Scientists have discovered two new genetic mutations that occur together in 71 percent of malignant melanoma tumors, an aggressive and deadly cancer of the skin, a study said. The mutations, detected in a part of…
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Women smokers ‘face greater health risks than in past’
Women smokers are at a greater risk than at any time in recent decades from lung cancer and other ailments linked to their tobacco use, according to a study. The research in the New England…
Epilepsy drug has long-term effect on child IQ: study
A drug found to affect the cognitive ability of toddlers born to women who took the medication for epilepsy has a longer-term impact on their IQ, a study said on Wednesday. Researchers in the United…
Obese likelier to die in car accidents: study
Obese people face a much higher risk — of up to 80 percent — of dying in a car collision compared with people of normal weight, researchers reported Monday in a specialist journal. The cause…
New clues into leprosy boost hopes for smarter drugs: study
Leprosy spreads to muscles and other tissues through a stealth operation in which it reprogrammes key cells in the nervous system, a new study stays. Tests on mice show that the parasitic germ which causes…
Science gets a grip on finger wrinkles
Getting “pruney fingers” from soaking in the bath is an evolutionary advantage, for it helps us get a better grip on objects under water, scientists suggest. Digit puckering was long thought to be caused by…
Fitness Jump start for a better you
Toasting to a new year is filled with laughter and merry making. It also comes with those pesky resolutions impregnated by promise of doing better in different areas of our lives; education, career, family life,…
Antidepressants don’t raise pregnancy risks: study
The use of antidepressants during pregnancy is not linked to a higher overall risk of stillbirth and death in newborns, a study said Tuesday, confounding a long-held opposing view of such drugs. The Swedish study…
Revealed: Secrets of ancient Chinese medicinal herb
Scientist in the United States on Sunday offered a molecular-level explanation for how a Chinese herbal medicine used for more than 2,000 years tackles fever and eases malaria. The herb is an extract of the…