Washington :  Infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms) can not only combat obesity but ameliorate related metabolic disorders, a study in mouse model has found. Gastrointestinal nematodes infect approximately 2 billion people worldwide, [...]

London :   Fasting twice a week could be the key to a longer life by slashing the risk of a host of killer diseases, a new study has revealed. Research shows dramatically cutting the amount of calories you eat for two days can keep obesity, [...]

Washington :  Apple CEO Tim Cook is set to share Silicon Valley’s most expensive cup of coffee, it has been revealed. Sometime in the next year, Cook will sit down for a cup of coffee with someone who has paid at least 210,000 dollars for [...]

Karachi :  Dr Quratul Ain Hyder, Consultant Radiologist passed away on Friday. Dr. Nusrat Iqbal, central president Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) female branch and central executive committee offered deep condolence on the sad [...]

Karachi :  Around two million people are completely blind in Pakistan, where blindness rate is 1.08 per cent. In Sindh, about 340000 people are suffering from blindness, while cataract and diabetes are the major causes of blindness. By birth [...]

Chinese researchers investigating the deadly outbreak of H7N9 bird flu say people infected by the virus contracted it from poultry. The scientists’ findings confirmed what had been suspicions that bird flu virus crossed from birds to humans [...]

Washington :  A new study suggests clenching your right hand may help form a stronger memory of an event or action, and clenching your left may help you recollect the memory later. Ruth Propper and colleagues from Montclair State University [...]

Washington  :   University of Guelph researchers have created the first-ever vaccine for gut bacteria common in autistic children that may help control some autism symptoms. Brittany Pequegnat and Guelph chemistry professor Mario Monteiro [...]

Washington :  A Cleveland Clinic research has revealed a microbial byproduct of intestinal bacteria contributes to heart disease and serves as an accurate screening tool for predicting future risks of heart attack, stroke and death in persons [...]

Washington :   A new study has suggested that drinking one (or one extra) 12oz serving size of sugar-sweetened soft drink a day can be enough to increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 22 percent. The research was conducted by Dr [...]