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Children are five times less likely to develop an allergy if their mothers eat nuts before weaning. (Photo: Pexels)

Mothers should eat peanuts while breastfeeding to prevent allergies...

Children are five times less likely to develop an allergy if their mothers eat nuts before weaning.

27 Sept 2017 11:19 AM

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

Both influenza and whooping cough are highly contagious, and babies who catch these infections often require hospitalization. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaccinating pregnant mothers is safe for babies

Infants are much less likely to get influenza or whooping cough when their mothers were vaccinated during pregnancy.

22 Feb 2018 4:20 AM

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

Most effective cancer therapy comes closer to reality

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer.

28 April 2018 10:19 AM

The drug makes the malaria pathogen unable to metabolise or reproduce. (Photo: Pixabay)

Immunity protein at birth reduces childhood malaria risk, says study

Childhood malaria remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality resulting in 500,000 deaths annually.

27 July 2018 3:16 PM

Cold, cough, flu, fever, pneumonia are some common diseases that spread during the monsoon season (Photo: AFP)

Here are 7 variations of tea that can help boost immunity during...

It contains herbs that are full of vitamin C, which is important for building up a strong immune system to fight off all...

16 July 2018 3:19 PM

The breakthrough could pave the way for a far more effective allergy medicine. (Photo: Pixabay)

People with allergies often leave life-saving epinephrine at home

Patient education around how and when to use an epinephrine auto-injector is also important.

4 July 2018 3:19 PM

Scientists are now planning to mimic the design of cicada wings to create anti-microbial surfaces that by virtue of their design, are resistant to bacteria. (Representational image)

Can good bacteria keep gut healthy?

The findings have been published in the journal Immunity.

4 July 2018 8:18 AM

Heart attacks in humans are known to strike most commonly in the morning, and research suggests that morning heart attacks tend to be more severe than at night. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Know the severity of falling sick in the morning

Being sick in morning can be different from being sick at night: Study.

19 May 2019 6:19 AM

If your gut instinct is telling you that there is something seriously wrong with your body, listen o it. Many doctors may dismiss it as being tiredness or fatigue or something more common. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Everything you need to know about auto-immune diseases

Here are the top 10 things one must know about auto-immune diseases, how they work and what can be done to keep the...

21 Jun 2019 1:27 PM

Researchers explained that kids who lived in very clean, germ-free conditions during their first years and had less interaction with other children are prone to lymphoblastic leukemia. (Photo: representational/Pixabay)

Strong immune system in children keeps leukemia at bay

Clean, germ-free childhood makes children prone to Leukemia: Study.

6 July 2019 5:45 AM

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a man to be tested for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in a neighborhood in Wuhan. (AFP)

Lack of immunity makes China vulnerable to second wave of virus...

Doctor Zhong Nanshan, senior medical advisor of the Chinese government and pivotal in China's corona fight explains

17 May 2020 8:27 AM