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Findings showed that transfusion of one to four units of blood increased the risk of cancer recurrence by 23 per cent and death by 55 per cent compared to matched controls. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Cancer can recur from blood transfusion

Blood transfusion during liver cancer surgery associated with increased risk of cancer recurrence.

3 Jun 2019 11:43 AM IST

Medical science is now making headway with hard-to-treat cancers with newer drugs. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

New drugs being developed to combat cancer

Drugs make headway against lung, breast, prostate cancers.

3 Jun 2019 11:23 AM IST

Everyone needs a bit of sun exposure every day or at least most days of the week. (Photo: Representational/

Sunshine, the cure for crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

Spending time in sunshine may decrease risk of inflammatory bowel disease.

3 Jun 2019 10:39 AM IST

Left rostrolateral prefrontal cortex is important for high-level thoughts, including monitoring and integrating information processed in other areas of the brain. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Forgotten memory can now be retrieved

Researchers find a way to retrieve forgotten memory.

3 Jun 2019 10:10 AM IST

FIASMAs have been used to treat a wide variety of conditions and diseases. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Antidepressants could possibly cure a wider range of diseases

Some antidepressants may provide treatment for multiple infectious diseases.

2 Jun 2019 12:45 PM IST

Preventive antibiotics in dental patients gave them risks that outweighed the benefits. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

81 per cent dentists unnecessarily prescribe antibiotics

Dentists prescribing antibiotics unnecessarily can contribute to antibiotic resistance: Study.

2 Jun 2019 10:30 AM IST

Children who napped three or more times per week benefit from a 7.6 per cent increase in academic performance in grade six. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Why midday naps are essential for children

Midday nap makes kids happier, excel academically and have fewer behavioural problems.

1 Jun 2019 8:00 PM IST

Paternal smoking during pregnancy can program epigenetic modifications in important immune system genes - and that these modifications are associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Paternal smoking can trigger childhood asthma

Children exposed to paternal smoking associated with asthma.

1 Jun 2019 1:24 PM IST

The study stated that vomiting, laxative use, diet pill, and fasting are among the most common ways to control weight. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Using dating apps can result in weight gain

People using dating apps likely to control weight in unhealthy ways.

1 Jun 2019 11:24 AM IST

Both poverty and experiencing trauma are associated with the child physically maturing at an earlier age. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Puberty accelerated childhood trauma

Childhood trauma impacts brain development accelerates puberty.

1 Jun 2019 11:00 AM IST

Blueberries and other berries should be included in dietary strategies to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Keep heart disease at bay with blueberries

Eating blueberries every day good for heart.

31 May 2019 8:00 PM IST

The study found that being in a polluted city reduced measures of lung function by an average of 6 per cent and by as much as 20 per cent in some people. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Tourists at risk due air pollution

Pollution puts International travellers' health at risk.

31 May 2019 7:00 PM IST