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Irrfan Khan has been diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumor. Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are neoplasms that arise from cells of the endocrine and nervous systems and can be either benign or malignant. (File Photo)

Irrfan Khan diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumor: Everything on condition

Revelation comes after a few weeks, when he had said that he has a “rare disease” and will open up about it soon.

16 Mar 2018 5:35 PM

Cancer, which occurs when cells multiply uncontrollably, affects around one in 20 elephants, compared to up to one in two humans. (Photo: Pixabay)

Genes that make elephants resistant to cancer also found in humans

The study says that since all vertebrates evolved from a common ancestor, humans also have these anti-cancer genes.

10 Mar 2018 12:51 PM

Find why Spanish flu is deadlier than World War I

The geographic origin of the epidemic is not certain and no samples remain for further study.

09 Mar 2018 1:50 PM

HIV excels at evading the immune system by hiding out in certain immune cells. (Photo: Pixabay)

Novel antibody suppresses HIV in monkeys: study

The findings may inform strategies that attempt to achieve sustained, drug-free viral remission in people living with HIV.

05 Mar 2018 6:44 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: PIxabay)

Vampire bat's blood-only diet 'a big evolutionary win'

Recent research has shown that D. rotundus can recognise individual humans by their breathing sounds.

20 Feb 2018 6:56 PM

The device comes with a price tag of Rs 3,195 and is available on Inito’s website and Amazon.

Inito launches portable diagnostic device

The report highlights that this affordable device uses a patent-pending imaging technology

15 Feb 2018 3:53 PM

A study published in the European Respiratory Journal did not directly compare vaping's effect to that of smoking tobacco cigarettes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study shows vaping may boost pneumonia risk

Researchers notice sharp increase in the amount of bacteria sticking to airway cells after e-cigarette exposure.

08 Feb 2018 9:36 AM

The study provides, for the first time, novel preclinical evidence supporting the targeting of multiple key disease mechanisms through DNA epigenetic modification for the treatment of depression.

Grape-derived compounds may help treat depression, says study

According to experts, grape-derived compounds might be developed as therapeutic agents for the treatment of depression.

05 Feb 2018 8:38 AM

Inflammatory bowel disease is an idiopathic disease caused by a dysregulated immune response to host intestinal microflora.

Pay attention to your gut

IBD symptoms vary, depending on the severity of inflammation and where it occurs.

05 Feb 2018 7:11 AM

Meditation is a way to eliminate the lack of balance caused by mental stresses.

Mystic Mantra: Meditation as medication for stress

As we perfect our medications, we can maintain a calm state of mind in the midst of turmoil and strife.

09 Jan 2018 12:46 AM

Initially the researchers hope to be able to test it on animals and, in the long term, develop a drug that inhibits the relevant enzyme. (Photo: Pixabay)

Enzyme that could stop Ebola virus from spreading identified

The virus uses the host factor enzyme PP2A-B56 to start producing proteins.

30 Dec 2017 6:40 PM

According to WHO, from next year, people who play an excessive amount of video games could find themselves diagnosed with "gaming disorder." (Photo: Pixabay)

Too much of video gaming to be named mental disorder: WHO

Inclusion means health care workers and doctors can now diagnose someone with the condition.

27 Dec 2017 9:14 AM

Researchers say clumps of alpha-synuclein are believed to play a central role in the brain cell death associated with Parkinson's disease. (Photo: AFP)

Find out why exercise slows down Parkinson's disease

Study shows exercise may slow down Parkinson's disease by turning on protective gene DJ-1, preventing abnormal protein formation in brain.

26 Dec 2017 9:31 AM

Woman who smells Parkinson's will help scientists create first diagnostic test

Joy describes Parkinson’s smell to be very thick and musky.

19 Dec 2017 6:40 PM

The collection procedure is non-invasive, can be repeated within a short time span and is convenient. (Photo: Pixabay)

New breathalyser test for drugs developed

Exhaled breath contains particles carrying non-volatile substances.

09 Dec 2017 1:01 PM

The legs and wings show the highest microbial diversity in the fly body, suggesting that bacteria use the flies as airborne shuttles. (Photo: Pixabay)

Houseflies spread disease in humans: study

Flies can be more than pesky picnic crashers, they carry hundreds of different species of harmful bacteria and may help to spread disease.

25 Nov 2017 1:05 PM

Apples are attacked by all sorts of pests, but apple scab, a fungus, is particularly nasty. (Photo: Pixabay)

Soon, better performing disease-resistant apples

A new wave of scab-resistant apples has been developed and tested as part of a cooperative breeding program.

15 Nov 2017 12:55 PM

Bill Gates says the first treatments for the disease might not be feasible for a decade or more and would initially be expensive.

This man gave away $50 million for fight against Alzheimer’s

He says men in his family have suffered from Alzheimer's.

14 Nov 2017 9:58 AM

The number of plague cases in Madagascar has almost doubled over the last five days and medical experts project the situation will worsen.

UN says plague cases in Madagascar almost doubled in 5 days

Madagascar has about 400 plague cases per year, or more than half the world’s total, according to a 2016 World Health Organization report.

20 Oct 2017 8:42 AM

Environmental pollution — from filthy air to contaminated water — is killing more people every year than all war and violence in the world.

World pollution deadlier than wars, disasters, hunger: study

One out of every six premature deaths in the world in 2015 — about 9 million — could be attributed to disease from toxic exposure.

20 Oct 2017 8:09 AM

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