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Cancer drugs may be effective in treating chronic lung inflammation: Study

Researchers, including those from the University of Sheffield in the UK, assessed the effect of drugs used to treat different cancer types on lung damage in people living with COPD

New model better simulates chemical interactions, may improve drug making

According to the researchers, many diseases can be traced to a molecule not binding correctly

Here is how cooking shows are changing the food habits of children

As a reward for participating, the kids were offered a snack, which they could choose from a set of options -- some which were healthier than the others.

How personal care products trigger skin allergies, finds research

According to the study, published in the journal Science Immunology, skin allergy may be triggered by chemicals in consumer products due to the way they displace natural fat-like molecules -- called l

What Google's artificial intelligence learnt about breast cancer detection

Radiologists miss about 20 per cent of breast cancers in mammograms, the American Cancer Society says, and half of all women who get the screenings over a 10-year period have a false positive result

From symptoms to treatment: All you need to know about chilblains

The best way to avoid chilblains is to make sure gloves and boots fit well and are dry and clean

Diabetes independently increases risk of heart failure, says study

According to researchers, including those from Mayo Clinic, heart failure may be the result of a co-condition like hypertension, or coronary heart disease, but always

Trailer company says it will stop hiring nicotine users in 21 US states

U-Haul International employs 30,000 people across the US and Canada.

Intravenous TB vaccination more effective than other methods: Study

In a study, published in the journal Nature, the scientists showed that simply changing the way the vaccine is administered could dramatically boost its protective power

New artificial intelligence model can predict bowel cancer severity: Study

The noninvasive method was described in a study, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, and adds to advances in technologies that analyse circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA)

Poor nutrition to encephalitis outbreak: 2019's biggest health stories

All year round, the level of air pollution in Delhi remains three times higher than the national standard

Cannabis a cure for cancer, insomnia, claim Twitter bots without evidence

The next most common posts involved legality of the drug or posts about where to buy or sell cannabis.

Certain foods may help postmenopausal women sleep better

Foods such as vegetables, nuts and whole grain breads help reduce the risk of insomnia

Fathers should be screened for postpartum depression too, says Survey

Fathers with postpartum depression are also less likely than mothers to ask for help

Fit & Proper: How to protect children from electronic screen syndrome

According to current guidelines, infants less than two years of age should not get any screen time and kids between 2 and 5 years should be allowed to watch television only for an hour

Gene therapy to conquering hepatitis C: A decade of medical breakthroughs

Putting aside prices for a moment, it's been an exciting period for medical progress

Is it possible to keep diabetes under check? Here are a few ways to manage

The most important thing for diabetic patients is to keep their blood sugar level under control to avoid hospitalization

Researchers decode how body becomes prone to rotavirus infection

The findings, of their study, published in the journal Science Immunology, revealed that this inhibition prevented a robust antibody response in adult mice to rotavirus

Alzheimer's tests may be common soon. Should you get yourself tested?

There is a blood test on the horizon that can detect beta amyloid, and researchers are experimenting with scans to look for another protein, called tau, also characteristic of Alzheimer's

New ultrasound scan uses laser instead of acoustics to image human body

"We're at the beginning of what we could do with laser ultrasound," said Brian W. Anthony, a senior author on the paper from MIT