Health & Fitness

Washing your hands is one of the most basic habits all of us are taught as children, but many people take it for granted, carrying it forward into their adulthood.  Every year, World Hand Hygiene Day is observed on May...

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have in a new study unravelled how disrupted brain activity impacts cognitive functions in Parkinson’s patients.  The study focussed on altered reward processing in Parkinson’s patients to decode why Parkinson’s patients...

On World Hand Hygiene Day, observed annually on May 5, Saima Wazed, the Regional Director for the World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia, emphasised that hand hygiene is not a luxury but a vital element of safe healthcare. This important...

US scientists are undertaking a clinical trial to decode the efficacy of a long-acting antibody against Long Covid -- a condition that affects at least 65 million people worldwide.  Long Covid affects people after an infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2...

The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technique has shown promise in fighting advanced colorectal cancer, according to results of the first-in-human clinical trial published in The Lancet Oncology.  The trial shows encouraging signs of the safety and potential effectiveness of the treatment against...

Consumption of tobacco and marijuana is expected to spike heart disease death by 50pc in the next 5 years, according to twin studies. It showed that while tobacco use is expected to raise coronary heart disease death by 40 per...

Unhealthy lifestyles are dramatically accelerating the ageing of the heart, contributing to a global rise in several cardiovascular diseases, finds a study, led by Indian-origin researchers in the UK. Using a new Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging technique, also known...

Are you addicted to playing online games like PUBG? Prolonged gaming addiction can lead to spinal deformity and paralysis, said doctors here, who treated a 19-year-old boy suffering from the condition. The adolescent boy spent almost a year isolated in...

Integrating mental health support in cancer care is important and will boost the health of both survivors and caregivers, according to a new study by oncologists at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. The study, published in the...