Brain differences detected in kids with depressed parents
New York-- Researchers have found structural differences in the brains of children at high risk for depression due to parental depressive history.
Depression is a...
Brain region smaller in birth control pill users: Study
New York--Researchers have found that women taking oral contraceptives, commonly known as birth control pills, had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume, compared to women not...
One-third of lung cancer patients have depression: Study
New York-- About one-third of patients newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer have moderate to severe symptoms of depression, a...
New Mediterranean diet lets you eat meat without any guilt
Sydney-- Researchers have developed a new version of Mediterranean diet that includes meat to cater to Western tastes and also deliver health benefits.
A typical...
Even one drink a day may increase cancer risk
Tokyo-- If you thought one-two drinks a day would not do any harm, think again. Researchers in Japan have found that even light alcohol...
‘Get cholesterol checked from 20s to calculate heart risk’
London-- A study has said that people should get their cholesterol levels checked from their mid-20s as the readings can be used to calculate...
Probiotic therapy for inflammatory bowel disease
By The Harvard Gazette
About 1.6 million people in the U.S. have an incurable inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) such as Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis, and 70,000...
Kids born of diabetic mothers at heart risk: Study
London-- Children of mothers with diabetes have increased rates of early onset cardiovascular disease or CVD (conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels) from...
Researchers find new way to treat pancreatic cancer
Jerusalem-- Pancreatic cancer is resistant to all current treatments. Patients have extremely poor chances of surviving for five years after being diagnosed but a...
How gene linked to autism, Tourette’s impacts brain
London-- Researchers have discovered how a genetic alteration that increases the risk of developing Autism and Tourette's impairs brain communication.
People with a genetic deletion...
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By Laura Castanon
News at Northeastern
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Reduce helplessness for a stable society: Sudha Murthy
By Sukant Deepak
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