of colorectal cancer and other tumours of the gastrointestinal tracts, finds a new study.
- Read more about Ointment developed to combat skin cancer
Chilean scientists have developed an ointment that early trials have proved effective in combating melanoma, the most aggressive variety of skin cancer, the media reported on Saturday.
- Read more about Novel compound protects monkeys from Ebola virus
In an advance towards an effective treatment against the deadly Ebola virus disease, researchers have found that an antiviral compound that blocks the virus's ability to replicate can fully protect monkeys when treated three days after infection.
- Read more about Protein that promotes brain tumour formation identified
Researchers have found that a protein involved in the breakdown of glucose a process known as glycolysis plays an important role in coordinating cellular processes crucial to cancer metabolism and brain tumour formation.
- Read more about New biomarker in early stage Alzheimer's disease found
Researchers have identified a brain inflammation marker in patients at early asymptomatic stages of Alzheimer's disease.This molecule may provide clinicians with a rapidly detectable biomarker for the transition from preclinical Alzheimer's disease to cognitive impairment and progression to full dementia.