At almost 19 degrees Celsius below the frezing point, Leh town in the Ladakh region Sunday recorded the lowest temperature of the season in Jammu and Kashmir.
"A lot of people use meditation, but it's not a practice considered part of mainstream medical therapy for anything," said Madhav Goyal, an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Future work will include investigating the potential of detecting the RON-dependent programme in tumour cells as a way to identify patients that are more likely to develop metastases.
The study conducted by Finnish researchers said that meniscal surgery should be aimed at a narrower group of patients and for many, physical therapy may be a better option
J K Rowling said today she is working on a play about the boy wizard's life before he attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Smoking can cause changes in several genes, increasing the risk of developing cancer and diabetes, a new study has found.
Scientists have now discovered why high blood sugar coupled with diseases such as obesity and diabetes can raise the risk of breast and other cancers.
A new study claims that moderate alcohol consumption bolsters the body's immune system and helps it fight infections.
Researchers from Uppsala University and Uppsala Clinical Research Center in Sweden found that smoking affects genes which increase the risk for cancer and diabetes, or are important for the immune response or sperm quality.
A man who bizarrely tried to trade a live, four-foot alligator for a pack of beer at a convenience store in Miami has been cited for illegally attempting to sell the reptile by wildlife officials.
Previously only French cooking had been distinguished as a national culinary tradition.
Researchers found that Neanderthals butchered animals, made tools and gathered round the fire in different parts of their caves.
A super cocktail of six natural compounds found in turmeric, vegetables, fruits and plant roots can kill breast cancer cells without harming normal cells, found a study.
Back pain also causes poor mental health, confessed a quarter of the respondents, while a third confessed the pain made them short tempered.
Keeping track of your diet and exercise habits through text-messaging can help you lose more weight, a new study has claimed.
Under the project, scientists are developing a device for a human quadriplegic patient who would have robotic limbs controlled by thoughts.
Younger women in the age bracket of 30-35 years are prone to diabetes because of sedentary lifestyle and wrong eating habits, according to a study.
A high level of vehicular pollution is not only damaging Kolkata's landmark Victoria Memorial but has rendered the air around the magnificent structure and its adjacent 'Maidan' area unfit for morning walkers, according to a report.
"The ability of caffeine in coffee to improve physical performance during aerobic exercise and to restore mental performance when it has been impaired by fatigue deserves wider recognition,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted Stanley as saying.
The Media Development Authority, which regulates the Internet, said in a statement late Friday that it has blocked access to the Canada-based website because it is in "flagrant disregard of our family values and public morality."
Ustuner's "Gravity Theory" seeks to reconcile some puzzling observations related to the development and progression of AGA.
Diwali, the festival of lights, is meant for feasting, bursting crackers and enjoying with the family, but doctors warn that patients suffering from lung and heart diseases, hypertension and diabetes need to exercise caution as their condition might worsen.
Kerala can become a hub for health tourism, said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, citing availability of latest technology, medical expertise and low treatment costs in the state.
Russian scientists have developed a vaccine for the treatment of cancer that can increase the patient's lifespan more than two-fold, ITAR-TASS reported Wednesday.
The big reveal comes in the pages of "Iron Man" No. 17, that is out on Wednesday in US comic stores.
The protein, called Tenascin-C or TNC, had previously been recognised as playing a role in wound healing, but had not been known to have antimicrobial properties. The discovery could lead to potential new HIV-prevention strategies.