Men with central (or abdominal) obesity are at increased risk of experiencing lower urinary tract symptoms, a new study suggests.


Abdominal obesity may increase lower urinary tract symptoms risk


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Scientists have found that administering gene therapy may reverse damage in kidney cells, suggesting a potential treatment for chronic kidney disease characterised by gradual loss of its functions.


Gene therapy may help treat chronic kidney disease


A sleep disorder that causes repeated shallow or paused breathing may be associated with changes in brain structure that are also seen in the early stages of dementia.


Sleep disorder linked with brain changes found in dementia


Stopping blood vessel cells from becoming dysfunctional may reverse the symptoms of small vessel disease (SVD) -- major cause of dementia and stroke -- and prevent brain damage in older adults, scientists have found.


Scientists develop potential approach to treat dementia, stroke


Our early hominin ancestors, including their toddlers, could stand on two feet and walk upright, but also had several ape-like foot characteristics that could have aided in climbing trees, a study has found.


Hominins walked like modern humans, climbed like apes: Study


Older adults who are "skinny fat" -- the combination of low muscle mass and strength in the context of high fat mass -- may be at risk of developing decline in cognitive performance, a study contends.


'Skinny fat' a sign of dementia, Alzheimer's risk: Study


A drug used in the stem cell therapy to treat certain cancers may also protect against lung injury caused by cigarette smoke, finds a study.


Stem cell therapy effective against smoke-induced COPD: Study


For men planning for fatherhood, regularly consuming a diet with 60 g of nuts can significantly improve the quality, quantity, and motility of sperm, results of a clinical trial has showed.


Diet rich in nuts may boost sperm count, motility


US researchers have developed an experimental drug that potentially slows down the progression of Parkinson's disease as well as its symptoms.


Experimental drug can halt Parkinson's progression: Study


NASA has invited citizen scientists to help them track mosquitos known to carry and spread diseases like Zika, West Nile Virus and malaria to create new forecast models that can predict the spread of these diseases.


Help NASA track mosquitoes, reduce disease outbreaks


The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) on Monday launched an eight-week online certification course to train doctors across the country treating patients with Tuberculosis (TB), a disease with an estimated incidence figure of 2.79 million cases in India.


NPTEL rolls out online course on TB for doctors


Lack of a stable relationship could be the reason why young women are increasingly opting to freeze their eggs, contrary to the popular belief of delaying childbearing due to pursuing education or career, says a study.


No stable partner, not career, behind women freezing eggs: Study


While global warming is deemed as the direct result of man-made activities, a new research has claimed that the climate change phenomenon was caused by the evolution of Earth's first animals more than 500 million years ago.


Earth's first animals caused global warming: Study


Undergoing genetic testing for breast cancer creates a "DNA barcode" which can help transform treatment for the deadly cancer and make it more personalised to each patient, scientists say.


DNA 'barcode' to deliver personalised care for breast cancer patients


Administering an antioxidant-enriched vitamin may decrease respiratory exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis, a study suggests.


Antioxidant treatment can help lung disease patients: Study


When it comes to genome analytics, data may run in petabytes (PB is 1,000 terabytes). Keeping this data stored in Cloud is paramount and Amazon Web Services is helping Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) achieve that.


AWS Cloud helping researchers make sense of genomics data


With conventional water-repellent coatings facing a gradual phase-out due to their harmful effects on the environment and human health, researchers including one of Indian-origin have developed a process that could offer "non-toxic" alternative to making natural fabrics waterproof.


New 'non-toxic' coating makes natural fabrics waterproof


Be careful if you lie about your IQ as researchers have developed a machine-learning algorithm that may tell how smart you are by looking at a scan of your brain.


New algorithm that may predict your intelligence


Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday released a commemorative coin of Rs 125 denomination to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of scientist Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis and 12th Statistics Day.


Naidu releases commemorative coin on Mahalanobis


Scientists have developed a drug that could partially restore hearing in patients with an inherited form of progressive deafness.


This drug therapy offers hope for patients with hearing loss


Did you know which part of your brain helped you sing or change your voice pitch? Scientists have now identified the part of the brain which governs the "music" of speech and is responsible for controlling the voice pitch.

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