Genes that control the biological clocks in cells throughout the body are altered after losing just a single night of sleepGenes that control the biological clocks in cells throughout the body are altered after losing just a single night of sleep, scientists have found.”Previous research has shown that our metabolism is negatively affected by sleep loss, and sleep loss has ...

Sun tan is the dark skin colour due to long periods of exposure to the sun and is not preferred by most Asians. It is fashionable among pale skinned people in the West to acquire a sun tan, When the skin gets over exposed to the sun, the melatonin present in the skin becomes irritated, as the sun’s rays are ...

Cheap drugs normally used to strengthen bone can cut deaths from breast cancer, research shows. A charity said it was one of the most important findings in breast cancer treatment for a decade and could save 1,000 lives a year in the UK. The data from 18,766 women, published in the Lancet, showed the drugs prevented secondary tumours growing in ...

Medical researchers have revealed that many new mothers do not receive advice from their physicians on aspects of infant care. Health care practitioner groups have issued recommendations and guidelines on all these aspects of infant care based on research, which has found that certain practices can prevent disease and even save lives. The authors surveyed a nationally representative sample of ...

The world’s most advanced malaria vaccine got the nod yesterday from European regulators, despite mixed trial results, for eventual use in children in African countries plagued by the killer disease, reports AFP from London. Dubbed Mosquirix or RTS,S, the drug received a “positive scientific opinion” from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) following decades of research and millions of dollars of ...

Doctors removed a huge rare heart (Cardiac) tumour successfully from an 18-year old boy’s heart recently in the capital’s Apollo Hospitals. The 38.30 cubic centimeters (4.2 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm) tumour was attached to the right ventricle and encroaching through right ventricular  outflow tract into the pulmonary valve orifice. This complicated surgery was performed by the Cardiac Surgeon Dr. ...

In a new study, scientists have pointed out that young cancer patients may not know much about fertility preservation options and hence need to be made of it. The study found that factors such as gender, education, and insurance status may impact whether patients and their physicians have discussions and take actions to preserve fertility during cancer treatment. Margarett Shnorhavorian, ...

David Cameron says business deals worth more than £750m ($1.2bn) will be made during his tour of South East Asia. Mr Cameron is to be accompanied by 31 British business leaders on the trade mission, which starts in Indonesia. The UK prime minister says he wants to forge links with the area’s rapidly growing markets for British goods and services ...

It is the first time Bangladesh have overtaken South Africa’s first innings total but they could barely hold on to their 78-run advantage after failing to take a wicket in the second innings of the tourists. The Proteas were 61 for no loss in 21.1 overs when bad light forced the players off the field on Thursday. It started raining ...

By Fatema Miah, Solihull UK. On the 8th of July a 13/14 year old boy known as Razon was murdered in a village called Kumar Gao of Sylhet district near Jalabad Police Station.  The victim’s full name mentioned to be Samiul Alam Razon, son of Azizur Rahman of Khando Gao in Shador sub-district of Greater Sylhet District in Bangladesh. It ...