Simple and fast blood test to accurately spot fibromyalgia Hina Zahid20 March 2019 3:00 PM ISTFibromyalgia is one medical entity which is diagnosed by exclusion as there are no specific tests to diagnose it with certainty. Researchers have...
90pc Cure Rate in Rare Blood Cancers: John Hopkins Doctors develop new protocol for Bone Marrow Transplants Hina Zahid17 March 2019 8:10 PM ISTBringing hope to patients suffering from rare blood cancers and not being unable to find perfectly matched donors for bone marrow transplant comes...
Simple urine test could accurately detect preeclampsia in just three minutes Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 March 2019 8:20 PM ISTUSA: Preeclampsia (PE), a multisystem disorder specific to human pregnancy, is difficult to predict and diagnose resulting in a high proportion of...
Tropinin Blood test for heart attack diagnosis flawed, finds BMJ Study Hina Zahid13 March 2019 8:20 PM ISTThe researchers, led by cardiologist Professor Nick Curzen, say these results highlight the need for medical staff to interpret troponin levels...
Ultrasound may soon monitor clot formation for timely thrombolysis Hina Zahid7 March 2019 7:30 PM ISTUltrasound may soon monitor clot formation for timely thrombolysis.Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and the...
FENO-guided asthma management during pregnancy reduces asthma risk in kids Deepanjana Sarkar3 March 2019 7:28 PM ISTFENO-guided asthma management during pregnancy of asthmatic mothers reduced chances of having asthma in offsprings at preschool age.A MAP-trial in...
New genetic test developed to detect antimicrobial resistance in minutes Hina Zahid1 March 2019 7:25 PM ISTNew Genetic test has been developed to detect antimicrobial resistance that works as accurately as culture-based methods but gives results in minutes,...
New stool test- at home screening option for colorectal cancer Hina Zahid27 Feb 2019 7:28 PM ISTA new stool test is a noninvasive viable option for annual colorectal cancer screening in place of a colonoscopy. Researchers at Indiana University...
Major innovation- Vitamin D can now be measured in hair samples Hina Zahid25 Feb 2019 7:10 PM ISTCan vitamin D be measured in hair samples? Yes, in a major innovation, it is now possible to successfully measure vitamin D in human hair, reports a...
New device detects sepsis in minutes, saves lives Deepanjana Sarkar20 Feb 2019 8:20 PM ISTNew tiny device detects sepsis in two and a half minutes and may save thousands of lives.Scientists at the University of Strathclyde have developed a...
Inappropriate use of lab testing costs billions, finds report Hina Zahid20 Feb 2019 7:20 PM ISTInappropriate use of lab testing is costing heavily to Canada’s healthcare system according to a report and extrapolating the same to global...
No early labour induction-Simple Blood test can predict stillbirth risk: LANCET Deepanjana Sarkar15 Feb 2019 7:05 PM ISTNo early induction of labour, now stillbirth can be prevented by a simple bile acid blood test in intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy, pointed out a...
