Activists demonstrate during the plenary session of the 21st International Aids Conference in Durban on July 18, 2016. More than 18,000 scientists, campaigners...
Activists demonstrate during the plenary session of the 21st International Aids Conference in Durban on July 18, 2016. More than 18,000 scientists, campaigners...
Low-temperature electron micrograph of a cluster of E. coli bacteria, magnified 10,000 times. Each individual bacterium is oblong shaped. March 2005. This image...
Miami: An inexpensive blood test could one day tell doctors whether an infection is caused by a virus or a bacteria, and help...
New York: Be warned if you are an avid selfie-taker since capturing that perfect selfie can put you at risk of developing “selfie...
Paris: Artificially stimulating the brain's feel-good centre boosts immunity in mice in a way that could help explain the power of placebos, a...
New York: Consuming butter in limited quantities may not increase the risk of heart disease or stroke -- and it might actually be...
Drug developer Allergy Therapeutics Plc said a study on suitable doses of its therapy to treat grass allergic rhinitis, or hay fever, did...
New York: A long-term exercise regimen may help boost memory as it triggers a protein that enhances brain cell growth, a new study...
London: Listening to music legand Mozart can not only soothe your mood but also help lower blood pressure as well as stablise the...
Sydney: Consuming high-fibre diet consisting of a bowl of bran and some dried apricots in the morning and intake of Vitamin A can...
AFP/ File photo Washington: Women who are obese and eat high-fat, high-sugar diets can cause multiple generations to develop metabolic problems, even if...
Washington: A woman's obesity may put her future great-grandchildren at high risk of metabolic problems such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease,...
New York: Diminishing a person's belief in free will can lead them feeling less like their true selves and drive them to depression,...
New York: Shedding new light on why extra weight is so difficult to shed permanently, researchers have found that overeating reduces levels of...
Representational image New York: Helping your colleagues too often can lead to mental and emotional exhaustion as well as hurt your job performance,...
Paris: Drinking very hot beverages "probably" causes cancer of the oesophagus, the UN's cancer agency said Wednesday, while lifting suspicion from coffee if...
File photo of a woman holding her malnourished child in a camp in Mogadishu. Reuters New Delhi: Malnutrition is becoming the "new normal"...
By Howard Bennett I saw a 4-year-old the other day with a bunch of crusty, red lesions on his body. ("Lesion" is the...