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Cigar smoke is inhaled and is just as harmful to the lungs as cigarettes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cigars as harmful as cigarettes

Researchers find that the level of nicotine found in small cigar smoke is similar to or greater than cigarette smoke.

23 Nov 2017 7:58 AM IST

It establishes a more accessible target for brain stimulation than many autism-related neural circuits that are buried within the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Soft 3D printed structures mimic brain, lung tissues

Regenerating damaged tissue by 'seeding' porous scaffolds with cells and encouraging them to grow allows body to heal...

14 Jan 2018 12:23 PM IST

For tumours to grow and spread, cancer cells must make larger than normal amounts of nucleic acids and protein, so they can multiply. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cancer overrides body clock to survive: study

Cancer cells alter the body clock to boost tumour growth.

1 Jan 2018 10:47 AM IST

Interstitial lung disease or ILD is a broad category of lung diseases that includes more than 130 disorders characterised by fibrosis or inflammation of the lungs.

Restoring lipid synthesis can reduce lung fibrosis, says study

Restoring the lipids that help keep lung tissue flexible and inflated can help slow disease progression.

6 March 2018 12:16 PM IST

Estimates suggest health savings from reduced air pollution may be between 1.4-2.5 times greater than cost of climate change mitigation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Health savings outweigh costs of limiting global warming: study

Health costs from air pollution include medical treatment, patient care, and lost productivity.

3 March 2018 10:03 AM IST

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

Targeted cancer treatments far outperform traditional methods

Those who were treated with traditional approaches lived just under three months without cancer growing, and 7.3 months...

2 Jun 2018 6:08 PM IST

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

Common chemotherapy drug may lead to heart failure: Study

The drug doxorubicin disrupts metabolism that controls immune responses in the spleen and heart.

8 Aug 2018 7:07 PM IST

Lung damage caused by chronic inflammation in conditions such as COPD and cystic fibrosis leads to reduced lung function and eventually respiratory failure. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cystic Fibrosis in unborn babies may lead to lower birth weight

CF mutation could also have an effect on the way babies develop within the womb.

4 Aug 2018 6:09 PM IST

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

Scientists discover how to target 'undruggable cancers' which affect...

Scientists say that the cancers they hope to treat are particularly stubborn thanks to mutations that make cells grow...

14 Aug 2018 9:24 AM IST

This study shows that diet might help repair lung damage in people who have stopped smoking. (Photo: Pixabay)

Two tomatoes a day may keep lung disease at bay: study

Similar benefits were observed with apples too.

21 Dec 2017 2:36 PM IST

Some 37 million people worldwide have the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cancer drug prompts 'drastic' HIV decrease in lung cancer patient

Scientists have for years been trying to find a way of clearing HIV reservoirs.

3 Dec 2017 8:40 AM IST

Our systems are not designed to allow for meaningful conversations that may take some time. (Photo: Pixabay)

Doctors rarely discuss end-of-life care for chronic lung conditions

The most important part of the conversation is taking the time to hear what a patient has to say.

2 Dec 2017 2:01 PM IST