Study warns that chemical found in common artificial sweetener can damage DNA

Jun 07, 2023, at 10:40 pm

A new study finds a chemical formed when we digest a widely used sweetener is “genotoxic,” meaning it breaks up DNA. The chemical is also found in trace amounts in the sweetener itself, and the finding raises questions about how the sweetener may contribute to health problems.

Zydus Cadila's COVID-19 jab likely to receive approval before August end

Aug 17, 2021, at 06:11 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Zydus Cadila's DNA vaccine could be the next COVID-19 jab to receive the authorisation approval from India's drug regulator.

Virus DNA spread across hospital ward in 10 hours: Study

Jun 10, 2020, at 05:02 pm

New York: Virus DNA left on a hospital bed rail was found in nearly half of all sites sampled across a ward within 10 hours and persisted for at least five days, according to a new study by UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). 

Heavy drinking may change DNA: Study

Jan 30, 2019, at 08:45 pm

New York, Jan 30 (IBNS): Binge and heavy drinking may trigger a long-lasting genetic change, resulting in an even greater craving for alcohol, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.

New limits to functional portion of human genome reported

Jul 16, 2017, at 10:41 pm

New York, July 16 (IBNS): An evolutionary biologist at the University of Houston has published new calculations that indicate no more than 25 percent of the human genome is functional.