New York: Ovarian cancer is the fourth leading cause of death in women, with about 22,000 diagnosed and 14,000 dying from the disease each year.

Minnepolis: A study is shining new light on a sleep disorder called “sleep drunkenness”. The disorder may be as prevalent as affecting one in every seven people.

Washington: Exercising to improve our cardiovascular strength may protect us from cognitive impairment as we age, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Montreal and its affiliated Institut universitaire de gératrie de Montréal Research Centre.

Washington: Calcium and vitamin D are essential to keeping bones strong, dense and healthy as we age, as well as preventing bone loss, osteporosis, and skeletal fractures.

Indore: Government has planned 20 new advanced cancer treatment facilities across the country (one in each state) over the next few years to meet the rising burden of the disease.

Kanpur: Six government medical college hospitals in Uttar Pradesh are to be modernised and converted into super-speciality institutions along the lines of the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).