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Genetic mutation induced deafness could be treated with gene therapy
Gene therapy could be a promising treatment option for genetic mutation induced deafness, it has been revealed through tests on mice. Carried out by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical…
Study finds possible links between some SSRI antidepressants and birth defect risk
A new study published in the BMJ has hinted at a possible link between some SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) antidepressants and increased birth defect risks when taken during early pregnancy. A…
Mammography isn’t much beneficial after all
The goal of cancer screening is principally to reduce mortality from the disease and the same is the case with mammography; however, British researchers have found that benefits of mamographic screening are…
Novartis’ heart failure medicine Entresto receives FDA approval
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) US has stamped its seal of approval on Novartis’ heart failure medicine dubbed Entresto. Available to patients whose condition is classified NYHA class II-IV through prescription,…
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games visitors brought measles to B.C.
University of British Columbia researchers have attributed the 2010 measles outbreak in which 84 cases of measures were recorded to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. The study, published in the Journal of…
Combination of diabetes and heart disease takes a toll on life expectancy: Study
A new study that made use of latest technologies like ‘big data’ has found that people with a history of both diabetes and cardiovascular diseases have a substantially lower life expectancy that…
Most Americans want 21 as the minimum age for sale of tobacco products
Over 75 per cent Americans are in favour of raising the minimum age of sale for all tobacco products including cigarettes to 21, a newly conducted study by Centres for Diseases Control…
Screening mammography doesn’t reduce breast cancer deaths
Researchers have revealed through a new study that screening mammography is effectively an over-diagnosis and that there are no proofs that such a step has helped bring down the number of cancer…
Obese people gaining weight because of their sense of smell?
Researchers have revealed that obese people have heightened ability to imagine odours and can more vividly image the smell of different food and this is possibly the reason why obese people continue…
Your lifestyle holds the key to reducing heart failure risk after 65
Heart failure is one of the major reasons for increased hospitalisation for people over the age of 65 and researchers have suggested that the key to reduce the risk of heart failures,…
57.1m antidepressants, 1.7m erectile dysfunction drugs prescribed in UK last year
According to the latest report on prescription drugs by Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), UK there has been a whopping 50 per cent increase in the number of items prescribed…
Visually demanding games like Tetris could help in treatment of PTSD
A new study has shed light on how visually demanding games like Tetris could help reduce intrusive memories or upsetting flashback resulting from trauma. Published in Psychological Science, the study asked 52…
Does watching TV before bed affect dreams?
Watching television has long remained one of the most popular forms of entertainment enjoyed by millions of people across the United Kingdom who love to relax after a long, arduous day and…
Over a million pensioners in the UK now with zero care at home, charity finds
In a startling new finding based on an extensive analysis, Age UK has revealed that the number of older people in the UK who are facing difficulty in coping with basic tasks…