In a major blow to the scientific community, the HIV virus that was once vanquished in the 'Mississippi baby' by administering aggressive anti-retroviral therapy before she was barely 30 hours old has rebounded.


HIV virus rebound in 'Mississippi Baby' dashes hope


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Small text warning labels remind people about the health risks of smoking, but larger, more graphic warning labels with pictures were better at motivating them to quit, a study has shown.


Bigger warning labels on cigarette packs more effective


Check your age if you feel you have lost sex appeal among young women all of a sudden. Men who have turned 39 lose charm for young women as they are viewed more like father figures than sex symbols, a study reveals.


Men lose sex appeal at 39


Sleep behaviour disorder characterised by vivid, violent dreams or dream re-enactment could be a better indicator of onset of Parkinson's disease than other common symptoms such as olfactory dysfunction and constipation, says a study.


Sleep disturbances indicate onset of Parkinson's


If you thought one drink per day is good for your heart, be prepared to change your habit as researchers have found that reducing alcohol consumption even in light drinkers improves cardiovascular health.


Alcohol consumption bad for heart


Researchers have developed a radiation detecting device that can scan radiation levels in their living environment and is smaller than a golf ball, portable and inexpensive.


Now, an affordable radiation detector


Hot and humid days may bring more kidney stones as higher temperatures contribute to dehydration that leads to a higher concentration of calcium in the body that promote the growth of kidney stones.


Scorching summer may trigger kidney stone attacks


It is possible to relieve pain hypersensitivity with a new method that rekindles pain so that it can subsequently be erased, says a study.


New method to erase pain


For young adults who are victims of dating violence, a unique health education programme - designed to delay sexual behaviour and promote healthy dating relationships - can significantly reduce the menace.


Programme to help curb dating violence


Can't live without your smartphone even for 10 minutes? Join the club of addicts who cannot go without their phone before suffering from anxiety.


Even minutes without smartphone can fuel anxiety


In what could open a new chapter in the development of drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease, for which currently there is no cure, researchers have discovered a new therapeutic target for tackling memory impairment.


Drug to cure Alzheimer's comes step closer


Washington, July 10 (IANS/Prensa Latina) Scientists have recorded the highest level of ultraviolet radiation on earth in South America -- at levels akin to what may be expected on Mars.


South America records Mars-like levels of UV radiation


Children born through a caesarean section procedure have different intestinal microbes than children born normally, says a study.


Caesarean babies have weaker immunity


British researchers at University of Exeter have designed a new compound that will slowly deliver hydrogen sulfide - well-known as a foul-smelling gas in rotten eggs and flatulence - to treat stressed cells and make them stay alive.


Pungent flatulence gas can help cells stay alive: Study


Sudden, acute episodes of low back pain are not linked to weather conditions such as temperature, humidity, air pressure or wind direction, new research shows.


Don't curse weather for low back pain


Variation in how efficiently urban areas release heat back into the lower atmosphere - through the process of convection - is the dominant factor in the daytime "urban heat island" (UHI) effect, a phenomenon that makes urban areas significantly warmer than the surrounding countryside.


What makes cities warmer than countryside


Though hosts might expand their geographical range due to global warming, the parasites do not always follow suit, says a study on how climate change affects parasites.


How climate change affects parasites and disease spread


A golden Labrador with the Rhode Island internet crimes against children task force in the US has a perfect nose for computer hardware that can help against rising cases of child pornography.


This dog can sniff out porn material


Bowel cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are more likely to survive the disease, says a study.


Vitamin D ups survival chances of bowel cancer patients


The government Thursday announced the scaling up of biotech clusters in the country.


Biotech clusters to be scaled up


Vasectomy, a surgical procedure for male sterilisation, may help you prevent pregnancy permanently, but it poses increased risk of prostate cancer, and a stronger risk for advanced or lethal prostate cancer, says a study.

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