Research News

While obese children tend to have more muscles, the excess body fat may compromise other functions in their bodies, such as bone growth, says a study.

In a first, researchers have shown that a drug that boosts activity in the brain's "garbage disposal" system can decrease levels of toxic proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

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Researchers have shown that the anaesthetic ketamine, also known as "Special K" and often abused as a recreational drug, could be used to treat depression arising out of chronic overeating and stress.

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has inked an MoU with the National Buildings Constructions Corporation Ltd (NBCC) to build the second phase of the existing trauma centre of the institution.

In a bid to provide a healthy life to diabetic patients, a new sweetener made of herbs was launched here on Monday.

A man died of caffeine intoxication in the first such reported case in Japan, the media reported on Monday.

Postmenopausal women with periodontal or gum disease are more likely to develop breast cancer than women who do not have the chronic inflammatory disease.

Japan's health ministry conducts a probe into a pharmaceutical firm over its suspected mishandling of a potentially lethal toxin which can be used for biological warfare.

Confirming links between gut bacteria and cardiovascular disease, researchers have demonstrated that targeting microbes in the gut may prevent heart disease brought on by nutrients contained in a diet rich in red meat, eggs and high-fat dairy products.

In a first, a research team has succeeded in producing 3D images showing oxygen and carbon dioxide transport in the lungs, thus providing hope for better treatment of respiratory diseases.