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A defective gene typically affects the function of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. (Photo: Pixabay)

Gene linked to blood sugar, diabetes identified

This is the first time a defect in this gene has been linked with a disease.

16 Jan 2018 4:46 PM IST

39% of pediatric patients with epilepsy who added CBD oil to their treatments experienced a 50% reduction in seizures. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cannabis compound may reduce epileptic seizures: study

Cannabidiol (CBD), one of the many active compounds in the cannabis (marijuana) plant, has gained attention as a...

28 Feb 2018 5:58 PM IST

About 20 percent of kids getting the peanut powder dropped out of the study, 12 percent due to reactions or other problems. (Photo: Pixabay)

Preventive treatment for peanut allergies succeeds in study

The study involved nearly 500 kids ages 4 to 17 with allergies so severe that they had reactions to as little as a tenth...

21 Feb 2018 3:52 PM IST

China White is a street name given to a highly potent heroin substitute made from the homemade designer version of fentanyl.

Superbug infections rising among injection drug users

Users of heroin and other injection drugs were 16 times more likely than other people to develop severe illnesses.

9 Jun 2018 6:06 PM IST

The World Health Organization is planning to try out an experimental Ebola vaccine to fight the outbreak of the virus. (Photo: AP)

Anti-bodies that fight Ebola viruses are now a reality

Researchers at Vanderbilt University closer to developing effective antibody treatment against viruses causing lethal...

1 Aug 2018 9:02 AM IST