Children infected with the malaria parasite are likely to experience DNA damage that can lead to Burkitt's lymphoma, a highly aggressive blood cancer, says a new study that sheds new light on how the two seemingly different disease are related.


Malaria puts kids at deadly blood cancer risk


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Researchers from Stanford University have genetically engineered yeast to make painkilling medicines, a breakthrough that heralds a faster and potentially less expensive way to produce many different types of plant-based medicines.


Genetically-modified yeast yields cheap painkillers


Combining chemotherapy with a drug that blocks part of the immune system from going into overdrive might help prevent cancer coming back in some people, says a new study.


Immune-blocking drug could stop cancer re-growth


Actively browsing the internet hampers the in-built knowledge that we actually possess, a new study has revealed.


How internet can hamper your in-built knowledge


A new study of a brain region involved in learning and memory, responses to stress and epilepsy has found that male and female brains operate differently at a molecular level.


Male, female brains operate differently: Study


Playing a simple brain game that involves identifying shapes can sharpen your focus and reduce anxiety, new research has found.


Brain game sharpens focus, reduces anxiety


Post-menopausal women who suffer from painful intercourse and vaginal dryness are more likely to use vaginal estrogen (VE) regardless of whether they use any other type of hormone therapy, says a study.


Middle-aged women prefer vaginal estrogen to enhance sex life


The intelligence quotient (IQ) of adults born very prematurely or with very low birth weight can be predicted when they are just toddlers, new research has found.


Premature toddlers can offer clues to their future IQ


If you want your kids to shine in maths, allow them play time as researchers have found that fitness enhances math skills by aiding the development of brain structures that contribute to mathematics achievement.


Physical fitness enhances math skills in kids


China shut down supercomputer Tianhe-1A, which can perform 2.57 quadrillion computing operations per second, due to blasts in Tianjin city as it was located a few kilometres from the site of the explosions that killed 44 people.


Supercomputer shut down due to China blasts


Starting Wednesday, the micro-blogging site Twitter lifted the 140-character limit for its 300 million-plus users to send direct messages, an Indian-origin Twitter official has announced.


Twitter ends 140-character limit for sending direct messages


For women over the age of 80 with breast cancer, the chances of survival due to chemotherapy are significantly lower, says a study.


Chemo less effective for breast cancer patients over 80


A team of researchers in Germany and Ireland has developed a new device that dramatically cuts the time to detect bacterial species that cause urinary tract infections -- a major cause of sepsis.


New device detects urinary tract infections in an hour


Using novel sequencing techniques, a team of US researchers have traced the origins of the yeast used in making most popular lager beer all the way back to 15th century Bavaria in southeastern Germany.


15th century Bavaria gave birth to lager beer


A single abortion or miscarriage has the potential to impact subsequent pregnancies in a woman's life, a new study has warned.


Single abortion may adversely affect later deliveries


People with Type-1 diabetes who use insulin pump therapy face almost 50 percent less risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than those who take insulin by multiple daily injections, a new study says.


Insulin pump may curb heart disease risk by half


Children who love to watch sport on television are more likely to get exposed to alcohol ads than those who watch non-sport TV, a new Australian study has found.


Sport TV exposing kids to alcohol ads: Study


A novel combination therapy was found to be highly effective at treating patients with melanoma, known as the most serious type of skin cancer.


New combo therapy effective against melanoma


Being born in a Caesarean section negatively affects a baby's ability to focus on a particular area of interest, says a new study.


Caesarean delivery slows baby's ability to focus


Trans fats, and not saturated fats found in animal products, are associated with greater risk of death, coronary heart disease and stroke or Type 2 diabetes, researchers from McMaster University have found.


Shun trans fats to lower death risk


If you find it too hard to stay awake at work despite a good night's sleep, daily aerobic exercise can help you focus, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin.

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