Life :: Working in shifts shortens life span
Working in shifts throughout the day instead of a normal day job could shorten your life span, an Indian study has found.
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Life Science :: Reliance Life Sciences ties up with US-based MPM Capital
Adding a new dimension to its business, the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Life Sciences announced its partnership with US-based global investment management firm, MPM Capital LP.
Nutrition :: NDRI develops mango lassi for commercial sale
Easily perishable ‘Mango lassi’ will soon be available off the shelves with the National Dairy Research Institute, India (NDRI) developing a technology to extend the life of the beverage.
Life :: New planet might support life
Astronomers have discovered a new planet circling a dim red star around 20 light years away from our solar system which could be a “super earth” supporting life.
Health Care :: Time to move ahead – Ban on Chernobyl disaster
Remembering the victims of the world’s worst nuclear power reactor accident in Chernobyl, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said while the pain caused by it should never be forgotten, it was imperative to move forward.
Health Insurance :: ICICI Prudential Life expands health insurance product range
Private sector life insurer, ICICI Prudential Life has launched a new scheme to cover 1,000 surgical procedures and hospitalisation under its health insurance portfolio.
Transplant :: New virus caused deaths of transplant recipients from single donor
Scientists in the Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues in the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory in Melbourne, Australia and 454 Life Sciences have discovered a new virus that was responsible for the deaths of three transplant recipients who received organs from a single donor in Victoria, Australia.
Prostate Cancer :: Quality of life after treatments for prostate cancer
A rigorous, long-term study of quality of life in patients who underwent one of three common prostate cancer treatments found that each treatment affected men’s lives in different ways.
Cancer :: Anti-fungal drug stops blood vessel growth
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered to their surprise that a drug commonly used to treat toenail fungus can also block angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels commonly seen in cancers.
Cancer :: Dua Anti-reflux Valve improves quality of life for cancer patients
An anti-reflux valve developed to help esophageal cancer patients also has been shown to help those with bile duct obstruction, according to Kulwinder S. Dua, M.D., a research physician at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.