Harvard Scientists make robot smoker to understand lung diseases supriya kashyap kashyap2 Nov 2016 1:14 PM ISTBoston : Harvard scientists have developed a new robotic smoker, an instrument that puffs away cigarettes like a human and is integrated with a...
EXCEL TRIAL: Stents, bypass surgery equally safe, effective in left main heart disease supriya kashyap kashyap2 Nov 2016 12:46 PM ISTA major international study has found that drug-eluting stents, a less-invasive alternative to bypass surgery, are as effective as surgery for many...
RESPECT TRIAL: PFO closure Superior to medical mgt in preventing recurrent stroke supriya kashyap kashyap2 Nov 2016 12:34 PM ISTCurrent guidelines call for medical management with anticoagulants or antiplatelet drugs for patients with PFO following a cryptogenic stroke.Final...
Potential target identified for preventing long-term effects of traumatic brain injury supriya kashyap kashyap2 Nov 2016 9:38 AM ISTMore than 200,000 U.S. soldiers serving in the Middle East have experienced a blast related traumatic brain injury, making it a common health problem...
New model of tracking TB patients holds promise for India supriya kashyap kashyap1 Nov 2016 3:46 PM ISTGujarat : "Is Khema Bhai there?" B D Sagar shouted out in Gujarati to a small group of people sitting under a tree on a dusty knoll, in the outskirts...
Stimulation of dopamine neurons induces arousal of mice receiving general anesthesia supriya kashyap kashyap1 Nov 2016 11:00 AM ISTThe latest study from a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) team investigating the mechanisms underlying...
Bacterial strain may act as alternative treatment for cancer supriya kashyap kashyap1 Nov 2016 10:46 AM ISTNew York : US scientists have developed a non-toxic strain of Salmonella to penetrate and target cancer cells which may lead to promising new...
Oral Contraceptives increase risk of Ischemic Stroke: Experts supriya kashyap kashyap1 Nov 2016 10:34 AM ISTNew Delhi : Apart from obesity, birth control pills and additional factors such as smoking, high blood pressure or diabetes may put women at increased...
3-D printed bone implant dissolves in the body supriya kashyap kashyap31 Oct 2016 3:43 PM ISTMoscow : In a major step towards improving surgeries after head or face injuries, Russian scientists have developed a new type of 3-D-printed...
Diabetic Retinopathy- Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap31 Oct 2016 1:46 PM ISTDiabetes Mellitus (DM) has established itself as a pandemic disease, projected to affect 438 million people by the year 2030.The exponential growth in...
Combine dental, medical procedures to safely limit children's anesthesia exposure: supriya kashyap kashyap31 Oct 2016 11:48 AM ISTChildren who require both dental and non-dental medical procedures should have them completed under one general anesthesia session whenever possible,...
Nutritional supplements may reduce risk of Age Related Macular Degeneration: Study supriya kashyap kashyap31 Oct 2016 11:46 AM ISTIn a trial, researchers found that patients at high risk for visual loss from AMD who took lutein (10 mg) and zeaxanthin (2 mg) supplements reduced...
