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Antibodies that fight Ebola viruses are now a reality

Here is what a new study has found.

31 July 2018 4:31 PM IST

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Cannabis extract may help pancreatic cancer patients live longer:...

Medicinal cannabis is a cannabis plant extract used to relieve the symptoms of some medical conditions.

31 July 2018 3:29 PM IST

The man decided to seek medical attention only when the pain in his penis became unbearable. (Photo: Pixabay)

Plastics blamed for rise in penis malformation

Study claims boys are more likely to be born with the disorder if they were exposed to chemicals in womb.

31 July 2018 1:56 PM IST

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Japan scientists to use 'reprogrammed' stem cells to fight Parkinson's

Clinical trials come after researchers used human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to restore functioning brain...

31 July 2018 1:33 PM IST

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Drinking while breastfeeding tied to cognitive problems in young kids

A new study confirms that maternal drinking while breastfeeding may cause dose-dependent reductions in children's...

31 July 2018 12:47 PM IST

Most pregnant women with the condition known as bicornuate uterus, carry one baby on one side.

Miracle birth: Mum with 2 wombs conceives in both at same time,...

The odds of the phenomenon are 500 million to one, with fewer than a hundred examples ever recorded worldwide.

31 July 2018 12:29 PM IST

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Hair loss gene is key to improved cancer immunotherapy

Most patients do not benefit from these treatments because their tumours are able to evade the immune system.

31 July 2018 12:19 PM IST

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Inactivity amongst older people leads to diabetes

Here is what a new study has found.

31 July 2018 11:57 AM IST

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Smaller plates don't help you eat less when you're hungry

Hunger stimulates stronger analytic processing that is not as easily fooled by the illusion.

31 July 2018 11:38 AM IST

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3 in 5 babies not breastfed in first hour of life

Most of these babies are born in low- and middle-income countries.

31 July 2018 11:23 AM IST

Lets bust some obesity myths! (Photo: Pixabay)

Being overweight tied to changes in young adults' heart structure,...

Results suggested that having a higher BMI likely causes higher blood pressure.

31 July 2018 9:12 AM IST

This May 2018, photo released by Su Lingmin shows her with a mask at her hospital bed in Harbin in northeastern Chinas Heilongjiang province. Diagnosed with leukemia four months ago, the 27-year-old native of the north China city of Harbin is helping give a human face to the struggle for more affordable cancer drugs in China. (Photo: AP)

Chinese leukaemia patient livestreams journey to pay for cancer...

27-year-old native of northern Chinese city of Harbin is helping give human face to struggle for more affordable cancer...

31 July 2018 8:25 AM IST