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A significant amount of work needs to be done before prenatal gene editing can be translated to the clinic (Photo: AFP)

Gene editing may provide way to treat lethal diseases before birth

Prenatal treatment could open a door to disease prevention, for HT1 and potentially for other congenital disorders.

9 Oct 2018 3:20 PM GMT

His condition can be compared to game addiction which was recently categorised as a disorder (Photo: AFP)

26-year-old man from Bengaluru found to be suffering from Netflix...

Binge watching shows caused disturbance to his sleep patterns along with strain to eyes and fatigue.

9 Oct 2018 1:52 PM GMT

Men with fertility issues can benefit from a simple change in their lifestyle (Photo: AFP)

Men who sleep less may have lower testosterone levels affecting sexual...

Sleep was found to be more influential then factors such as age and alcohol when it came to testosterone levels.

9 Oct 2018 10:20 AM GMT

The man decided to seek medical attention only when the pain in his penis became unbearable. (Photo: Pixabay)

Men with small penises more likely to be infertile

Study says those with fertility problems tend to have penises around third of inch shorter when erect, than men without...

9 Oct 2018 5:19 AM GMT

Lack of the sunshine vitamin can also lead to weak bones and lack of immunity (Photo: AFP)

Excessive vitamin A may increase risk of bone fractures

Vitamin A is essential vitamin that is important for numerous biological processes including growth, vision, immunity...

9 Oct 2018 4:31 AM GMT

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's link between weight loss, breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Women with weight loss greater than or equal to 5 per cent had a 12 per cent lower breast cancer risk.

9 Oct 2018 3:16 AM GMT

Researchers are saying that more men may become infertile (Photo: AFP)

Human race may face extinction as sperm quality continues to fall in...

Changes in testosterone levels as well as rise in testicular cancer are also to be blamed for this development.

8 Oct 2018 1:31 PM GMT

Lack of physical activity among people leads to other health complications such as arthritis. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's what you should eat to beat arthritis

Notably, most common type of arthritis is osteoarthritis and is caused by a wearing-away of the cartilage covering the...

8 Oct 2018 7:26 AM GMT

Kidneys which have a large volume of blood flowing through them are the first ones to sense the effect of particulate matter in the circulatory system.

Air pollution harms your kidneys, too

The harmful toxins in polluted air increases the risk of developing chronic kidney disease and are now being considered...

7 Oct 2018 6:50 PM GMT

A higher pressure to look perfect is one more factor which is fuelling anxiety (Photo: AFP)

Here are the reasons causing more people to struggle with anxiety than...

Many people have scared themselves into worrying about having serious conditions based on symptoms that are general and...

7 Oct 2018 12:30 PM GMT

Patients with bipolar disorder may benefit from a balanced diet (Photo: AFP)

Weight and diet may impact response to treatment for bipolar disorder

Researchers measured BMI and then measured depression and how a person is able to function in their day to day life.

7 Oct 2018 8:43 AM GMT

It made much more sense for modern humans to just borrow the already adapted genetic defences from Neanderthals (Photo: AFP)

Neanderthal genes may have helped modern humans develop protection...

Neanderthals had been living outside of Africa for hundreds of thousands of years, giving them time to evolve defences...

7 Oct 2018 8:10 AM GMT