Research News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Scientists have discovered a new kind of stem cell one that could lead to advances in regenerative medicine as well as offer new ways to study birth defects and other reproductive problems.

The World Health Organization has set up a Newborn and Birth Defect Surveillance network, a initiative to keep a track of newborns with defects across the globe.