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Soon, cold plasma jets to replace antibiotics

Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): Popping antibiotics may soon become a thing of the past, for a new study has revealed that that cold plasma jets could be a safe and effective alternative to these pills to treat multi-drug resistant infections.

Smokers '7 times more likely to get lung cancer than non- smokers'

New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI): Smokers are seven times more likely than non-smokers to get lung cancer, a recent study by National University of Singapore (NUS) has shown.

Kiwi experts' warning over fad diet using placenta hormones

Wellington, Dec 16 (ANI): Kiwi nutrition experts have issue warning over the potentially harmful repercussions of a recently revived fad diet based on hormones from human placenta.

Nanoscale gene 'ignition switch' could help detect and treat cancer

London, Dec 16 (ANI): A new study in mice has shown that a set of genetic instructions encased in a nanoparticle can be used as an "ignition switch" to rev up gene activity that aids cancer detection and treatment.

'Staph' bacteria prefer the taste of human blood

Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): Vanderbilt University scientists have discovered that "Staph" bacteria prefer the taste of human blood.

Body fat distribution linked to a higher risk of ER-negative breast cancer

Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): A new study has revealed that body fat distribution does not play an important role in the incidence of every subtype of premenopausal breast cancer, but is associated with an increased risk for estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer.

Being a part of social groups 'can improve mental health'

Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): A new study has concluded that being a part of many different social groups can improve mental health and help a person cope with stressful events.

A quarter of Brit kids are overweight or obese by the age of 5

London, Dec 16 (ANI): A new report has revealed that a quarter of Brit children are already overweight or obese when they start school at the age of 4.

New discovery shows promise against pancreatic cancer

Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): Johns Hopkins scientists have made a new discovery that could be helpful in the fight against pancreatic cancer.

Southampton Varsity probing if deaf have better language skills

London, Dec. 16 (ANI): The University of Southampton is investigating whether deaf teenagers have better language skills if they are identified as deaf just after they are born. The scientists will investigate the children's level of development and compare them to deaf teenagers who were not screened as newborn babies.

How 'chameleon-like' HIV virus eludes treatment by mutating

Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): A new study has shed light on how chameleon-like HIV virus constantly mutates into forms and gets away even from the best cocktail of current therapies.

Bacteria that live on and in humans orchestrate health and disease

Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the old saying from Aesop's fables-You are known by the company you keep-also applies to the trillions of microscopic bacteria and viruses that live on the human body.

3D TVs 'can cause headaches, nausea'

London, Dec 16 (ANI): Scientists have warned that 3D TV can disorientate the brain, causing eye strain, headaches, nausea and sickness.

'Famine survival gene' offers clues to cause of obesity

London, Dec 16 (ANI): Apart from junk food, desk jobs, and inactivity, there is one more thing behind those unwanted pounds - our genome, which has apparently not caught up with the fact that we no longer live in the Stone Age, suggests a new study.

Vaccinated mums have healthier newborns: Study

Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): Vaccinating pregnant women against influenza is over 90 percent effective in preventing their infants from being hospitalized with influenza in the first six months of life, a study by Yale School of Medicine has found.

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