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Dehydration makes it difficult to perform simple tasks
Currentnews.com.bd According to a recent research, dehydration alters human brain shape and activity and even slackens task performance. A Georgia Institute of Technology study suggests that when dehydration More...

Health experts for awareness to check dengue during Eid vacation
currentnews.com.bd Health experts today urged the people, especially those leaving the city to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha elsewhere, to keep clean their houses and destroy all potential stagnant water sources to More...

Nine confirmed dead in DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak: ministry
Currentnews.com.bd Nine confirmed Ebola victims have died since the virus resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo this month, the country’s health ministry said Tuesday. The previous official More...

Highly lethal viruses can hijack cellular defences against cancer: Study
Currentnews.com.bd A lethal virus has been discovered, which has the capability of hijacking cellular defence against cancer. The recently-discovered Henipaviruses, considered to be highly lethal, can More...

Being inactive could lead to type 2 diabetes
Currentnews.com.bd Inactivity for two straight weeks among older overweight people increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. Not only did an abrupt, brief period of inactivity hasten the onset of the disease More...

E-cigarettes, tobacco linked to higher risk of oral cancer
Currentnews.com.bd Turns out, Tobacco use remains a leading cause of oral cancer but the tobacco landscape is evolving with increasing use of non-cigarette tobacco products and dual-use of multiple product types. Benjamin More...

Diabetes drugs help immune cells in controlling inflammation
Currentnews.com.bd Diabetes drugs act as a powerful curb for immune cells in controlling inflammation, a new study has found. When tissues are damaged, one of the body’s first inflammatory immune-system More...

Fake tan does not prevent skin cancer: Study
Currentnews.com.bd Sunless tanning or fake tanning products like sprays, ointments, creams, foams, or lotions that promise tan skin without the increased risk of skin cancer do not actually help prevent cancer. A More...

Lowering blood pressure helps prevent mental decline, says study
Currentnews.com.bd Lowering blood pressure more than usually recommended not only helps prevent heart problems, it also cuts the risk of mental decline that often leads to Alzheimer’s disease, a major study More...

Spain’s Catalonia in raw milk controversy
Currentnews.com.bd Catalonia is in the eye of the storm again, but not for its independence drive. This time, the controversy is all about… raw milk. The Spanish region’s decision last Thursday to More...