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Massage at salon – Timely diagnosis, treatment saved him: Doctors

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Doctors got to know that Babu was a regular at the salon and often opted for head and neck massage, which alwa… Read More A haircut along with a complimentary head and neck massage at Rs 100 – the package was irresistible. Babu Reddy, 40, walked into a salon near his home on a fateful day in May. But the 30-minute session proved too costly for the Banaswadi businessman. A crick in the neck following the massage gave him a stroke. When Babu sat on the swivel chair, all he…

Boy babies at greater risk of pregnancy complications

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Boy babies are much more likely to experience potentially life-threatening outcomes at birth than girls, a new research has revealed. The study, published in the journal ‘PLOS ONE’, is based on research conducted upon more than 574,000 births over a 30-year period (1981-2011), to confirm the presence of differences in birth outcomes based on the sex of the baby. The researchers evaluated the relationship between the babies’ sex and adverse outcomes, such as pre-term birth, pregnancy-induced high blood pressure disorders and gestational diabetes mellitus. The study found that boys are…

Water might be the new secret to weight loss

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Water can be the potential secret weapon in the fight against the ever-burgeoning waistline, finds a study. According to researchers, drinking water which contains no carbohydrates, fat or protein — key factors for obesity — may help avoid overeating and thus lead to a healthier weight. “Staying hydrated is good for you no matter what, and our study suggests it may also be linked to maintaining a healthy weight,” said lead author Tammy Chang, Assistant Professor at University of Michigan, in the US. “Our findings suggest that hydration may deserve…

New insulin-producing beta-cell may improve diabetes treatment

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Researchers have identified four separate sub-types of human insulin-producing beta-cells that may be important in the understanding and treatment of diabetes. “This study marks the first description of several different kinds of human insulin-producing beta cells,” said Markus Grompe, stem cell scientist at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, US. diabetes, affecting millions worldwide, is caused by the dysfunction or loss of insulin producing beta-cells which help the body to achieve normal blood sugar levels. Until now, beta-cells were generally regarded as a single, homogenous cell population. The…

Austrian biotech plans Zika vaccine clinical trials in 12 months

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An Austrian biotech company working with the Institut Pasteur said on Tuesday it planned to start clinical trials with an experimental Zika vaccine in the next 12 months, marking a further acceleration of research in the field. Themis Bioscience has signed a licence deal with the French research institute giving it extensive rights to the Zika vaccine candidate, which is based on established measles vaccine technology. More than a dozen small biotech firms and other organisations are working on vaccines against mosquito-borne Zika, which has been linked to birth defects…

Scientists restore vision in blind mice

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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…