Diabetes drug may help some patients beat breast cancer: study savita thakur thakur6 Jun 2016 2:57 PM ISTNEW YORK: A drug commonly used as the front-line treatment for Type-2 diabetes improves survival for some breast cancer patients, says a study.For the...
Weight-loss surgery may cut death rate in obese patients savita thakur thakur6 Jun 2016 2:53 PM ISTObese individuals who undergo a weight loss surgery are less likely to face death, than those do not undertake a surgery, finds a new study. Being...
New test can tell if cancer drug is working on patients savita thakur thakur6 Jun 2016 2:52 PM ISTLONDON: Researchers have found a new test that can detect changes in the levels of metabolites in the blood and help identify whether a cancer drug is...
Flu during pregnancy may affect baby's brain development savita thakur thakur5 Jun 2016 10:26 PM ISTNEW YORK: Even mild viral attacks such as the flu, which generally does not require a mother to visit the doctor, might affect the development of a...
After radiation, immunotherapy may be the next big thing in cancer treatment savita thakur thakur5 Jun 2016 10:25 PM ISTLeading cancer experts are beginning to talk about the possibility some patients will beat cancer diagnoses once considered death sentences, thanks to...
Why wound healing takes longer as you age savita thakur thakur5 Jun 2016 10:25 PM ISTNEW DELHI: Each injury could mean a little more for the elderly -- more impact and more healing time. A new study has now found that the skin's...
Scientists propose to build first synthetic human genome savita thakur thakur5 Jun 2016 10:25 PM ISTWashington: A group of 25 scientists on Thursday proposed an ambitious project to create a synthetic human genome, or genetic blueprint, in an...
70% skin breaks in diabetics can turn into cellulitis, say doctors savita thakur thakur5 Jun 2016 10:24 PM ISTSeventy per cent of the minor skin breaks in diabetes patients can turn into cellulitis -- a bacterial infection that spreads to the entire body and...
Lack of diagnosis creates added risks for those with dementia savita thakur thakur4 Jun 2016 3:24 PM ISTStudy highlights potential benefits of formal diagnosis as early as possibleA Johns Hopkins study on data from more than 7,000 older Americans has...
New wearable device could predict, prevent asthma attacks savita thakur thakur4 Jun 2016 3:10 PM ISTNEW YORK: Asthma patients may soon do away with their inhalers as researchers, including one of Indian origin, have developed an integrated, wearable...
Groundbreaking Study: Wearable artificial kidney that may replace conventional dialysis savita thakur thakur4 Jun 2016 3:07 PM ISTA wearable artificial kidney may be a viable dialysis technology that can give people with end-stage kidney disease the freedom to move around during...
Chinese teen found living with 4 kidneys savita thakur thakur4 Jun 2016 3:02 PM ISTBeijing: In a rare disorder, a 17-year-old Chinese girl has been found with four kidneys after she went to the hospital for recurring back...
