New treatment may prevent cancer recurrence
Scientists have found that immunotherapy can destroy majority of dormant cancer cells that become resistant to chemotherapy and combining the two treatments may help prevent cancer recurrence.
Sep 03, 2016, 13:47 PM IST
Driving BP too low may damage heart in hypertension patients
Driving diastolic blood pressure - the lower number in a blood pressure reading - too low, while treating hypertension, may put patients at risk of heart tissue damage, a new US study has found.
Sep 03, 2016, 13:43 PM IST
Low birth weight babies likely to develop higher body fat
Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) babies are four times more likely to develop higher body fat than other normal birth weight (NBW) babies, says a study conducted by Indian-origin researcher.
Sep 02, 2016, 16:28 PM IST
Blood cancer treatment may severely weaken immune cells
Some blood cancer treatments can cause a long term effect - premature ageing of important disease fighting cells, says a study.
Sep 02, 2016, 16:23 PM IST
Startling! India among countries at greatest risk of Zika virus transmission: Experts
As per a story published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases has warned that India is a fertile ground for a potential Zika epidemic.
Sep 02, 2016, 13:31 PM IST
Slow methane release behind climate change 56 mn years ago
The release of methane from the seafloor was much slower than previously thought during a rapid global warming event 56 million years ago, suggests new research led by University of Southampton.
Sep 02, 2016, 12:01 PM IST
Hurricane Hermine slams Florida, leaving thousands without power
Growing winds and driving rain from Hurricane Hermine lashed Florida`s northern Gulf Coast early on Friday as power outages left tens of thousands of households in the dark in what the state`s governor warned would be a potentially lethal storm.
Sep 02, 2016, 10:53 AM IST
NASA asteroid mission undeterred by SpaceX rocket explosion
Us space agency NASA's asteroid mission is on track and scheduled to launch on September 8 despite the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explosion at the neighbouring Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
Sep 02, 2016, 10:18 AM IST
Delhi doctors fall to dengue, chikungunya as cases soar
As dengue and chikungunya cases continue to soar, affecting hundreds in the national capital, many doctors in the city hospitals have also fallen prey to the vector-borne diseases
Sep 02, 2016, 09:41 AM IST
Miraculous! Osteoarthritic woman cured post 'Gold' knee replacement surgery
After losing all hopes of revival, a 54-old-woman, who was unable to walk or sit for almost a decade due to osteoarthritis has been cured at a Pune hospital.
Sep 02, 2016, 08:39 AM IST
ISRO to launch two satellites in September
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) that had braced itself for one satellite launch every month is planning two launches this month.
Sep 01, 2016, 15:46 PM IST
Appalling! Thirty percent African elephants annihilated in 7 years
The findings of the three-year Great Elephant Census managed by Elephants Without Borders (EWB) confirms substantial declines in elephant numbers over just the last decade.
Sep 01, 2016, 12:30 PM IST
Himachal, Uttarakhand most vulnerable to quakes: Study
A new study to identify seismically susceptible areas in the Western Himalayas has shown that "almost the entire states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and a portion of Jammu and Kashmir" are most at risk.
Sep 01, 2016, 12:08 PM IST
World's oldest fossils spotted by Australian researchers
Along with the fossils, they have also found signs that diverse life forms lived on Earth upto 3.7 billion years ago.
Sep 01, 2016, 10:37 AM IST
'Planet Nine' can spell doom for our solar system
The solar system could be struck by disaster when the Sun dies if the mysterious "Planet Nine" exists, report researchers from the University of Warwick.
Aug 31, 2016, 15:41 PM IST
Astronomers spot most distant newborn galaxy cluster ever
Astronomers have created a new record by spotting the most distant galaxy cluster ever utilising data from NASAs Chandra X-ray observatory and other telescopes.
Aug 31, 2016, 11:57 AM IST
Singapore urges tests for pregnant women with Zika signs
As infections climbed, they blasted a district of warehouses and industrial buildings to destroy breeding sites that fuelled the outbreak, which began at a construction site housing foreign workers.
Aug 31, 2016, 10:40 AM IST
India bags orders to launch 68 foreign satellites
Riding on the success of its rocket launches and domain expertise in space technology, India secured new orders to launch 68 satellites for overseas customers, including a dozen from the US, said a top official on Tuesday.
Aug 31, 2016, 09:54 AM IST
Patients operated on during night twice more likely to die, claims study
A new study has found that patients who are operated on during night are twice more likely to die than patients who are operated on during the day.
Aug 31, 2016, 08:35 AM IST
Do you know low socioeconomic status can be a factor for heart attack? - Read
The study, published in the journal European Society of Cardiology, found that the risk of a second attack was 36 per cent lower for those in the highest income quintile than those with the lowest.
Aug 28, 2016, 14:15 PM IST
