Skin pigmentation lost due to vitiligo could be restored using an FDA approved is a rheumatoid arthritis drug, scientists have shown through a new study. According to dermatologists at Yale School of…
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Women with history of stillbirth at four times the risk of stillbirth in second pregnancy
Researchers have revealed through a meta-analysis that women with a history of stillbirth are at a greater risk – up to four times the risk – of stillbirth in second pregnancy compared…
New Ebola diagnostic test could give a major boost in fight against the disease
Though Ebola may have slowed down as far as new infections are concerned, the danger is far from over and one of the major steps in fighting against the disease is its…
BlackBerry has a new bacteria-free smartphone in pipeline
Are you aware of the fact that your smartphone is house to roughly 25,000 germs per square inch? A study published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology claims that around 20 to…
Drug for currently untreatable form of blindness being trialled in UK
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common forms of macular degeneration that affects around 500,000 people over the age of 50 in the UK alone doesn’t have any cure….
E-cigarettes have sharply divided public health community: BMJ
The public health community isn’t unanimous as far as the ‘harm reduction’ aspect of e-cigarettes is concerned, a new investigation published in BMJ has found, with those in favour of e-cigarettes believing…
Want to lose weight? Online computer game could help
Diet, exercise, green tea, honey, yoga may all be the possible ways through which you can lose weight, but a new study by researchers at University of Exeter and Cardiff University puts…
Just one close friendship enough to help disadvantaged young people thrive
Just one close and supportive friendship is enough to help disadvantaged young people thrive in challenging circumstances, according to a new study published in British Journal of Psychology. For their research, psychologist…
Commonly used chemicals may trigger cancer; taskforce calls for more research
We come across a range of chemicals through our activities daily – most of them thought to be harmless – but a new global taskforce of 174 scientists from leading research centres…
NHS announces plans of first human trails of manufactured blood
In a landmark development, the National Health Services (NHS) Blood and Transplant has revealed its plans of going ahead with first human trails of manufactured blood within two years. The clinical trial,…
Researchers take the fight against cancer to molecular level
The fight against cancer is one that we haven’t won yet, but it seems that an expert at the University of Alberta, Canada believes that he has the key to take on…
Sustaining current efforts against AIDS not enough; epidemic could rebound in 5 years
Experts have warned that current efforts against AIDS and HIV aren’t enough and if the countries do not amp up their focus and efforts to curb the spread of AIDS, the epidemic…
Antidiabetic medication pioglitazone reduces risk of dementia, research finds
It has long been known that diabetes is one of the factors influencing development of dementia; however, a new research has found that Antidiabetic medication including pioglitazone and metformin have a preventative…
Despite guidelines 86% women with early-stage breast cancer undergo imaging
In a startling find researchers have revealed that despite international guidelines against testing, about 86 per cent of women with early-stage breast cancer undergo imaging to determine if the cancer has metastasized….
High blood pressure medication may stop drug and alcohol addiction
High blood pressure medication could help drug and alcohol addicts to get rid of their addiction, a new research involving U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drugs have established through a series…