Study Claims Genetic Switches Can Increase Lifespan supriya kashyap kashyap4 May 2016 4:40 PM ISTWashington D.C. : Recently discovered genetic switches that increase lifespan and boost fitness in worms are now being linked to increased lifespan in...
Long-Term Improvement in Quality of Life After Bariatric Surgery: Study supriya kashyap kashyap3 May 2016 4:09 PM ISTNew Rochelle : Significant improvement in health-related quality of life was reported by patients 12-14 years after undergoing an uncommon form of...
New nanoparticles developed for treating Obesity supriya kashyap kashyap3 May 2016 12:29 PM ISTResearchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed nanoparticles that can deliver antiobesity drugs directly to fat tissue. Overweight...
Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer can be dangerous: Study supriya kashyap kashyap3 May 2016 12:28 PM ISTA type of radiotherapy called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) can put patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at an...
Double Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial of The Xiao Procedure in Children supriya kashyap kashyap3 May 2016 9:10 AM ISTCharlottesville : Researchers at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital report the results of a double-blinded randomized controlled trial of the "Xiao...
Radiation and Immunotherapy Combination can Destroy Both Primary and Secondary Tumors supriya kashyap kashyap2 May 2016 4:49 PM ISTItaly : Radiation therapy not only kills cancer cells, but also helps to activate the immune system against their future proliferation. However, this...
Diabetes Triggers Oral Infections supriya kashyap kashyap2 May 2016 4:38 PM ISTNew Delhi : With the rise in number of diabetics in India due to sedentary lifestyle, dentists have urged patients to take special care of oral...
NOTCH signalling can help target Congenital Aortic Valve Disease supriya kashyap kashyap2 May 2016 12:48 PM ISTResearchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) have demonstrated the crucial role of the NOTCH signaling...
Depressed Seniors Are at Dementia Risk supriya kashyap kashyap2 May 2016 9:44 AM ISTLondon : Elderly people who experience steadily increasing depressive symptoms are more likely to suffer from dementia, finds a study.The findings may...
More than Just Eyes and Skin: Vitamin A Affects the Heart supriya kashyap kashyap1 May 2016 12:05 PM ISTBethesda : Vitamin A is involved in many bodily processes, including vision and skin health, but its role in the heart is unclear. While vitamin A is...
Women Less Likely Than Men to Get Cardiac Rehab supriya kashyap kashyap1 May 2016 12:04 PM ISTWomen are less likely than men to participate fully in cardiac rehabilitation programs, which could impede their recovery from heart attacks and heart...
Fasting Not Necessary Before a Cholesterol Test : Experts supriya kashyap kashyap1 May 2016 12:04 PM ISTPeople need not check their cholesterol levels on an empty stomach, suggests new research involving more than 300,000 individuals from Denmark, Canada...
