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Physical fitness starts declining much earlier than expected: Exact age found in long-term researchA decades-long Swedish study tracking the same individuals over nearly 50 years has found that physical fitness, strength and endurance beg...
Nobel Prize 2025: When & How the world's most prestigious awards unfoldThe 2025 Nobel Prize announcements are scheduled from October 6 to 13, covering Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Pea...
Nobel Prize 2024 in Medicine goes to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for discovery of microRNAVictor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of microRNA and its rol...
Research finds connection between autoimmune diseases & pregnancy related depression in womenWomen with autoimmune conditions may have a higher likelihood of experiencing perinatal depression, while those with a history of pregnancy...
Study suggests gut microbes can affect Covid vaccine responseThe research, involving 68 people with HIV and 75 healthy individuals, found that a less diverse gut microbiome correlated with a stronger ...
Study finds cognitive behaviour therapy forms equally effective in lowering fibromyalgia severityTraditional CBT focuses on altering thoughts and behaviour, while exposure-based CBT systematically exposes patients to previously avoided ...
Mothers with PCOS 3 times more likely to have obese sons : StudyThe new research claims that PCOS related health problems can be passed from one generation to other.
New Omicron subvariant largely evades neutralising antibodies: Lancet studyThe BA.2.75.2 variant of Omicron largely evades neutralising antibodies in the blood and is resistant to several COVID-19 antibody therapie...
Children with immunodeficiency at higher risk of serious COVID-19, says new studyThe study, recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, found that children with certain immunodeficiency diseases...
One in ten suffer long-term effects 8 months following mild COVID-19: StudyResearchers at Danderyd Hospital and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have been conducting the so-called COMMUNITY study since spring last y...
Immunologists call for a study on the role of T cells in protecting people against Covid-19A recent serological study of 60,000 participants in Spain found that only 10% of the population in areas around Madrid had Covid-19 antibo...
- 3 American scientists win Nobel in Medicine
London, Oct 2 (IANS) Three American scientists have won the the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of molecul...
Turns out beauty sleep is a real thing, and skipping it may make you lose friendsResearchers found that lack of sleep can make you appear less attractive to others.
Playing Tetris may help prevent post-traumatic stress disorder, says new studyResearchers also found that the intrusive memories diminished more quickly.
- Japan's Yoshinori Ohsumi wins medicine Nobel
Stockholm, Oct 3 (IANS) Yoshinori Ohsumi, a Japanese cell biologist specialising in autophagy and a professor in Tokyo Institute of Technol...
A dog at home can keep asthma in kids awayThe new study showed that children who grew up with dogs had about 15 percent less asthma than children without dogs.
New mechanism behind infant epilepsy discoveredClinical trials are ongoing with a drug that, if successful, will compensate for the disrupted regulation and ameliorate the disease in chi...
Genes behind early embryonic development in humans mappedThe order in which our genes are activated after fertilisation has remained one of the last uncharted territories of human development.
Job strain linked to increased sick leaves: StudyOn five-year follow-up of nearly 12,000 workers, the rate of sick leave due to mental disorders was about eight per cent.
New broccoli variety cuts cholesterol: StudyA new broccoli variety in the diet could significantly improve your heart health as it reduces levels of 'bad cholesterol' in blood by arou...