Yoga is a holistic approach that unites the body, mind, and spirit. It was generated from Indian soil where it evolved as a means to achieve enlightenment and spiritual fulfillment. For centuries it has changed its format from just physical postures to yogic meditation to aerial yoga. Compilation of many asanas people can manage their mental well-being …
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) A recent study by a group of environmental scholars and researchers from two leading institutions from West Bengal and one from Australia has suggested lesser use of groundwater in farming to prevent arsenic exposure for farm products, especially in case of rice. The study paper by scholars and researchers from the …
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New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Stem cells from the human stomach can be converted into cells that secrete insulin in response to rising blood sugar levels, offering a promising approach to treating diabetes, a significant pre-clinical study has said. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City in the US showed they could take …
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New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Doctors at a hospital in Pune have, in a study, shown the efficacy of a novel rescue therapy which may help babies born with low oxygen levels — a rare and life-threatening condition that occurs in approximately one in 500 newborns, giving them a bluish appearance. Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension (PPHN) …
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Los Angeles, May 26 (IANS) More than 200 American patients could be at risk of fungal meningitis after having surgical procedures at clinics in a Mexico border city, according to the latest warning of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC has said that it was working with the Mexican Ministry …
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London, May 25 (IANS) Canadian and US researchers have – with the help of artificial intelligence – discovered a new antibiotic that kills a deadly species of “superbug” which can infect wounds and cause pneumonia, media reports said. ‘Acinetobacter baumannii’ is one of the three superbugs the World Health Organisation has identified as a “critical” …
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Johhanesburg, May 25 (IANS) A total of 17 people have died of cholera since its recent outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of South Africa’s administrative capital Pretoria, the Department of Health in Gauteng Province said. To date, the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of cholera has reached 29, while 17 people have passed on from the disease …
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Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) Hyderabad, which is emerging as the knowledge capital of the world’s life sciences industry, has grabbed another big-ticket investment in the sector. US-based StemCures is slated to establish a manufacturing lab in Telangana that will focus on stem cell therapy with the vision to create the largest stem cell manufacturing plant …
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Johhanesburg, May 24 (IANS) The National Health Department of South Africa has said that it is on high alert to prevent imported cholera from crossing its borders as the Southern African region is experiencing the outbreak. “Given the ongoing cholera outbreak in the Southern African region, there’s a high possibility of continued importation of cases …
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New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) In a bizarre case, an American multi-millionaire in his 40s is attempting to reverse ageing using blood plasma transfusions from his teenage son, media reports said. With the plasma transfusions from his 17-year old son, Bryan Johnson, 45, claims to have the skin of a 28-year-old and the lung capacity …
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