Reliance Industries-powered Strand Life Sciences unveils CancerSpot test for early detection of multiple cancersStrand Life Sciences, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, has introduced CancerSpot, a blood-based test for early cancer detection. It emp...
02 Dec, 2024, 04.46 PM IST
Cocaine addiction can lead to premature ageing of the brain: StudyThe brain cells of cocaine addicts showed symptoms of degeneration faster.
14 Feb, 2023, 09.38 PM IST
What if a single blood test could screen for most common cancer types all at once?MCED tests are likely to transform cancer screening in the near future.
01 Nov, 2022, 05.49 PM IST
What is liquid biopsy that can detect breast cancer & why it's important for patients undergoing chemo?A liquid biopsy is a non-invasive alternative to surgical biopsies.
24 Jun, 2022, 10.43 AM IST
AI can spot bowel cancer at early stages, predict its severityBowel cancer is most treatable if it is detected before they have spread to other sites in the body.
04 Jan, 2020, 03.30 PM IST
Age is not just a number for dogsThe new way to calculate it doesn’t really help mathematically challenged humans.
04 Dec, 2019, 09.07 AM IST
This common condiment used in Indian cuisine can help prevent stomach cancerThe yellow powder derived from the roots of the turmeric plant have therapeutic effects.
23 Apr, 2019, 06.33 PM IST
How binge-drinking may have lasting & adverse effects on your brain's wiringIt may increase the risk of psychological problems and alcohol use disorder.
07 Feb, 2019, 12.48 PM IST
New test makes all types of cancer detection easy within minutesThe quick test can detect cancer from blood or biopsy tissues.
06 Dec, 2018, 07.55 PM IST
This test can spot all types of cancers in 10 minIt involves taking blood sample of the patient and examining the pattern of molecules called methyl groups that decorate its DNA.
06 Dec, 2018, 11.32 AM IST
- Space travel may cause genetic changes: NASA
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) NASA scientists in an unprecedented study have found that space travel may alter gene expression.
28 Jan, 2017, 12.20 PM IST
Vitamins A and C help erase 'memory' in stem cellsRemoval of this memory is critical in order to create a developmentally potent stem cell, or to change one kind of adult cell to another.
14 Oct, 2016, 06.11 PM IST
- Vitamin treatment unlocks door to stem cell therapies
Wellington, Oct 14 (IANS) Vitamins A and C could improve the conversion of adult cells into stem cells, opening the way to advances in biom...
14 Oct, 2016, 10.20 AM IST
- Biomarkers of cognitive impairment found in HIV patients: Study
New York, Sep 25 (IANS) Using reliable biomarkers, researchers have found a unique epigenetic footprint which offers them insight into how ...
25 Sep, 2016, 07.00 PM IST
Mothers-to-be, take note! Smoking may chemically modify the DNA of the babyThis is a blood-borne exposure to smoking - the foetus isn't breathing it, but many of the same things are going to be passing through the ...
01 Apr, 2016, 03.56 PM IST
Simple blood test may spot five types of cancersResearchers from National Institute of Health (NIH) in US have identified a striking signature in tumour DNA that occurs in these types of ...
07 Feb, 2016, 12.47 PM IST
Diesel fumes can cause harm to DNA: StudyJust two hours of exposure to diesel exhaust fumes can result in fundamental changes to a person's DNA, a new research claims.
09 Jan, 2015, 03.24 PM IST