Long-term use of liraglutide, a substance that helps to lower blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes, can have a deteriorating effect on insulin-producing beta cells, leading to an increase in blood sugar levels.
The study on mice…
While alcohol itself can directly damage liver cells, new research shows that alcohol is also harmful to the liver for a second reason – it allows gut bacteria to migrate to the liver, promoting alcohol-induced liver disease.
“Alcohol…
Fruit and vegetable processing plant will be set up in Jharkhand which will benefit around 50,000 farmers, an official has said.
The plant will be set by Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the National…
Symptoms of knee instability in older adults may indicate an increased risk of falling and of experiencing the various physical and psychological effects that can result from falling.
A study published in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal…
Flipkart, country’s largest online marketplace, has announced the partnership with Udacity, a leading online learning company to hire graduates based on capabilities they have built through Udacity’s Nanodegree programs.
This move…
Meditation eases anxiety, fatigue and pain for women undergoing breast cancer biopsies, according to researchers.
They also found that music is effective, but to a lesser extent. The researchers note that adopting these simple, inexpensive…
Doctors treat brain tumours by attempting to stop the growth of blood vessels in tumours; but imaging methods are essential for initial diagnosis and monitoring the effects of treatments.
Visual mapping of vessels in tumours has also proven…
Geologists have developed a new and relatively inexpensive way to establish whether certain types of magmatic rocks are more likely to contain valuable metal deposits.
In a study published in Nature Geoscience, Dr Ben Williamson, of the University…
Researchers have successfully used cartilage cells from cow knee joints for cartilage tissue engineering – a finding that could lead to a new cure for osteoarthritis – degenerative joint disease – using stem cell-based tissue engineering.
…Reducing the intake of sugar may significantly help in recovering from liver damage caused by a diet high in fat, sugar and cholesterol, a new study has claimed.
Researchers found that a diet with reduced fat and cholesterol helped, but did…