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- Read more about Gut bacteria signal to brain when you are full
The bacteria in your gut may help control when and how much you eat as researchers have found that 20 minutes after a meal they produce proteins that influence activation of appetite-regulating neurons in the brain.
- Read more about Pfizer, IIT-Delhi collaborate for healthcare incubation
Pfizer and IIT-Delhi on Tuesday said they have launched an incubation accelerator initiative at the later's campus for Indian startup companies as well as individuals.

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- Read more about Unending tests of Maggi cannot go on: Apex consumer court (Lead)
Following the Rs.640-crore class action suit filed by the government against Nestle India, the apex consumer court on Tuesday said "unending testing of Maggi samples cannot go on".
- Read more about Vitamin D doesn't cut cold in asthma patients
Taking vitamin D supplements does not reduce the number or severity of cold in asthma patients, suggests new research.
- Read more about Daily antibiotics may prevent drug-resistant TB
Prescribing antibiotic doses once or twice a week for tuberculosis (TB) treatment are more likely to lead to drug resistant strains than daily antibiotic regimens, new research has found.
- Read more about New compound heals diabetic wound faster
Researchers have discovered a compound that accelerates diabetic wound healing, which may open the door to new treatment strategies.
- Read more about India worst affected by TB : US ambassador
US ambassador to India Richard R. Verma on Friday said India is worst effected by tuberculosis (TB) and needs more efforts to fight the disease. Verma said TB was grabbing and finishing India. He said every year 2.2 million people were becoming victim of TB.
- Read more about Google Glass helped to open blocked heart artery
In a world's first, a group of cardiologists has successfully used the eye-wearable device Google Glass to guide the opening up of a chronically blocked right coronary artery in the cardiac cath lab.
- Read more about Diabetes drug may combat fatty liver disease
A drug currently used in the treatment of Type II diabetes can also be effective in clearing fatty liver disease from some patients, a significant research has found.
- Read more about Anti-Dengue fogging drive not EF
With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was "not effective" in fighting thevector-borne disease, and has rather "harmful" effects on health, as the gas contains "95 per cent" of diesel in it. Saying that fogging only creates a "false" sense of security and is a way of "appeasing" people at the cost of their health, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) urged the government to focus on systematic preventive measures towards clean environment and sanitation.