Sleep apnea can raise risk of cancer: Study

New York, May 21: Two new studies indicate that people who suffer sleep apnea have a higher risk of developing cancer. Due to be presented in San Francisco this week at an American Thoracic Society conference, the findings have been touted as "striking" by researchers, the New York Times More

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Folic acid reduces some childhood cancers

Washington, May 21: Fortifying food with folic acid may cut down the incidence of the most common type of kidney cancer and a type of brain tumour in children, says a new study. Folic acid fortification reduced the incidence of Wilms' tumour, a type of kidney cancer, and primitive neuroectodermal More

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New drugs to kill cancers minus side-effects

Sydney, May 21: A new class of drugs which kills cancers but causes minimal side-effects is being developed by researchers."These new agents attack a fundamental characteristic of cancer cells while leaving normal cells alone," said Des Richardson, professor from the Bosch Institute in Sydney More

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Arthritis drug found effective in amoebic dysentery

Washington, May 21: Scientists have identified an arthritis drug that acts very effectively against a parasite causing amoebic dysentery and liver abscesses, which kill over 70,000 people worldwide annually. Auranofin, a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved formulation for rheumatoid More

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Scientists identify molecule that flicks on immune system

Singapore, May 21: Researchers have identified the molecular 'switch' that directly triggers the body's first line of defence against pathogens, more accurately known as the body's "innate immunity". They found that this molecule -- called Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), when switched on More

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Now,a robotic way to hassle-free surgeries

RANJANA NARAYAN

New Delhi, May 21: Four finger-tip sized incisions, four robotic arms, including a camera eye snaking inside, the magnified image of the visceral organs being watched on a screen outside as the surgical instrument arm moves deftly to remove the tumour or blockage. Minimal blood loss, no long hospital More

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Prenatal exposure to pollution harmful for kids

Washington, May 21: Prenatal exposure to air pollution through the mother can be especially serious for asthmic children, says a new study. Researchers looked at several pollutants, including carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone and particulate matter. Exposure to nitrogen dioxide during More

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Benefits on exercise on brain unraveled

Washington, May 21: Exercise is a real boon - clearing the mind, pumping in more blood and oxygen to the brain and doing much more, latest research suggests.David Bucci, associate professor of psychology at Darmouth College, and his collaborators have identified a gene which seems to mediate the More

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