Research News

Low levels of vitamin D in men can predict aggressive prostate cancer identified at the time of surgery, new research has found.

An abortion drug, Mifepristone (MIF) can possibly have an anti-tumour effect in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the media reported on Tuesday.

Opening a new window of opportunity for treating dementia, researchers have found that a drug compound created to treat cancer can restore memory in mice with Alzheimer's like disease.

Offering hope to millions of cancer patients around the world, the Scottish government has launched a new app that helps doctors diagnose the disease using information about symptoms, signs and images of what to look out for, a media report said.

US researchers have developed an inexpensive prototype of a biomedical device that can detect anaemia simply by running a blood sample from a finger prick under a smartphone.

Gum diseases are linked to many health problems. A type of bacterial species responsible for gum disease may also be a cause of esophageal cancer, finds a new study.

The Chinese are facing growing cancer risk from dioxin due to changes in their dietary patterns over the past three decades, a research has found.

An antidepressant can improve decision-making and reaction time, and suppress inflammation in people with HIV-associated cognitive impairment, new research has found.

In an important advancement towards an effective treatment against the deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD), researchers have found that a single monoclonal antibody isolated from a human survivor completely protects monkeys from lethal infection with the virus.

A team of US researcher has found that a laser system already in place to kill brain tumours can also be used to disrupt temporarily the blood-brain barrier enabling the crucial chemotherapy drugs to pass into the brain for up to six weeks.