Category: HEALTH

Denmark and Netherlands are the latest countries to report an outbreak of pneumonia in children, days after China.

Mpox, earlier known as Monkeypox, has been circulating in humans since 2016, before sparking a global health emergency in 2022, according to research.

Scientists have discovered one mechanism by which tobacco smoking causes cancer and makes it more difficult to treat by undermining the body’s anti-cancer safeguards, a new study has said.

High rates of antibiotic resistance have rendered the drugs used to treat common infections in children and babies, ineffective, according to an alarming study published in Lancet South East Asia on Tuesday.

A team of US researchers has developed a smartphone app that can track and analyze a person’s ability to move from one place to another, known as locomotion, and other types of movements.

A new study has identified a compelling link between vitamin B12 deficiency and chronic inflammation, which is associated with a range of health problems including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and neurodegenerative disorders.

A team of British researchers have developed a novel robot that could revolutionise how women monitor their breast health by giving them access to safe electronic clinical breast examinations (CBE).

Chinese scientists have for the first time in the world successfully created kidneys with human cells in pig embryos -- a big advance that may one day pave the way for human organ transplantation and tackle shortages.

Spending more time on digital media from Netflix to Instagram to video games may not cause any change in the frequency of psychotic experiences over time, according to a study.

Scientists have designed an artificial intelligence(AI)-based tool that can rapidly decode a brain tumour’s DNA to determine its molecular identity during surgery, guiding surgical and treatment decisions.

A drug discovered and designed using artificial intelligence (AI) for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic disease that causes scarring in the lungs, has entered human clinical trials.

Consuming a diet rich in carotenes -- bioactive compounds found in yellow, orange, and green fruits and vegetables, such as carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli, bell peppers, mangoes, papayas, and apricots, among others, can help reduce the build-up of fats in arteries, and blockage finds a...

An elevated heart rate during exercise can induce a stroke in patients with highly-blocked carotid arteries, according to a study by researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.

The number of children diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes continued to rise in the year after the Covid-19 pandemic began, according to research.

A team of researchers on Saturday said they have utilized artificial intelligence (AI) to develop an eye scan that can help improve the diagnosis of inherited disease of the retina.

Weight-loss surgeries among adolescents have increasingly become a part of obesity treatments in the US, finds a study.

Women engaging in regular exercise such as cycling, walking, gardening, cleaning, and participating in sports may have about 25 percent lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease, suggests a study.

UK researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based model that can predict if breast cancer has spread to another part of the body including the liver, lungs, brain, or bones.