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Polluted Ganga river can treat infections: Scientists

October 4, 2016 SrijitaCan, Ganga, infections, polluted, river, Scientists, treat

Polluted Ganga river can treat infections: Scientists The waters of the Ganga do have unusual healing properties despite all its muck and pollution. Until now, these properties were believed to be in the realm of belief and myth. Scientists from the Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh, have for the first time validated that the water of Ganga does not putrefy easily and there is scientific evidence for it. They have identified new viruses, or bacteriophages, which mimic bacteria in the sediment of the river and eat them up. Scientists…

Indian Scientists Discover Link Between Obesity, Diabetes

September 7, 2016 Srijitabetween, Diabetes, Discover, Indian, Link, Obesity, Scientists

In a major breakthrough, Indian scientists have zeroed in on key disease events triggering type 2 diabetes in obese people. They say the novel findings open up avenues for drug development and therapy and could also help identify those susceptible to the disease affecting 64.5 million Indians.With 9.8 million obese men and 20 million obese women (fifth and third rank respectively in the world in 2014), according to a study published in The Lancet journal, it is a double whammy for India. Scientists at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology…

Scientists Discover New Nutrition Model to Help Fight Obesity

August 1, 2016 SrijitaDiscover, Fight, Help, Model, New, nutrition, Obesity, Scientists, to

Calling for a radical rethinking of human nutrition science, scientists have developed a new framework called “nutritional geometry” which is the culmination of more than 20 years of research in the field. According to the authors, the new model will assist health professionals, dietitians and researchers to better understand and manage the complexities of obesity. The new model shows that protein has been the strongest driver influencing diet, regulating the intake of fat and carbohydrate. “Existing models for measuring health impacts of the human diet are limiting our capacity to…

Scientists restore vision in blind mice

July 13, 2016 Srijitablind, In, mice, restore, Scientists, vision

In a major breakthrough, scientists have successfully restored vision in mice affected by glaucoma-like condition. The unprecedented, if partial, restoration could pave the way to future work that enables blind people to see, the study said. Cataracts can often be surgically removed, but there’s no cure for glaucoma, said the study’s senior author Andrew Huberman, Associate Professor of Neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine Glaucoma, caused by excessive pressure on the optic nerve, affects nearly 70 million people worldwide. Vision loss due to optic-nerve damage can also accrue from…

Parsley and Dill may also help fight cancer, Scientists reveal

July 2, 2016 Srijitaalso, and, Cancer, Dill, Fight, Help, May, Parsley, reveal, Scientists

largely cultivated as a vegetable and micro herb, parsley has three fundamental varieties – Flat Leaf (Italian), Curly Leaf and Parsnip Rooted (utilized in Hamburgers). when chopped and delivered as a garnish it offers the dish a flavourful crunch. It perks up and brings to life sauces and dips. it’s been cultivated for over such a lot of centuries that it’s miles tough to pin point in which precisely this herb originated. however, it reveals its roots inside the call, that’s Greek, given to it because it become discovered developing…

Scientists determine How we can prevent half of All cancer Deaths

May 20, 2016 SrijitaAll, Can, Cancer, Deaths, determine, half, How, of, Prevent, Scientists, We

believe a powerful new treatment that could cut all cancer deaths via greater than half of. within the age of $10,000-a-month most cancers capsules that often increase existence via the thinnest margins – a few treasured months before the most cancers rages back – the concept of such a potent effect seems like a fable.however it is not, precisely. a new have a look at posted inside the journal JAMA Oncology estimates that by applying insights we’ve had for many years – no smoking, ingesting carefully, preserving a wholesome body…