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With lifestyle diseases on the rise, healthcare should be future focus: Ansari

Ranchi (Jharkhand), Sep.10 (ANI): Vice President M Hamid Ansari on Thursday said with the number of lifestyle diseases increasing, healthcare facilities should be strengthened to meet future demands of the country.

“The facilities we have is sufficient for now, but not sufficient [...]

Scientists identify 50 microRNAs in saliva that may help diagnose oral cancer

Washington, August 26 (ANI): At least 50 microRNAs present in human saliva may prove helpful in detecting oral cancer, according to a study conducted in America.

The findings of the study have been detailed in an article published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

“It is a Holy Grail [...]

Novel targeted therapy shows promise to eliminate leukaemia stem cells

Washington, July 3 (ANI): A piece of research has shown that it is possible to eliminate stem cells related to human acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a notoriously treatment-resistant blood cancer, using a new targeted therapy.

Associate Professor Richard Lock, from the Children’s Cancer Institute Australia and the University of New South Wales, has revealed that the [...]

Assam has high incidence of cancer

Guwahati, July 2 (ANI): A study by Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute in Guwahati has indicated that Assam’s Kamrup district recorded the highest number of cancer patients in the country.

Though the study initially suggested that the high intake of tobacco products could be one of the chief reasons, experts are now trying to ascertain whether [...]