A glass of fruit juice a day may not be as 'healthy' as previously thought as researchers found that those who regularly drink fruit juice have significantly higher blood pressure than those who have it occasionally.


Regular fruit juice drinking could lead to high BP


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Diseases that occur due to blood flow problems could soon become a lot easier to treat as researchers have developed a technique to jump-start the body's system for creating blood vessels.


Stem cell therapy could create new blood vessels


Can past sex partners influence the appearance of your child with a different male? Yes, say researchers.


Past sex partners may decide looks of your kid: Study


With five of the most high-risk freshwater invaders from the Ponto-Caspian region around Turkey and Ukraine now discovered in the Wraysbury river in London, Britain faces serious threat to its national biosecurity, says a study.


Invasive species threaten British aquatic biosecurity


The cholesterol-making process in cells requires about 30 chemical reactions and 20 enzymes, seven of which are embedded in the cellular membrane.


Atomic map reveals how cholesterol is made


Scientists have discovered a previously unknown mechanism through which the brain produces new nerve cells even after a stroke.


Brain may produce nerve cells even after stroke


C. difficile bacteria live harmlessly in many people's guts alongside hundreds of other species - all competing for space and food. But some antibiotics can kill C. difficile's competitors, allowing the bugs to multiply. Now, a US study has found that feeding such patients with capsules of frozen faeces from healthy people can tackle infections caused by them.


Faecal capsules may treat gut infection


Patients who have plastic surgery to re-shape their bodies after bariatric procedures are able to maintain significantly greater weight loss than those who do not have surgery, a study indicated.


Stay in shape with plastic surgery after bariatric procedure


The search for life on Mars has now got a new twist as researchers believe that a study of Mars-like environment on the Earth could help them better understand the clues to life on the Red Planet.


Mars-like environments on Earth clue to life on Red Planet


People who live close to the coast are more likely to meet physical activity guidelines than inland dwellers, found a study.


Live near a beach to boost physical activity


large numbers of fish will disappear from the tropics by 2050 as the earth and the oceans get warmer and fish shift their habitat in search of cooler waters, a research found.


Tropics to witness major fish loss by 2050: Study


Higher levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, two types of fat, in the blood of men who underwent surgery for prostate cancer, may increase risk of disease recurrence, says a study.


High cholesterol ups risk of prostate cancer recurrence


Mothers who decide to breastfeed their children beyond one year of age are driven more by their concerns for their children's physical and social development than the advice of health care professionals, family and friends, found a research.


Why some mothers extend breastfeeding


In pioneering work, researchers from the Harvard University have produced billions of human insulin producing beta cells - taking a giant leap forward in the quest to find a truly effective treatment for Type 1 diabetes.


Giant leap towards Type 1 diabetes treatment


With cyclonic storm Hudhud set to hit Andhra Pradesh coast, the state government Saturday requested the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to provide satellite pictures of the coastal region.


Andhra seeks satellite pictures from ISRO


The largest migration on the planet is the movement of small animals from the surface of the open ocean, where they feed on plants under the cover of darkness, to the sunless depths to hide from predators during the day, says a study.


Tiny migrating animals' pee shapes ocean chemistry


The following Indian and Indian-origin people have won the Nobel Prize:


Indian and India-origin Nobel laureates


Colon cancer may be caused by the loss of a hormone called guanylin, a study said, suggesting hormone replacement therapy could stall its formation.


Single hormone loss may cause colon cancer


A new technique quickly detects the presence of drugs or monitors certain medical conditions using only a single drop of blood or urine, representing a potential tool for clinicians and law enforcement.


New method yields fast results in drug, medical testing


A research study has found that grapefruit juice not only helps in losing weight but also lowers glucose level.


Grapefruit juice might help in weight loss


Mexico City, Oct 9 (IANS/EFE) Ebola can be quickly detected using microfluidics, the study of very tiny volumes of liquids, according to Juan Pablo Agusil Antonoff, a specialist in biomedical engineering at the Ibero-American University in Mexico.

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