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Researchers have found that monkeys which commonly dwell with people in Asia can harbour variants of a type of virus which can cause infectious gastroenteritis or diarrhoea in humans.

A team of Indian scientists has provided scientific evidence for the Ayurvedic classification of Prakriti or the unique nature or constitution of an individual, a statement said on Thursday.

Experts, including specialists and doctors, will brainstorm on innovations, research and new findings in haematology, haemato-oncology, laboratory medicine and blood banking at the 56th annual conference of Indian Society of Haematology & Blood Transfusion, beginning here.

The union cabinet on Thursday approved $750 million (Rs.4,944 crore) investment by Dutch drug major Mylan Group B.V. Netherlands into its Indian subsidiary Mylan Laboratories Ltd.

Taking Vitamin D supplements could prevent the development of heart disease in chronic kidney disease patients.

Adolescent exposre to organochlorine pesticides such as DDT may lead to defective sperm and consequently fertility problems later in life, says a study.

Widely thought to be essential for good health, Omega 3 fatty acid supplements may not be of much help in treating major depressive disorders, suggests new research.

Premature ejaculation including female sexual dysfunction should not be classified as an illness, argue researchers, adding that the illness factor may have been constructed by sexual medicine experts under the influence of drug companies.

Once they enter memory, depressive thoughts can linger for long in affected people, and this extended duration may reduce the amount of information that these individuals can remember, suggests new research.

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 Like HIV and Ebola, the hepatitis A virus is of likely animal origin, finds a large-scale study looking into the evolutionary origins of the global pathogen.