New Delhi: Affordable sanitary napkins will now become available at over 3600 Janaushadhi Kendras functional across India, as promised by Union Minister, Chemical & Fertilizers Ananthkumar on March 8, on World Women’s day.

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered an entirely novel mechanism by which cells enter a state of dormancy as tissues starved of oxygen become increasingly acidic.

Hair’s graying can be caused by activation of the innate immune system, according to a new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The article, published in PLOS Biology, highlights the negative effects of innate immune activation on hair pigmentation cells, called melanocytes, suggesting a connection between viral infection and hair’s gray.

Men who take once-daily aspirin have nearly double the risk of melanoma compared to men who are not exposed to daily aspirin, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. Women, however, do not have an increased risk in this large patient population.

By age 65, one in three people will have a vision-impairing eye disease. Many sight-robbing conditions can be effectively treated if detected early enough, in many cases limiting or eliminating the damage to eyesight.

A new study indicates that sleep duration may influence the health-related quality of life experienced by individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD).