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Dr. Liu presented the new findings at an American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans last week.

Eating grilled or well-done meat, fish tied to high blood pressure...

Higher frequency of open-flame, high-temperature cooking and preference for meat well-done were associated with...

28 March 2018 8:02 AM IST

Obesity has shifted certain cancers to younger age groups, and intensified cellular mechanisms promoting the diseases. (Photo: Pixabay)

Obesity increases risk of cancer in adolescents

Obesity has shifted certain cancers to younger age groups, and intensified cellular mechanisms promoting the diseases.

27 March 2018 12:18 PM IST

Cancer patients dont want researchers to be focused on things that slow down the cancer or may have relatively minor effects. (Photo: Pixabay)

This simple system can ease cancer patients' pain

According to a University Of Edinburgh-led study, patients with cancer could benefit from a simple bedside system to...

27 March 2018 8:58 AM IST

Its urgent to have a national breast cancer program in India, while at the local level, awareness needs to be raised about breast cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Is protein responsible for breast cancer?

One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime and one in 30 is expected to die from it.

7 May 2018 4:02 PM IST

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

Daily consumption of this drug can cause certain cancers in men

Men who take once-daily aspirin have nearly double the risk of melanoma compared to men who are not exposed.

4 May 2018 5:33 PM IST

Metabolically healthy obesity is not a stable or reliable indicator of future risk for cardiovascular disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

A healthy digestive system could do wonders!

Microbes in the digestive system have a big influence on human health and may play a role in the onset of disease...

3 May 2018 5:27 PM IST

The brain maintains its ability to generate local neural oscillations during sleep throughout the lifespan. (Photo: Pixabay)

Less than 6 or more than 10 hours of sleep raises the risk of health...

Too much or too little sleep raises people's risk of high blood pressure and inflammation.

13 Jun 2018 2:54 PM IST

Genes linked with problem solving powers were associated with the process by which neurons carry signals in the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Genome-editing tool may increase cancer risk: Study

Lack of p53 is also known to contribute to making cells grow uncontrollably and become cancerous.

12 Jun 2018 1:47 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds method to detect cancer in diabetic patients

Researchers were able to show blood sugars rise 30 to 36 months before the diagnosis of cancer.

21 Jun 2018 5:00 PM IST

Parental provision of alcohol is associated with risk, not with protection. (Photo: Pixabay)

Average lifetime alcohol intake may determine risks of cancer,...

Even light-to-moderate levels of alcohol intake have previously been linked to increased cancer risk.

20 Jun 2018 8:44 AM IST

The set of 170 chemical compounds was then tested across 100 lung cancer lines. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diabetes may be an early indicator of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most fatal cancers, with a five-year survival rate of only eight per cent.

19 Jun 2018 10:01 AM IST

These findings show that both genetics (GBA gene mutation) and aging can cause the same lipid elevations in the brain that are demonstrated in Parkinsons disease pathology (Photo: AFP)

Early treatment of childhood brain tumours can help children live long...

Advance testing methods have also made testing more cost-effective.

17 Jun 2018 5:36 PM IST