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Here’s why you need to stop drinking tea first thing in the morning
New Delhi : Tea is not only a tasty beverage to drink with friends, to welcome guests with, or to have by our sides when we want to be alone with our thoughts, but it also has many health benefits, such as the catechins and antioxidants in…
Free medical camp by RBU in collaboration with Bahra Hospital, Bahra Hospital
Mohali : A team of doctors, faculty and students of University School of Allied Health Sciences of Rayat Bahra University, in collaboration with Bahra Hospital, Mohali and Brahma Kumari Ashram, held a health checkup camp at Brahma Kumari…
World Malaria Day: Punjab Health Dept Makes Adequate Arrangements To Prevent Spread Of Malaria
Chandigarh : On the occasion of World Malaria Day, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Tuesday urged people of Punjab to strictly adhere to advisories issued by the Health Department to protect themselves from…
Vitamin D levels may affect body’s response to cancer treatment: Study
London : Vitamin D levels may be key in determining the human body's response to anti-cancer immunotherapy, especially among people with advanced skin cancer, according to a study.The findings, published online in the peer-reviewed journal…
New inflammation gene may help personalise kidney disease treatment
Sydney : Researchers have identified a gene that controls the cut-off switch for kidney inflammation and could pave the way for more precise disease diagnostics and personalised treatment for kidney diseases.
The team from the Garvan…
Scientists decode role of glucose in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease
San Francisco : Researchers have identified how healthy neurons metabolise glucose, an advance which may have implications for understanding neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.The human brain has a sweet tooth,…
Indian study shows Covid XBB.1.16 raising conjunctivitis risk in infants
New Delhi : Amid the recent rise in Covid-19 cases in India, driven by the subvariant of Omicron XBB.1.16, there has been an increase in risk of conjunctivitis among children aged below one-year, according to a study, not yet peer-reviewed.…
PGI in Chandigarh makes first robotic kidney transplantation
Chandigarh : The first-ever robotically assisted kidney transplantation was done by the Department of Urology in the PGI here.Doctors say the robotic surgery with minimal invasive in kidney transplantation has benefits like decreased chance…
Gut bacteria may trigger weaker immune response to Covid vaccine
New Delhi : Gut bacteria that break down a sugar known as "fucose" could be compromising our immune response to the Covid mRNA vaccine, a study has revealed.The researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in…
Prenatal depression may lead to heart problems after childbirth: Study
New York : Women who experienced depression during pregnancy are more likely to be diagnosed with cardiovascular disease within two years after giving birth, according to a study of more than 100,000 people in the US.
The most significant…