Monthly Archives: July 2018
Wearable device measures real time hormone levels in sweat
Real time measurement of the hormone cortisol in sweat is on the anvil
Stanford University researchers have created a stretchy skin patch, a kind of...
Anesthesia, surgery above 70 can aggravate memory issues
Mayo Clinic researchers find decline in memory, thinking not yet clinically obvious can worsen with general anesthesia
To do or not to do surgery in...
West Bengal is 26th state to join Natl Health Protection Mission
The state ruled by Trinamool Congress had not initially been keen on NHPM
After much tough talk, West Bengal on Friday became the 26th state...
Fortified pearl millet betters iron levels in Maha adolescents
Study examines whether biofortification is of value in tackling malnutrition
That India has a massive malnutrition burden is well known - National Family Health Survey...
New blood tests boost lung cancer risk assessment for smokers
A four-protein biomarker blood test improves lung cancer risk assessment over existing guidelines that rely solely upon smoking history
A simple blood test can improve...
![blindness. Photo:Michal Huniewicz [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://medibulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Beggar_panoramio-218x150.jpg "UK scientists devise eye drops for age related blindness")
UK scientists devise eye drops for age related blindness
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the commonest cause of blindness in the world
Age-related blindness, one of the commonest causes in the world of loss...
Exercise is good for the heart, even when air quality is poor
High levels of traffic pollution did not reduce the beneficial effects of regular exercise on the heartIf high pollution levels in your city every...
Child sexual abuse increases endometriosis risk
Study finds link between faulty growth of uterine lining and sexual abuse during childhood
Sexual and physical abuse in childhood and adolescence is associated with...
Appearing for GMAT? Make sure you drink lots of coffee
New research shows coffee betters analytical and mathematical skills
Drinking coffee seems to have its perks.
In addition to the physical boost it delivers, coffee may...
Men lose more weight on a low carbohydrate diet than women
Women show better flexibility of the blood vessels on a low carb diet
Men and women react differently to a low carbohydrate diet.
Researchers from the...
