Eating regular variety of nuts associated with lower risk of heart disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Nov 2017 7:29 PM ISTPeople who regularly eat nuts, including peanuts, walnuts and tree nuts, have a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease or coronary heart...
Tolvaptan slows kidney function decline in Polycystic kidney disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Nov 2017 7:28 PM ISTA phase 3 trial studying the effects of tolvaptan has found that the drug slowed the rate of decline in kidney function in patients with the most...
High blood pressure: Could diet replace medication? Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Nov 2017 7:25 PM ISTA combination of reduced sodium intake and the DASH diet lowers blood pressure in adults with hypertension, according to preliminary research...
Strategies for making Cataract Surgery Safe Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Nov 2017 7:22 PM ISTA team of specialists in anesthesiology, ophthalmology and patient safety convened in response to a series of injuries to patients receiving cataract...
New electric bandages can fight biofilm infection, antimicrobial resistance Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Nov 2017 7:20 PM ISTResearchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have shown for the first time that special bandages using weak electric fields to...
Exercise increases brain size, new research finds Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Nov 2017 7:15 PM ISTAerobic exercise can improve memory function and maintain brain health as we age, a new Australian-led study has found.In a first of its kind...
Major breakthrough to treat fibrotic diseases that cause organ failure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Nov 2017 7:10 PM ISTResearchers from Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) and the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) have discovered that a critical protein, known as...
New strategy for treating infections by drug resistant bacteria Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Nov 2017 7:02 PM ISTIn an article published in Nature Communications, a group of scientists from Brazil and France describes a new strategy that could be useful to treat...
Onalespib could be an effective treatment for glioblastoma Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Nov 2017 7:00 PM ISTThe targeted therapy onalespib has shown effectiveness in preclinical studies of glioblastoma by researchers at The Ohio State University...
Genetic treatment for blindness may soon be reality Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Nov 2017 8:00 PM ISTPatients who had lost their sight to an inherited retinal disease could see well enough to navigate a maze after being treated with a new gene...
Chloroquine found to improve nanoparticle drug delivery to tumors Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Nov 2017 7:22 PM ISTA new study shows that a 70-year-old malaria drug can block immune cells in the liver so nanoparticles can arrive at their intended tumor site,...
Five most useful apps to keep healthcare on your fingertips Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Nov 2017 7:20 PM ISTWith increasing awareness present generation has become increasingly conscious about their health. Fortunately in this day and age of digitisation,...
