Drinking two to three cups of coffee a day is linked with a longer lifespan and lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with avoiding coffee, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the ESC. The findings applied to ground, instant and decaffeinated varieties. “In this large, observational […]
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Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Researchers from the University of Oxford and their partners have today reported new findings from their Phase 2b trial following the administration of a booster dose of the candidate malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M™ – which previously demonstrated high-level efficacy of 77% over the following 12 months […]
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Cultured meat, sometimes called lab-grown, clean, or cultivated meat, is grown in a lab from a few animal cells. It’s real meat, but it doesn’t require animals to be slaughtered the way traditional meat does. This production method eliminates the need to raise and farm animals for food. Cultivated meat is made of the same […]
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Black tea is not only a non-sweetened or less-calorie drink but also provides several health benefits as it contains powerful groups of polyphenols including epigallocatechin gallate, theaflavins, thearubigins, an amino acid L-theanine, and several other catechins or flavonoids which provide protection against the onset of several chronic disorders. A cohort of ~500,000 people in the […]
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Mushrooms are edible fungus that can provide several important nutrients. The many kinds of mushroom have varying compositions and nutritional profiles. Edible mushrooms like maitake and shiitake have also been used as medicine throughout history. Other mushrooms that are too tough to eat have been used solely for medicinal purposes such as reishi. Plant chemicals […]
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Free radicals can be defined as reactive chemical species having a single unpaired electron in an outer orbit. This unstable configuration creates energy which is released through reactions with adjacent molecules, such as proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids. The majority of free radicals that damage biological systems are oxygen-free radicals, and these are more […]
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An outbreak of a new viral infection referred to as tomato flu that was first detected in children in the southern Indian state of Kerala in May has spread to two other states. Scientists are still trying to identify exactly what this virus is. It has been referred to as tomato flu because of the […]
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Globally, there is a huge unmet need for effective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. The complexity of the molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal degeneration and the heterogeneity of the patient population present massive challenges to the development of early diagnostic tools and effective treatments for these diseases. Machine learning, a subfield of artificial intelligence, is enabling scientists, […]
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Medical tourism has been popular for centuries since the ancient Greeks and Egyptians swarmed to baths and hot springs to perform surgery abroad. Medical tourism has been increasing dramatically globally, with people traveling from developed countries to low-income or middle-income countries, often to avoid high costs or long delays associated with seeking healthcare in their […]
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Govt of India is giving final touches to a new initiative – “heal in India and heal by India” – a new portal which is likely to be announced by the prime minister (PM) on August 15. This portal will have a repository of healthcare professionals, hospitals services to help overseas patients seeking medical help […]
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