Health Desk : Gently stroking a baby reduces activity in their brain associated with painful experiences, a study has found.   The study, by University of Oxford and Liverpool John Moores University, monitored the brain activity of 32 babies while they had blood tests.   Half were stroked with a soft brush beforehand and they showed…

Probashbangla24 online Desk : Crohn’s disease (CD), a chronic inflammatory condition of the intestinal tract, is affecting people globally. Experts have long suspected that CD represents a collection of related but slightly different disorders. In a study published in the journal JCI Insight, researchers at the University of North Carolina reported that they have pinpointed a…

Probashbangla24 online Desk : The number of Zika virus cases has touched 60 in India, with more people being diagnosed with the infection, health officials said Monday.   “Some 60 people have so far tested positive for Zika and all are from the western Indian state of Rajasthan’s capital Jaipur. Some of these victims are migrant…

Probashbangla24 online Desk : People with diabetes are more at risk of deaths from alcohol-related factors, accidents or suicide, than non-diabetics, a study has found. “We know that living with diabetes can lead to a mental-health strain. Having to monitor their glucose levels and injecting themselves daily with insulin has a huge impact on daily life;…

Probashbangla24 online Desk : Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a novel synthetic DNA vaccine against Ebola which they say is safe and offers a long-term protection from the virus. Using a unique approach, researchers at The Wistar Institute in the US, designed optimised synthetic DNA vaccine candidates targeting a virus surface protein called glycoprotein.…

Probashbangla24 online Desk : Forget about the high-tech military challenges from China and Russia, the Pentagon is facing a fast-growing national security threat that could be even trickier to tackle: America’s obesity crisis. A study released this week has found that nearly one-third of young Americans are now too overweight to join up, a worrying statistic…

Probashbangla24 online Desk : In the biggest recorded outbreak of the zika virus disease in India, 29 cases have been confirmed within 18 days in the Shastri Nagar neighbourhood of Jaipur, the state health department confirmed on Tuesday. This takes the total number of confirmed zika cases in India to 30. The first confirmed case this…

Probashbangla24 online Desk : It was hardly mentioned at the Conservative Party conference, but behind the scenes it is an issue which is causing much angst in Westminster: what to do about paying for care in later life in England. The Tories have already had their fingers burnt by the problem – last year’s election campaign…

Probashbangla24 online Desk : The warning signs of type-2 diabetes may be detectable 20 years before the disease is diagnosed, researchers say.   Elevated fasting blood sugar levels and insulin resistance were seen in people years before they developed pre-diabetes, often a pre-cursor to type-2, a study found.   The findings suggest interventions to stop the…