Scientists have made a significant leap towards mass producing platelets – the part of the blood that forms clots. The National Health Service, UK and University of Cambridge team have discovered how to grow the body’s platelet factories in the laboratory. It could provide a new source of platelets toContinue Reading
A common drug, Lithium used in psychiatry to help stop mood swings could hold the key to long life, according to latest research. Lithium supplements could slow down ageing, scientists have suggested after noticing that fruit flies lived 16 per cent longer when given low doses. Salts made from the chemicalContinue Reading
The battle against polio will turn over a new leaf with the health ministry deciding to switch over to bivalent oral polio vaccine (OPV) from the presently administered trivalent OPV from April 25. The trivalent oral polio vaccine has been in the immunisation schedule since 1978 and was available forContinue Reading
It was revealed in a five-year study on 2,400 womenContinue Reading
London: Scientists have invented a pair of high-tech socks which, when filled with urine, and activated by the wearer’s footsteps, can produce enough power to send a message. Researchers at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol created the socks which are embedded with miniaturised microbial fuelContinue Reading
Researchers discover that cognitive training can help with tasks such as using public transport, shopping, cooking and managing financesContinue Reading
For thousands of years, humans have taken a masochistic pleasure from adding chilli to their food. Now research indicates that the spice that has undoubtedly made our lives more interesting may also make them longer.Continue Reading
Surgeons at Moorfields Eye Hospital have carried out the first embryonic stem cell surgery aimed at reversing vision loss caused by age-related macular degenerationContinue Reading
Ayurveda, or ayurvedic medicine, is a healthy-lifestyle system that people in India have used for more than 5,000 years. Ayurveda emphasizes good health and prevention and treatment of illness through lifestyle practices (such as massage, meditation, yoga, and dietary changes) and the use of herbal remedies. Ayurvedic medicine is holistic,Continue Reading
As emotions go, happiness usually hides in plain sight: seen in a broad smile, heard in a raucous laugh, felt in a big hug. But new research suggests there may be a less obvious way to pick up on another person’s positive vibes: smell. According to a team of EuropeanContinue Reading
