The World Health Organisation (WHO) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have launched the distribution of essential childhood cancer medicines in Mongolia and Uzbekistan as part of the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines.
Autopsy and imaging studies have shown that around 10% of adults may have pituitary microadenomas, which are small growths in the pituitary gland. These growths are often found incidentally during an MRI scan and are usually less than 10mm in size.
The main psychoactive ingredient found in magic mushrooms can significantly reduce symptoms of difficult-to-treat depression, data from the largest clinical trial ever to test the keenly-watched compound has found.
According to a study in The Lancet Microbe, Typhoid-causing bacteria are becoming resistant to necessary antibiotics.
Tall stature increases the risk of peripheral neuropathy and skin and bone infections. According to a new study performed at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in the U.S., a person’s height raises their risk for a variety of diseases.
Preliminary results from an experimental farm have shown that the ‘third generation’ or G-3 Rohu invented by WorldFish grows about 30 per cent more than the conventional Rohu fish - says a press release.
According to a new study recently published in the journal PLOS Genetics, resistant strains in Brazil find that exported poultry rarely causes disease in the UK. In addition, an investigation into the evolution of Salmonella bacteria infecting Brazilian poultry shows that the introduction of a Salmonella vaccine, combined with increasing antibiotic usage by Brazilian farmers, has led to the rise of antibiotic-resistant strains that are less likely to cause human disease.
During foetal development, before the biological clock starts ticking on its own, genes respond to rhythmic behaviour in the mother.
The average life expectancy of Bangladeshis has increased to 72.8 years in 2020, during the outbreak of coronavirus, as compared to 72.6 years in 2019, according to a report of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
The two-day annual election to Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) began yesterday.
A mobile court of the Power Development Board (PDB), Chittagong, yesterday snapped seven electricity connections
Bangladesh should concentrate on capacity building and take all-out preparation to implement the Paris agreement, speakers told a
Extra measures are to be taken in the Dhaka metro rail project to check noise, shock and vibration in key places like Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, Dhaka University and National Museum.
Bangladesh's coastal districts will experience increased salinity by 2050, revealed a scientific study and a mathematical modelling.
Though the number of children suffering from undernutrition has been dropping in Bangladesh since 1996,
Violence against women and children rose by five percent in 2015 compared to the year before with at least 15 persons falling victim every day, says a report of Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA).
The number of workplace deaths in 2015 was at least 373 in 282 accidents, an increase by 53 from 2014's 271 accidents, says a report
Road dust has become the biggest source of pollution in the capital, especially during the dry season, for various unplanned
