Obese young adults at high risk of kidney disease savita thakur thakur31 May 2016 4:03 PM ISTMany young adults with abdominal obesity are at a heightened risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet majority are unaware of the risk, suggests new...
Using opiate-free anaesthesia may cut need for pain-killers: Study savita thakur thakur31 May 2016 3:52 PM ISTLONDON: Patients undergoing breast cancer surgery need less pain-killing medication post-surgery if they have anaesthesia that is free of opioid...
New drug to fight skin cancer developed savita thakur thakur31 May 2016 9:50 AM ISTLONDON: Scientists have synthesised a new drug that they say can treat melanoma, a highly aggressive form of skin cancer. The drug, known as HA15,...
This jab uses your own fat to ease arthritis pain savita thakur thakur30 May 2016 3:23 PM ISTWashington D.C : Injecting one's own fat into painful joints could be a radical new treatment for osteoarthritis, according to a new claim by...
Hypertension damages kidneys and heart, say doctors savita thakur thakur30 May 2016 3:18 PM ISTAbout 20 per cent of India's youth suffer from hypertension which makes them 40 percent more vulnerable to kidney damage and cardiac arrest, said...
New method may improve early bowel cancer detection savita thakur thakur29 May 2016 6:06 PM ISTRussian researchers have developed a new method that can improve diagnosis of colorectal cancer or what is commonly known as bowel cancer.Colorectal...
Scientists discover new way to kill cancer cells savita thakur thakur29 May 2016 6:05 PM ISTIn a finding that could lead to new drugs to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have discovered a new...
Dysfunctional immune system may cause malnutrition savita thakur thakur29 May 2016 6:05 PM ISTEven with a healthy diet, defects in the functioning of the immune system from birth could contribute to a malnourished state throughout life, a study...
Pediatric Endocrinologist: Treatment of Severe Childhood Obesity Must Be Addressed savita thakur thakur29 May 2016 9:11 AM ISTAlthough recent reports have suggested the childhood obesity epidemic has reached a plateau, a pediatric endocrinologist presented eye-opening...
Manipulating brain activity during deep sleep affects memory savita thakur thakur29 May 2016 9:05 AM ISTJapanese researchers have found that manipulating a brain circuit that governs how certain memories are consolidated during sleep can prevent or...
World's 60 million refugees need 2.78 mn surgeries a year savita thakur thakur28 May 2016 4:24 PM ISTWhile much thought is put into how to house and feed and clothe people who are displaced from their homes due to conflict, persecution or human rights...
How Zika virus infects placenta: Study savita thakur thakur28 May 2016 4:00 PM ISTA team of researchers led by Indian-origin scientists have discovered that the deadly Zika virus can infect and replicate in immune cells from the...
