Hooriya Qureshi

ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 (Online): A new study challenges the concept that protein aggregates in the brain are the direct cause of cell death in neurodegenerative diseases. The researchers noted the culprit is the body’s inability to turn off the stress response in brain cells. The […]

ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 (ONLINE): EGFR+ lung cancer is a type of lung cancer, not linked to smoking, that is caused by one of a number of nonhereditary gene mutations. One mutation, exon 20, had no effective treatments beyond chemotherapy until a tyrosine kinase inhibitor called […]

ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 (Online): A study showed a fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) lowered insulin resistance, liver fat, inflammation, and other markers associated with aging. The diet is based on the consumption of formulated food with controlled levels of dietary macros on days 1–5 and then eating […]