Older adults who regularly use anti-epileptic drugs may be at an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, a new study has warned. Anti-epileptic drugs are the main type of treatment for most people with epilepsy that aims to stop seizures from happening. Up to 70 per cent (7 in 10) of people could stop having seizures with the rig...
Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Janet Tobias says she admires the fact that India is striving to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025 -- well before the global target date of 2030. She feels that India can not only eliminate the infectious disease, but it can be an example to the world on how to do it. "Given what India accomplished with smallpox and...
While smoking remains the biggest risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Raising hopes for an effective intervention in diagnosing the risk of early onset ...
Former INX Media chief Indrani Mukerjea underwent a brain MRI scan and other tests...
A new class of antibiotics, from an unconventional source which has a distinct...
Computer scientists, including one of Indian-origin, has developed a new smartphone...
Men, take note. If you are suffering from low bone density or frequent pain in your spine due to ageing, then milk, yogurt and cheese may help you achieve a positive outcome, says a study led by an Indian-origin researcher. The study found that a higher intake of dairy foods is associated with higher volumetric bone mineral density and verteb...
Individuals exposed to nicotine during their adolescence are likely to drink more alcohol than those who were not exposed to nicotine or were only exposed to it during adulthood, finds a study over rats. The study showed that exposure to nicotine at a young age changes the neuronal circuitry in the brain's reward pathways. "This work o...
Researchers have developed a new blood test that can more accurately predict the development of tuberculosis (TB) up to two years before its onset in high-risk patients. The new test predicts TB particularly in people living with persons having active TB -- a condition when the immune system is unable to stop the bacteria from growing. T...
