Larger species face higher cancer risks but those that reached that size rapidly evolved mechanisms for mitigating it, such as lower mutation rates or enhanced DNA repair mechanisms
Researchers found that together, the seven countries -- India, China, the UK, Brazil, Russia, the US and South Africa -- represented more than half of the global burden of cancer deaths every year.
On the occasion, Chiranjeevi emphasized the need to conduct regular screening camps for cancer patients to ensure timely diagnosis and the arresting of the disease in the early stages
World Obesity Day was initiated as an annual campaign with the objective of stimulating actions and supporting practical or possible solutions that will help people achieve and maintain a healthy weight. March 4 is commemorated at World Obesity Day.
Hyderabad: Doctors, public health groups and cancer victims urged the government to strengthen the tobacco control laws to reduce the consumption of tobacco and prevalence of cancer cases considering recommendation of 139th report of Parliamentary Standing Committee of Health and Family Welfare. Tobacco is the leading cause of cancer cases. The use of tobacco is […]
Hyderabad: This concept may seem quite fictional and even futuristic. However, this is what geneticists worldwide through gene therapy are pursuing, while trying to find cure for a wide range of diseases that challenge modern medicine including cancers, heart diseases, diabetes, haemophilia, AIDS, genetic disorders, among others. Gene therapy involves altering the genes inside the […]
London: A team of international researchers from the UK, US and Germany, has built a new easy-to-use test that could diagnose non-infectious diseases like heart attacks and cancers more quickly. The new test, called CrisprZyme, works by detecting molecular signals in the body called biomarkers, which are already used in things like Covid-19 testing where the […]
