Extra chromosome linked to impaired functions

	Extra chromosome linked to impaired functions Scientists have shown that inheritance of an extra chromosome in Down's syndrome that leads to decreased protein production is responsible for impaired cognitive functions, says a study. Researchers have discovered that the extra chromosome inherited in ...
	Men prefer brunettes over blondes: study Move over, blondes! Most men prefer brunettes over blondes, believing they would make 'more sensible' wives and girlfriends, according to a new UK research. Men think brunettes take better care of their appearance, make better cooks and are more ...
	TB treatment unit at Morari Lal Chest Hospital formally declared open KANPUR: With the theme of "Stop TB in my lifetime", World Tuberculosis Day was marked with several events in the city on Sunday. The district department also formally declared the opening of special MDR-TB treatment unit constituted at Morari Lal Chest ...
	Centre ropes in Narayana Nethralaya for eye disease under NRHM's Rashtriya ... Union government has identified Narayana Nethralaya Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology (NNPGIO) to be associated with paediatric eye disease detection under the recently launched Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) part of the National ...
	Health schemes aim to end TB deaths The Delhi Government launched three new schemes on Sunday in an attempt to achieve zero deaths from tuberculosis in the Capital. Minister of Health and Family Welfare A.K. Walia, who launched the schemes to coincide with World TB Day, said they will ...
	Parkinsons' drug makes older people decisive A drug widely used to treat Parkinson's Disease can help reverse age-related impairments in decision making in some older people, a new study led by an Indian researcher has found. The study by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging ...
	State plans to bring all people under Arogyasri, says Minister The State government is thinking of bringing everyone in the State under the Arogyasri health insurance programme so that treatment for disease that need treatment for a long period was not a burden, Minister for Health Kondru Murali Mohan said while ...
	Now, Android app that warns you when you are stressed Now, a new Android app has been developed that can log stressful moments in a users' life, a report has said. Dirk Trossen, a senior researcher in the computer laboratory at the University of Cambridge, developed the Android Remote Sensing App (AIRS), ...