LIFESTYLE NEWS - Page 2697

Hormone may predict postpartum depression: Study

February 3, 2009 11:18 IST

Spiking and sinking levels of a hormone that prepares a pregnant woman for childbirth may hold the key to why some women suffer postpartum depression.

New AIDS approach disrupts patient’s DNA

February 3, 2009 11:02 IST

The approach is based on research that has long shown that people with a certain mutation in a gene resist infection with AIDS virus.

Heavy earrings ‘can damage ears’

February 2, 2009 17:16 IST

The long-swinging massive hoops and chandelier earrings may well make the fashion victims out of ears,doctors have warned.

People are what their parents ate: Study

February 2, 2009 17:06 IST

Researchers have found that human cells have the ability to 'remember' and could replicate effects of a poor diet for weeks,months,and even generations.

Leprosy ratio high in western Maharashtra: Survey

February 2, 2009 16:58 IST

A recent survey has revealed a prevalence rate three to nine times than the reported figure in certain defined areas of Western Maharashtra.

A breast cancer test ‘to predict recovery chances’

February 2, 2009 16:41 IST

Scientists have developed what they claim is a pioneering test that can help predict a breast cancer sufferer's chance of recovery with 80 per cent accuracy.

Oz parents to be held responsible for their kid’s obesity

February 2, 2009 16:35 IST

Parents,who let their child grow obese,should be forced to sign 'responsibility contracts' to manage their kid's health,suggested experts.

Compulsory rural posting for doctors from 2010

January 31, 2009 14:50 IST

The proposal for compulsory rural posting of doctors after completing their MBBS would be implemented from next year.

Why some people are healthy despite being fat

January 30, 2009 12:25 IST

Researchers have identified a protein that may help explain why some people are healthy despite being obese.

Genetic defect behind 10% sudden cardiac deaths

January 30, 2009 11:07 IST

A group of scientists have found that about 20 per cent of sudden cardiac deaths in young people occur due to a cardiac gene defect.

Tadpoles ‘could prevent skin cancer’

January 30, 2009 10:32 IST

A team at the University of East Anglia has identified a compound which blocks the movement of the pigment cells that give the tadpoles their distinctive markings.

Lowly worm offers new clues on stroke,heart drugs

January 30, 2009 10:22 IST

Worms that can survive with almost no oxygen are teaching scientists how to rescue oxygen-starved cells in humans who suffer a heart attack or stroke.

Stem cell transplants show promise for multiple sclerosis

January 30, 2009 09:55 IST

US researchers have reversed multiple sclerosis symptoms in early stage patients by using bone marrow stem cell transplants to reset the immune system.

Japanese researchers develop all-round flu vaccine

January 29, 2009 16:16 IST

Researchers in Japan said they had developed a flu vaccine that works against multiple viruses and could prevent a deadly pandemic of bird flu mutations.