Washington : Boffins have discovered a new molecular mechanism that ‘spontaneously’ causes liver cancer.

Washington : Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have revealed that women, who get most of their daily calcium from food, have healthier bones than women whose calcium comes mainly from supplemental tablets.

Geneva -- The World Health Organization (WHO) today released the first ever country-by-country analysis of the impact that environmental factors have on health, and it revealed that 13 million deaths worldwide could be prevented every year by making environments healthier.

London -- Parents who have lost their first child sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) shouldn’t live in constant fear that the same will happen to their second child, for according to a review study, the recurrence of the syndrome has been overestimated in studies so far.

Washington -- Boffins have highlighted differences in people’s ability to perform basic tasks, depending on whether the left or right sides of their brains have been damaged by a stroke.

Washington -- A study led by researchers at San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) has found that with the help of a simple test, a physician can predict people who may develop dementia within six years.

Washington -- A recent research has found that gamma-secretase, an enzyme key to the progression of Alzheimer’s, acts as a tumor suppressor by shifting the pathway of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a potential treatment target for cancer.

Europeans are now taller than Americans for the first time in history, thanks to better national healthcare systems in most European countries, according to new findings.

India loses at least $7.2 billion per year as healthcare expenditure due to tobacco consumption, experts said Thursday, as the World No Tobacco Day was observed around the globe.