To Operate or Not to Operate: A Serious Question With No Clear Answers supriya kashyap kashyap21 May 2016 3:39 PM ISTWhat goes into a surgeon's decision to operate or recommend an alternative treatment option?Two UCLA-led studies published on the website of the...
Key Gene Linked to Diabetes, Down Syndrome Identified supriya kashyap kashyap21 May 2016 11:16 AM ISTSydney : Researchers have identified a gene that can cause defects in insulin secretion in people with Type-2 diabetes as well as in those with Down...
Study Lays Groundwork for Arthritis Prevention supriya kashyap kashyap20 May 2016 3:41 PM ISTJoint injury can lead to post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). In fact, about half of all people who rupture the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in...
Ebola Spread in Tail End of Epidemic Through Sex, Breast Milk supriya kashyap kashyap20 May 2016 3:36 PM ISTSome of the final cases of Ebola in Sierra Leone were transmitted via unconventional routes, such as semen and breast milk, shows an analysis of the...
Aspirin highly effective in mini-strokes: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap20 May 2016 3:26 PM ISTTaking aspirin immediately after minor strokes could substantially reduce the risk of major strokes in patients who have minor 'warning' events, a...
Abortion Rates Highest in London supriya kashyap kashyap20 May 2016 3:25 PM ISTLondon : Abortion rates among women in London were highest than the rest of England, new figures have revealed.Data from the Office for National...
Every fifth Indian youth suffering from spinal ailments: Doctors supriya kashyap kashyap19 May 2016 4:08 PM ISTEvery fifth Indian in the age group 20-30 is suffering from various type of spinal ailments, which until a decade ago were common among senior...
How depression and antidepressant drugs works: Research supriya kashyap kashyap19 May 2016 12:35 PM ISTNew research demonstrates the effectiveness of ketamine to treat depression in a mouse model of the disease and brings together two hypotheses for the...
Research Suggests New Contributor to Heart Disease supriya kashyap kashyap19 May 2016 12:34 PM ISTMedical professionals have long known that the buildup of plaque in arteries can cause them to narrow and harden, potentially leading to a whole host...
Breast Cancer Drug Also Highly Potent Against Leukaemia supriya kashyap kashyap19 May 2016 12:34 PM ISTLondon : A drug developed for breast cancer treatment that blocks the activity of CDK6 enzyme in the body has been found to be highly effective...
Scientists Genetically Engineer Zika Virus Clone supriya kashyap kashyap18 May 2016 4:21 PM ISTNew York : In a pioneering effort, a team of researchers has genetically engineered a clone of the Zika virus strain.According to them, cloning the...
One Third India's Population to Suffer From Hypertension by 2020 supriya kashyap kashyap18 May 2016 3:55 PM ISTOne third of India's population is likely to suffer from hypertension by 2020, with around 20 per cent of the rural populace too becoming victims,...
